Promise of the Day: Walking Partners
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Psalm 85:13 NKJV: “Righteousness will go before Him,And shall make His footsteps our pathway.” Devotion: Jesus is our righteousness. Our justification remains ever in His presence. We cannot receive His righteousness, then turn and go our own way again and expect to remain righteous. To walk in righteousness is to walk […]
Promise of the Day: What Really Matters
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Proverbs 12:21 CJB: “No harm can come to the righteous, but the wicked are overwhelmed with disaster.” Devotion: According to Roman historians such as Tertullian and Josephus, the Apostle John was boiled in oil before his imprisonment on Patmos. I can’t help but wonder if he was thinking about this promise […]
Promise of the Day: Supernatural Living
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Acts 2:38 NKJV: “Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’” Devotion: Don’t let anyone tell you that the Holy Spirit anointing is a […]
Promise of the Day: The Key to the Kingdom
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Mark 12:33 CJB: “And that loving him with all one’s heart, understanding and strength, and loving one’s neighbor as oneself, mean more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.” Devotion: When the scribe answered Jesus with these words, Jesus said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” […]
Promise of the Day: Knowledge is Power
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Proverbs 11:9 NKJV: “The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.” Devotion: What is the knowledge that delivers the righteous? The knowledge that as one who has been saved by grace, I am in no position to criticize or judge anyone else. To their face […]
Promise of the Day: Falling Down
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Acts 15:16 KJV: “After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up.” Devotion: James quoted this prophecy from Amos 9:11 in regards to the inclusion of the Gentiles in […]
Promise of the Day: The Love of the Bride
Blessings! Today’s Promise is James 4:8 NKJV: “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” Devotion: God is not some big mean guy sitting up in Heaven, looking down on us in judgment. He created us for relationship with Him. Even […]
Promise of the Day: The Good News
Blessings! Today’s Promise is John 16:33 CJB: “I have said these things to you so that, united with me, you may have shalom [peace]. In the world, you have tsuris [tribulation]. But be brave! I have conquered the world!” Devotion: It is impossible to focus on the world and not get caught up in all […]
Promise of the Day: Economics 101
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Philippians 4:19 NKJV: “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Devotion: The world’s economy says, “Take care of yourself first. Then, if you feel like it, help others with whatever is left over.” This seems natural and logical. But our God […]
Promise of the Day: Against the Tide
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Isaiah 45:24 NKJV: “He shall say, ‘Surely in the Lord I have righteousness and strength. To Him men shall come, And all shall be ashamed Who are incensed against Him.’” Devotion: The path of righteousness is neither smooth nor easy. When we choose to serve God, we do an about-face and […]