Daily Bible Devotions
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Jeremiah 6:15
God Calls Each Of us to Serve and Follow Him
Do you pray to know God's will for you? We need to ask for guidance as well as listen for answers. Each of us is called for a specific purpose. It's true that we may never know the full extent of our
Reviewed April 12, 2025
2 Kings 12:3
Don't Be a Show-Off
Many people do good things. The question here is, why? One summer I worked in the office of a major university where I recorded the donations that came in on cards with the name of the donor on them.
Reviewed April 10, 2025
Malachi 4:6
Remember What The Lord Has Done
Jesus has just cured a man who had been unable to walk for 38 years, lying beside the healing waters of Bethesda with no one to put him into the water. After Jesus heals him, he finds him to warn him
Reviewed April 10, 2025
Genesis 1:19
Go, Tell the Good News
It would be easy to read this gospel passage and get depressed! However, this is only if you read it with a narrow focus. Jesus was speaking to the "Chosen People" of Israel, those who were first, an
Reviewed April 10, 2025
Genesis 1:6
The Prodigal Son
We all know the story of the Prodigal Son. When you hear it, who do you compare yourself to? Are you the forgiving father, the sinful son, or the jealous brother? Or maybe you're the mother we don't
Reviewed April 9, 2025
2 Peter 3:3
Eternal Life
Today's reading speaks of the hope and consolation we have in Jesus' victory over death and the promise of eternal life. It's hard for us to imagine eternity. We live in time. We complain that we hav
Reviewed April 9, 2025
Joshua 6:8
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Okay, who of us hasn't called someone a fool? Jesus gives us a whole different understanding of the commandments than we get from taking them literally. This is only one of the commandments that he d
Reviewed April 7, 2025
Malachi 4:6
Where Do You Need Healing?
We all need healing, but are we "blind" to where we need healing the most? Bartimeus in today's gospel knew what needed healing and who he needed to go to in order to obtain healing. Physical needs,
Reviewed April 7, 2025
James 5:8
Crying Out For God's Help And Mercy
This begs the question – Do I cry out for God's help and mercy? It's hard to ask for help when we live in such a do-it-yourself world. We seem to have bought into the idea that we can do it all and d
Reviewed April 7, 2025
Song of Solomon 8:1
We Are Reconciled
From the beginning of human sinfulness, humanity needed to be reconciled with God. But what human was perfect enough to take away the guilt of so many? Only a human being who was also divine could a
Reviewed April 6, 2025
Genesis 1:6
A House Divided
Today, Christianity is divided. I'm not necessarily speaking about denominational differences because as long as a denomination is accurately presenting Jesus' message of the Good News, there is no pr
Reviewed April 6, 2025
Jeremiah 6:1
Don't Be Afraid To Ask!
Today's gospel gives us two very different approaches to getting help. Jairus tells Jesus about his daughter and asks for help. The woman with the hemorrhages has faith that Jesus can heal her but doe
Reviewed April 6, 2025
Judges 7:4
What God Requires
I love this passage from the prophet Micah. What does God require of me? The answer is simple yet profound. He wants us to work for justice, to love and to be humble, remembering that God is God and
Reviewed April 4, 2025
James 5:8
Teach Me, Guide Me
Who teaches you? Who do you allow to guide you? One of the passages we reflected on once before concerned "blind guides." Sometimes it's hard to know who we should be listening to. The psalms tell us
Reviewed April 4, 2025
James 5:1
Seeing the Glory of the Lord
Don't you just love Paul's way of making everything sound incomprehensible! Today I feel like that and have been working hard to see what he might mean. I wish I was in a group working together to see
Reviewed April 3, 2025
Genesis 1:5
God's Law is Universal
No one likes to be insulted, to be lied to, to have their possessions stolen or defaced. I could go on, but you already get the idea. We know in our hearts what is right and what is wrong. God's law
Reviewed April 3, 2025
2 Peter 3:14
The Baptism of the Lord
We have a lesson to learn from John the Baptist. Many people had approached John wondering if he might be the Messiah. As we see in this passage from Mark's Gospel, John made sure that they were mista
Reviewed April 3, 2025
2 Peter 3:8
You Are The Light of The World
How can we be salt and light in today's world? Jesus tells us in the last part of this passage; let people see your good works. Of course this presumes that we are doing good works and that we are no
Reviewed April 1, 2025
James 5:1
God Can Bring Good Out Of Evil
