Daily Bible Devotions
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2 Peter 3:14
Christianity of Men or of God?
I don't usually split a passage to reflect on, but this is an exception. Gamaliel recounts several of the other prophets who had come and who gathered followers only to die and have their followers s
Reviewed July 8, 2025
James 5:20
Be Doers of the Word
Have you ever heard someone say – or thought to yourself – look at him/her, I can't believe the way he's/she's acting, he/she goes to church every Sunday? Perhaps it's someone at work, or at school,
Reviewed July 8, 2025
James 5:20
The Light to Our Way
God, through the His Word, has established the ways in which we should live as His children. As children of God, we have chosen to surrender to the will of God for our lives. In order to understand t
Reviewed July 7, 2025
Genesis 20:4
May We Seek His Face
What does God want from us? Part of the answer is here in this psalm. God wants us to have "clean hands" and a "pure heart." He expects that we will be honest and tell the truth. But clean hands a
Reviewed July 7, 2025
James 5:20
Do As I Say, Not As I Do
How often have we heard these words! We know what to do, we can even teach others what is right, but do we follow through and listen to ourselves? I believe that is why we get so upset when a teacher
Reviewed July 6, 2025
Judges 7:1
Take Up the Cross
We have heard the phrase, "We all have our cross to bear." Although it is a nice quote, Jesus is the one that bore a cross for our sins. None of us can imagine what that was like for him and to take i
Reviewed July 5, 2025
2 Peter 3:10
How Do You Want To Be Paid?
We are all familiar with the phrase above, "The wages of sin is death." Have you ever given it serious thought? Maybe you weren't even aware of where the phrase came from? There are so many saying
Reviewed July 5, 2025
Genesis 1:19
Wherever You Go
"Wherever you go, I will go" is the first line of a song that was quite popular at weddings as it signified the willingness of the spouses to put each other first and to be faithful to one another "ti
Reviewed July 5, 2025
1 Kings 11:4
In the Beginnning
God created us with the intention of making us in His image. He intended for the earth to be for man – male and female – to enjoy and to prosper. At the beginning of time, before the Fall, there was
Reviewed July 4, 2025
James 5:20
Taming The Tongue
The tongue has always had the power to heal and also to hurt and harm, but today's world makes it so much more dangerous than in the past. In the past, words both spoken and written were limited in sc
Reviewed July 4, 2025
Genesis 1:6
We Are Invited
The Kingdom of Heaven is ready and we are invited. But are we like the original guests to the king's wedding, putting off the invitation and finding something else to do that they consider more import
Reviewed July 3, 2025
James 5:20
Desiring the Word of God
The word of God should be the ultimate authority over our lives, as the believers that we say we are. We should not just view the Bible as an old book filled with texts from centuries ago. We are to
Reviewed July 2, 2025
Judges 7:4
Life in Christ
Do you ever wonder what the world would have been like without Adam? Personally, I think that if it hadn't been Adam, it would have been someone else. Maybe me or you! Once God decided to give human
Reviewed July 2, 2025
2 Peter 3:3
It's Not Fair!
