Promise of the Day: One Way
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Acts 4:12 NKJV: “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Devotion: What name is that? Verse 10 tells us, Jesus Christ of Nazareth. It doesn’t get any plainer than that, does it? Yet […]
Promise of the Day: Longing for You
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Deuteronomy 5:29 NKJV: “Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear [reverence] Me and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever!” Devotion: I can hear the sadness in God’s voice as He talks to Moses here. […]
Promise of the Day: Our Shelter
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Psalm 125:2 NKJV: “As the mountains surround Jerusalem,So the Lord surrounds His peopleFrom this time forth and forever.” Devotion: I love that picture. Towering mountains shielding us from storms and attacks. Not eliminating these things from our lives, but cutting them down to size so we are not overwhelmed or defeated. […]
Promise of the Day: Go to the Source
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Isaiah 58:11 NKJV: “The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.” Devotion: Many Christians don’t resemble this picture at all. We’re so busy “doing God’s […]
Promise of the Day: No Longer Flesh
Blessings! Today’s Promise is 1 Peter 4:1, 2 NKJV: “Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, […]
Promise of the Day: The Mind of Christ
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Acts 2:46, 47 NKJV: “So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.” […]
Promise of the Day: Discipline for Life
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Proverbs 6:22-23 CJB: “When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you wake up, they will talk with you. For the mitzvah (commandments) is a lamp, Torah (teaching) is light, and reproofs that discipline are the way to life.” Devotion: Who […]
Promise of the Day: The Dedicated Teacher
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Psalm 143:10 CJB: “Teach me to do your will, because you are my God; Let your good Spirit guide me on ground that is level.” Devotion: For a long time I prayed this, but then went right on doing things my way. Even though my way was contrary to the Word […]
Promise of the Day: Spirit Over Flesh
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Romans 8:6 CJB: “Having one’s mind controlled by the old nature is death, but having one’s mind controlled by the Spirit is life and shalom (peace).” Devotion: We know that living to fulfill our own desires robs us of a relationship with our Creator, and of eternal life with Him, but […]
Promise of the Day: Forgiveness and Comfort
Blessings! Today’s Promise is Isaiah 12:1 CJB: “I thank you, Adonai, because, although you were angry at me, your anger is now turned away; and you are comforting me.” Devotion: Sometimes it’s hard for us to let go of our anger and forgive. It seems the greater we are wronged, the longer it takes. How […]