Envy can lead to so much evil. In this story of Joseph and his brothers, we see where jealousy can lead. Only one of Joseph's brothers is bothered by plans to kill him, but wasn't there when they dec
Reviewed April 1, 2025
Zechariah 14:1
Faith To Last a Lifetime
There is nothing more lovely to see than a child reaching up to his/her parent in love and trust. It is to such as these that Jesus tells us we must be. Children have faith that they will be cared fo
Reviewed April 1, 2025
Proverbs 20:2
The Beatitudes
Jesus' Sermon on the Mount is one of the most quoted sections of the New Testament. In some translations, blessed is translated as happy. If you read them that way, would they take on a different mea
Reviewed March 31, 2025
James 5:1
Blessed is He
Blessed is often a synonym for "happy." If happy is what we want to be, then the psalmist gives us some ideas as to how to achieve it. The main thing he tells us is what not to do and who to avoid. U
Reviewed March 31, 2025
1 Kings 11:4
Bringing The Good News of Christ to Others Brings Me Joy
Has someone ever said to you, "You just made my day!" and you wondered what you did or said? Just think for a moment how you feel when that happens. You just brought the Good News of Christ to that
Reviewed March 31, 2025
2 Peter 3:14
Is The Holy Spirit Working In Your Life?
Answering this question implies that you look for the Holy Spirit's action in your life! So, take a few minutes and think about the past week or two. What opportunities have you had to help someone?
Reviewed March 29, 2025
1 Kings 11:4
Reaching Out a Welcoming Hand
Our world today has a surplus of displaced people – men, women and children alike. Today's reading from Exodus discusses this and the problems of widows and orphans and in very direct terms. We are
Reviewed March 29, 2025
James 5:14
Stay and Wait
Wouldn't you love to be able to ask the apostles what they were thinking during these days of waiting? They really had no idea what it would mean. They had all run away when Jesus was arrested. Only
Reviewed March 28, 2025
1 Kings 11:4
I Delight To Do Your Will
When we pray the Lord's Prayer, we say "thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." In this psalm, we pray that we delight to do God's will. I wonder if we really mean what we pray, or if we just s
Reviewed March 28, 2025
Judges 7:15
You Are With Me
Jesus has come to show us the path of life. All we need to do is follow it. We all want joy and happiness in our lives, and we spend a lot of time looking for ways to get it. Think about the times t
Reviewed March 26, 2025
Joel 3:4
We Get What We Give
Think of the people you know. Who do you trust? Who makes you feel good to be with? When you find out that someone has lied to you, how can you know when they're telling the truth? If you lie, how ca
Reviewed March 26, 2025
Genesis 1:16
I Am The Lord Your God
When you consider the commandments, which do you think are the easiest to keep? I wouldn't be surprised if you name to first two. However, I think they can be the most difficult. Let's look at the fi
Reviewed March 26, 2025
Deuteronomy 5:4
Salvation for All
We tend to think of Paul always on the move, but here we see that Paul is staying in Rome for two years teaching and preaching to all who come to him. At this time, the Jews were still unconvinced th
Reviewed March 25, 2025
Mark 16:1
Reward or Punishment – Our Choice
Let's read this again. It gives lie to the attitude present in Jesus' time, and sometimes in our own, the children should bear the shame of a parent's transgression or that the parent should be blamed
Reviewed March 25, 2025
Jeremiah 6:1
They Will Scatter
How well Jesus knew human nature. Self-preservation is strong within each of us. His disciples were afraid and ran away when the soldiers came to arrest Jesus and stayed away for fear that they too w
Reviewed March 23, 2025
2 Peter 3:10
The Great High Priest
Have you ever wondered about facing judgment at the time of your death? It can be difficult to even think about death, let alone being judged. Is there any one of us who wants to think about an alter
Reviewed March 23, 2025
Deuteronomy 5:1
Wonder and Awe
Moses stood in awe and wonder when he saw a bush burning yet not being destroyed. When have you stood in wonder and awe? From the power and beauty of God's creation, to profound experiences of life a
Reviewed March 22, 2025
Joel 3:4
Please Forgive Me
This psalm of David is considered to be his plea to God to forgive him for his sin in taking the wife of Uriah the Hittite because he lusted after her and then making sure that Uriah was killed in bat
Reviewed March 22, 2025
James 5:20
Speak, Lord, Your Servant Is Listening
The Lord called, "Samuel, Samuel." Samuel didn't recognize the Lord's voice. Now, imagine the Lord calling your name. Would you recognize his voice? I'm sure I have missed it many times in my life.