I have to admit that I love this gospel! I am so reminded of people who want to balance everything so it's fair. I do something for you, so you have to do something for me that is equal to what I did
Reviewed July 2, 2025
Joshua 6:8
The Law of Life
The law of the Lord was a law of perfection. In the many tablets that were given to the people, every law was a description of what man would need to do in order to meet the standard of God. God's nat
Reviewed July 1, 2025
Genesis 1:11
The Foolishness of Greed
This passage precedes one of my favorite parables. It tells of a rich man whose harvest is so abundant he needs to build extra barns to hold it. He never thinks about sharing his abundance with the p
Reviewed July 1, 2025
2 Kings 12:1
The Last Will be First, and the First Will be Last
Jesus is speaking to his disciples who have given up a lot to follow him. Peter and Andrew, James and John have left both their families and their work as fishermen, Matthew was a tax collector. All h
Reviewed June 30, 2025
Malachi 4:6
Moses the Mediator
Moses had just come back from spending time with God, and he was now communicating his conversation with God to the rest of the Israelites. Moses had started receiving the law that would serve as a me
Reviewed June 29, 2025
Genesis 1:6
Persevere in Prayer
There is a story about St. Monica, the mother of St. Augustine who is said to have prayed for him for forty years before he accepted Christianity. He later became one of the earliest and most influent
Reviewed June 29, 2025
James 5:1
They Turned Away
Once Joshua died, it didn't take long for the Israelites to turn away and worship Baal. It only took one generation. The latest Pew Report on religious affiliation shows rapid decline in those who de
Reviewed June 29, 2025
2 Peter 3:14
We Are Called To Be Spirit-Led
As Christians, we have two choices in life – be led by the Holy Spirit or be led by the desires of our flesh. The desires of our flesh tend to be cravings and yearnings for things that will remove our
Reviewed June 28, 2025
Genesis 20:2
Abraham is Father of All
There are questions in every age about the importance of the Old Testament for Christians. Abraham is considered to be the Father of Faith for Jews, Christians and Muslims. We forget that it was Abra
Reviewed June 28, 2025
Deuteronomy 5:1
A Cloud of Witnesses
The author of Hebrews is telling the early Christians that they are surrounded by all those who went before them in faith, living and dying and giving witness to the power of God. Jesus himself is a w
Reviewed June 27, 2025
Genesis 1:11
He Sought the Lost
Jesus Christ did not come to condemn anyone. His mission to earth was not one of doom and destruction. Jesus Christ came for the lost – which was every single human being at the time. Pharisee, Rabbi
Reviewed June 26, 2025
Genesis 1:16
Nothing is Hidden from God
Little children who are just learning about unhappy parents try to hide what they do. They figure if it's hidden, they won't get punished. As adults, we can sometimes feel the same way about God. I
Reviewed June 26, 2025
Jeremiah 6:15
We Will Serve the Lord
Joshua has brought the Israelites into the Promised Land and conquered the land. Now he is about to die and gives the people the choice as to whether they will follow the Lord or follow the false gods
Reviewed June 26, 2025
Genesis 1:5
His Righteousness, My Redemption
I have met many people in my life. Christians from different countries, races, cultures, etc. The diversity of the body of Christ always leaves me feeling astounded. It's a wonder to think that so ma
Reviewed June 25, 2025
James 5:1
All Have Sinned
We might try to deny it, but we have all sinned. And as Paul says, we fall short of the glory of God. There is nothing we can do to earn eternal life in heaven. Even to think that it is in our power
Reviewed June 25, 2025
Isaiah 23:4
His Loving Kindness Endures Forever
Psalm 136 is a list of all the wonders that God had done for the Israelites from creation through the deliverance from Egypt and into the land promised to them, providing them with all that they need.
