Promise of the Day: Keep Talking
Blessings! Today’s Promise is 1 John 4:6 CJB: “We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God doesn’t listen to us. This is how we distinguish the Spirit of truth from the spirit of error.“ Devotion: Don’t be disheartened or angry when people reject the testimony Christ has given […]
Promise of the Day: Training for Glory
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Hebrews 12:7 CJB: “Regard your endurance as discipline; God is dealing with you as sons. For what son goes undisciplined by his father?“ Devotion: So many in the church rail against this truth. I believe that is because they view all discipline as punishment. Unfortunately, that is a misconception that can keep believers […]
Promise of the Day: Belonging
Blessings! Today’s Promise is John 8:47 CJB: “Whoever belongs to God listens to what God says; the reason you don’t listen is that you don’t belong to God.” Devotion: Ouch! Jesus wasn’t addressing pagans, here. He was addressing Judeans! And, not just Judeans, but the Judeans who trusted Him. Yet, Jesus knew, this trust extended […]
Promise of the Day: No Secrets
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Luke 8:17 NKJV: “For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light.” Devotion: There is nothing on earth that can be hidden from God. We may be able to hide our weaknesses and sin from one another, but only […]
Promise of the Day: Bread and Water
Blessings! Today’s Promise is John 6:35 NKJV: “And Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.’” Devotion: Bread that remains on a shelf has no value. It has no flavor, it does nothing to alleviate your […]
Promise of the Day: Greater Than Death
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Romans 5:15 NKJV: “But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man’s offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.” Devotion: Because of the one act of one man, […]
Promise of the Day: The Helper
Blessings! Today’s Promise is John 14:26 NKJV: “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” Devotion: The Holy Spirit is a person–seeking a relationship with each of us. He lives to […]
Promise of the Day: Immovable
Blessings! Today’s Promise is 1 Corinthians 15:58 CJB: “So, my dear brothers, stand firm and immovable, always doing the Lord’s work as vigorously as you can, knowing that united with the Lord your efforts are not in vain.” Devotion: The world is anything but firm and immovable. Apart from God, people are easily driven and […]
Promise of the Day: Be the Unexpected
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Proverbs 25:21, 22 CJB: “If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; For so you will heap coals of fire on his head, And the Lord will reward you.” Devotion: Our purpose in loving our enemies is not to […]
Promise of the Day: The Wealth of Grace
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Ephesians 1:7 CJB: “In union with him, through the shedding of his blood, we are set free — our sins are forgiven; this accords with the wealth of the grace.” Devotion: Only our God is rich enough to pay for every sin ever committed, and generous enough to share the wealth. […]