Posts with the category “devotionals”

Day 3: Quoted Right, Applied WrongDevotionalIf deception were obvious, it would not be effective. By nature it is hidden and concealed, and it carries enough truth to be believed. It looks right, it f...  Read More

Day 2: Continue in What You KnowDevotionalPaul wrote to Timothy about a world in which deception was increasing. Evil men and impostors would grow worse and worse. His instruction was very simple: con...  Read More

Day 1: If Possible, Even the ElectDevotionalSome verses make you stop and ask how that could possibly be true. Matthew 24:24 is one of them. False christs and false prophets will rise and show great s...  Read More

Day 5: An Anchor in the StormDevotionalPastor John told the story of a young man in Florida with a hurricane coming. Everyone told him to secure his boat, so he bought a pile of rope and tied it off t...  Read More

Day 4: Fully ConvincedDevotionalAbraham did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief. He was strengthened in faith and became fully convinced that what God had promised, He was able to perform...  Read More

Day 3: Against Hope, In HopeDevotionalAbraham was a hundred years old, and Sarah was ninety. There was no human reason to think they would ever have a child. Every natural fact said it couldn't happen...  Read More

Day 2: Not Wishful ThinkingDevotionalWe use the word hope pretty loosely. I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow. I hope I get that promotion. I hope everything works out. What we usually mean is, I'd like t...  Read More

Day 1: Have You Stopped Expecting?DevotionalThere are a lot of Christians who genuinely believe in God. They love Jesus and they know the Word. But somewhere along the way, they quietly stopped expect...  Read More

Day 5: Speak the WordDevotionalSo how do we deal with unbelief? It starts by reconnecting with the Word of God. Hearing it read on Sunday isn't enough. We need a steady diet of it.There is power in Go...  Read More

Day 4: Help My UnbeliefDevotionalThere is a difference between someone who is struggling to believe and someone who has settled into unbelief. If we are not careful, we can end up with more confidence...  Read More

Day 3: It Started With a QuestionDevotionalAdam and Eve lived in a perfect place, in perfect fellowship with God, with no reason at all to question His goodness. Yet something happened that changed ev...  Read More

Day 2: When Uncertainty Creeps InDevotionalWhen we hear the word unbelief, most of us picture someone who flatly rejects God. But the unbelief that hurts most believers is quieter than that. It is unc...  Read More

Day 1: Believing God or Trusting God?DevotionalSome things become so routine that we stop noticing them. You can brush your teeth every morning and then stand in the kitchen ten minutes later wonderin...  Read More

Day 5: Walk in What He Has Already Given YouDevotionalGod has not just offered you strength. He has commanded it over your life. And now the question is simple: what are you doing with it?In the parab...  Read More

Day 4: You Have a Track Record to Stand OnDevotionalDavid did not walk toward Goliath on a whim. He walked forward on a history with God.He had faced a lion. He had faced a bear. And in both moments, ...  Read More

Day 3: Faith That Actually MovesDevotionalThere is a difference between faith that sits still and faith that moves.Mental agreement says, "I believe God is strong." Active faith says, "Because God is ...  Read More

Day 1: Strength Already SpokenDevotionalHave you ever felt like you were running on empty? Holding it together on the outside while quietly falling apart on the inside? If so, you are not alone, and m...  Read More

Day 1: Strength Already SpokenDevotionalHave you ever felt like you were running on empty? Holding it together on the outside while quietly falling apart on the inside? If so, you are not alone, and m...  Read More

Day 1: Coming QuicklyThe very last words Jesus speaks in the Bible are not a command or a parable. They are a promise, and He says it three times in the final chapter of Revelation: "I am coming quick...  Read More

Day 5: Let His Word Live in YouDevotionalEverything we have explored this week comes down to one foundation: the word of God must be at home in you. John 15:7 says that if His words abide in you, you ...  Read More

Day 4: Stop Describing the Mountain, Start Speaking to ItDevotionalFear and faith are more similar than we might think. Both require you to believe in something you cannot fully see yet. The differenc...  Read More

Day 3: Your Words Reveal What You Really BelieveDevotionalHave you ever noticed how much of your conversation is spent describing your problems? We talk about how hard things are, how long they have l...  Read More

Day 2: Faith Without Action Is IncompleteDevotionalIt is one thing to believe something in your heart. It is another thing entirely to act on it. Faith is not passive. It moves. It steps forward. It d...  Read More

Day 1: Faith Is More Than a FeelingDevotionalWe throw the word "faith" around a lot, but what does it actually mean? It is easy to confuse faith with optimism or a vague hope that things will work out...  Read More

Day 5: Keep Moving, Breakthrough Is CloseDevotionalWaiting on God is not the same as sitting still and doing nothing. It is an active, expectant posture. It means staying engaged with His Word, paying...  Read More

Day 4: You Already Have ItDevotionalOne of the most freeing truths you can grab hold of is this. You do not need more faith. You need to develop the faith you already have. Every believer has been giv...  Read More

Day 3: The Foundation Beneath Your FeetDevotionalHope can be a tricky word. In everyday conversation, it often means something like wishing things would work out. But biblical hope is something far mo...  Read More

Day 2: Faith Is a Gift, Not a GrindDevotionalA lot of people carry a quiet guilt about their faith. They feel like they are not believing hard enough, not praying with enough intensity, not doing enou...  Read More

Day 1: He Was Never GoneDevotionalThere are seasons when God feels distant. The silence stretches on, circumstances pile up, and you begin to wonder if He is even paying attention. But feelings are no...  Read More

Day 5: You Know the One Who KnowsDevotionalYou will not always have the answers. You will not always see what is coming around the corner. And honestly, that is okay, because you know the One who does...  Read More

Day 4: Your Words Carry WeightDevotionalThere is something powerful that happens when you say it out loud.Faith and authority are not just internal experiences. They are released through your words. W...  Read More

Day 3: He Is Wrapped Up in the DetailsDevotionalIt is easy to think that God is only interested in the big moments. The major decisions, the crises, the turning points. But what if He is just as prese...  Read More

Day 1: You Already Have What You NeedDevotionalHave you ever been told to "just have faith" during one of the hardest seasons of your life? It sounds simple, but without understanding what faith actua...  Read More

Day 5: Say It Until You Believe ItDevotionalWhat you believe in your heart eventually comes out through your mouth. But the reverse is also true. What you consistently speak begins to shape what you b...  Read More

Day 4: A Delay Is Not a DenialDevotionalWaiting is hard. And when the answer does not come when we expect it, doubt has a way of filling the silence. We start to wonder if God heard us, if He cares, o...  Read More

Day 3: Let Go of What Was Never Yours to CarryDevotionalMost of us know we should give our burdens to God. The harder part is actually doing it. We hold on. We rehearse the problem. We try to figure i...  Read More

Day 2: You Matter to HimDevotionalThere is a lie that quietly takes root in hard seasons. It whispers that you are too small, your problems too ordinary, and your needs too insignificant to deserve Go...  Read More

Day 1: His Goodness Is PersonalDevotionalIt is easy to say "God is good" without truly believing it applies to you personally. We can affirm it as a general truth while quietly wondering if He is real...  Read More

Day 5: The Road Leads BackDevotionalWhen the disciples finally recognized Jesus, they did not stay in Emmaus. They got up immediately and returned to Jerusalem. The same road they had walked in despai...  Read More

Day 4: Stay, LordDevotionalAs Jesus and the two disciples approached Emmaus, He acted as though He would continue on. And in that moment, they made a choice that changed everything. They urged Him to ...  Read More