Reviewed June 24, 2025
Proverbs 20:1
Lost, Now Found
There was a point where every person on the earth had chosen to live their life on their own accord. No one cared to listen to what God had to say. The same way sheep tend to wander off, mindlessly, w
Reviewed June 23, 2025
Deuteronomy 5:4
Satan Has Been Defeated
Salvation and power have come with Christ and Satan has been defeated. Sin and death have been conquered by the actions of one man, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, both human and divine who came int
Reviewed June 23, 2025
Exodus 12:28
A Peacemaker
Are you a peacemaker? How about the people that you surround yourself with? I think that all of us are weak at times, seeking the exact opposite of peace when things are not going well or when we are
Reviewed June 22, 2025
Joshua 6:8
I Am Not Ashamed Of the Gospel
Paul was a learned Jew who had first been an opponent of the early Christians even to the point of participating in the stoning of St. Stephen and the imprisonment of other Christians. When he became
Reviewed June 22, 2025
James 5:8
The Successor
Moses has died and has appointed Joshua as his successor. God has guided Moses in his choice of successor and has guided Joshua to respond. The people accept Joshua as their leader because Moses had
Reviewed June 21, 2025
James 5:4
Lay Down In Peace And Sleep
A beautiful and inspiring Psalm. I will not lie awake at night, watching with fear as time goes by. I will peacefully lie down, calm, quiet, sleeping. I will have no thought of fear in the night, bec
Reviewed June 20, 2025
1 Kings 11:4
Paul, Jesus' Servant
We recognize that Paul was an apostle, the Apostle to the Gentiles. We also know that he never knew Jesus in the flesh. He did have an experience of Jesus in a vision and then spent time learning abo
Reviewed June 20, 2025
1 Kings 11:4
Rejoice in Your Youth
Ecclesiastes is an interesting book to read. The theme seems to be that all is vanity. In this passage the young are advised to remember that God watches over us all and all our actions are subject to
Reviewed June 20, 2025
2 Peter 3:10
Spiritually Minded Is For Life
Paul gives us a picture of two different lifestyle choices: one is to chase the temptations of the flesh, the others is to chase the Spirit. One leads to death, the other to life. The difference is w
Reviewed June 19, 2025
1 Chronicles 13:5
The One Who Said Thanks
Leprosy was a terrible disease in ancient days. There was no cure and anyone who had been diagnosed with leprosy was an outcast and had to stay away from any populated place and call out "unclean, unc
Reviewed June 19, 2025
2 Peter 3:10
Love the Foreigners
Have you ever thought that the Holy Family were refugees just as Israel and his family were when they went to Egypt to escape the famine? They fled from those who would kill them to a country not the
Reviewed June 18, 2025
1 Kings 11:4
Kids These Days
The older I get, the harder it is for me to understand younger generations. I can sometimes feel myself looking at younger generations with a bit of scorn and envy, thinking about how things were "bac
Reviewed June 17, 2025
Zechariah 14:1
Temptation Produces Endurance
If you've never been tempted, how do you know you have virtue? Just like if you've never doubted, how do you know if you have faith? James is telling us that meeting temptation head on builds enduran
Reviewed June 17, 2025
Deuteronomy 7:2
A Land That I Will Shew Thee
Do you think you are an obedient person? An obedient follower of God? It is not always so easy to follow what we know to be right, even if we know that what we are doing is wrong. At this point, Abr
Reviewed June 16, 2025
Genesis 1:11
Satan Doesn't Rest
Do you know anyone who has suffered from addiction? So many times, a person conquers the addiction to alcohol or drugs only to relapse and finds it even harder to conquer it the second or third time.
Reviewed June 16, 2025
2 Peter 3:14
Teach Your Children
God, through Moses, tells us that it is our responsibility to pass on our faith to our children. It's not the job of others although others certainly will help you and can add to what you have taught
Reviewed June 15, 2025
2 Peter 3:14
We Are All Witnesses
We are all witnesses to God's power. His spirit lives in all of us, not just the clergy and not just the believers; all of us. The Holy Spirit binds us all, lives within all of us, regardless of wheth
Reviewed June 14, 2025
Genesis 1:5
The Evil Prosper
This is such a common complaint! Why do the evildoers prosper and the good so often don't? Of course the answer is pretty obvious, those who don't care how they succeed, who are willing to lie, cheat
Reviewed June 14, 2025
Judges 7:15
Getting to the Top
What is so important that we ignore all that Jesus has taught us? Is getting the promotion worth climbing all over others, perhaps stealing their ideas and claiming them as our own? Cheating, lying,
Reviewed June 14, 2025
James 5:1
Why Did God Create You?
There are no relationships more intimate than that of a parent with their child. Everyone that sees you with your child will say things like, "Oh, he has your nose," and, "Look at her smile! Looks jus
Reviewed June 13, 2025
Genesis 1:6
The Lord's Prayer
Luke's version of the Lord's Prayer has not been handed down as the traditional prayer that we pray, but it really doesn't make much difference. Although we pray the Lord's Prayer, it was given as an
Reviewed June 13, 2025