Reviewed March 22, 2025
James 5:20
The Lord Will Be With Us
Just as the Lord promised Paul that he would be with him in Corinth, he is with us when we speak of all that the Lord has done for us. God gives us the words we need when we need them. Have you ever
Reviewed March 20, 2025
2 Peter 3:10
Knowing Jesus Means Keeping the Commandments
From the days of Moses at Mount Sinai, the consistent theme of how we know God is to keep his commandments. It was true then and it is true today. If we know God, we keep his commandments. Yesterday
Reviewed March 20, 2025
2 Peter 3:14
The Ascension
Don't you sometimes wonder what was going through the minds of the apostles as they looked up to heaven watching Jesus disappear from their sight. Despite what Jesus had told them about the sending o
Reviewed March 19, 2025
Joshua 6:11
Resisting Temptation
Everyone faces temptation every day. It may be something as unimportant as having an extra piece of candy, or skipping exercise, but it could be as serious as giving in to road rage, drinking too much
Reviewed March 19, 2025
2 Peter 3:8
Walk in the Light of the Lord
And so the question is, do we want to walk in darkness or in the light? One of my favorite hymns is "I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light." The opening line continues, "I want to follow Jesus." Alt
Reviewed March 19, 2025
2 Peter 3:14
The Spirit of Truth
Jesus knew the apostles wouldn't be able to understand everything he had told them immediately. It would take time and would need the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit. It is no easier to distinguish
Reviewed March 17, 2025
Judges 7:4
Pick Up Your Cross
Jesus never said it would be easy to follow him. We all have crosses to bear. No one escapes. We may think that riches will buy happiness, but even the wealthiest get sick, lose people they love and
Reviewed March 17, 2025
Jeremiah 6:15
Finding Sanctuary
Joseph was warned that Jesus was in danger and fled to Egypt so that they would be safe. It's a good thing that this wasn't today because they had no papers, no passport, no visa. It is getting increa
Reviewed March 17, 2025
John 21:10
What Must I Do?
The jailer must have been terrified to consider killing himself. His punishment at the hands of the magistrates would have to have been very severe for him to have such fear. And yet because of the k
Reviewed March 16, 2025
John 21:25
Render to Ceasar
To whom are we to show our loyalty? This question is no easier to answer today than it was in the time of Jesus. What do we do when the demands of the gospel and the demands of the government conflic
Reviewed March 16, 2025
Zechariah 14:1
We Must Keep the Faith
Stephen was one of the first deacons, and is considered the first Christian martyr. He spoke boldly of Jesus and the Good News of the coming of the Kingdom. The same leaders who hated Jesus, and coul
Reviewed March 16, 2025
1 John 5:2
Freedom from the Law of Sin
What is this law of the Spirit of life in Christ? Jesus gave us the answer in his last discourse to the apostles during the Last Supper. His law is the law of love. When we obey this law, we don't ne
Reviewed March 14, 2025
Deuteronomy 5:4
Joseph, the Unsung Hero
We haven't thought about Joseph's role in salvation yet. Joseph must have been very confused when he found out that Mary was pregnant, but because he loved her, he didn't want her to be disgraced and
Reviewed March 14, 2025