I Know that Person
Listen to Today’s Devotion In Luke 24:49 (TLB) Jesus said, “And now I will send the Holy Spirit upon you, just as my Father promised.” Who is the Holy Spirit? God as Father? We comprehend that…
For Your Down Days
Listen to Today’s Devotion How do you handle your tough times? When you’re tired of trying, tired of forgiving, tired of hard weeks, or hard-headed people—how do you manage your dark days? With a bottle…
Leave It in God’s Hands
Listen to Today’s Devotion It’s one thing to give grace to friends, but to give grace to those who give us grief? Most of us find it hard to forgive. Leave your enemies in God’s…
Because We’ve Been Given Grace
Listen to Today’s Devotion Forgiveness is not foolishness. Forgiveness, at its core, is choosing to see your offender with different eyes. By the way, how can we grace-recipients do anything less? Dare we ask God…
Perfect Justice
Listen to Today’s Devotion God occupies the only seat on the supreme court of heaven. He wears the robe and refuses to share the gavel. Paul wrote in Romans 12:19 (MSG), “Don’t insist on getting…
Not Out of God’s Reach
Listen to Today’s Devotion Some years ago a Rottweiler attacked our golden retriever puppy at a kennel. The animal climbed out of its run and into Molly’s and nearly killed her. I wrote a letter…
Make God Your Refuge
Listen to Today’s Devotion Refuge is a favorite word of David’s. You’ll count as many as forty-plus appearances in some Bible versions. But never did David use the word more poignantly than in Psalm 57.…
A Friend for Life
Listen to Today’s Devotion I spent too much of a high school summer working in the old field. We donned gas masks, waded into ankle deep, contaminated mire. My mom burned my work clothes. The…
For the Misfits
Listen to Today’s Devotion 1 Samuel 16:7 (NKJV) says, “…man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” Those words were written for misfits and outcasts. God uses them all. Moses ran…
First and Most
Listen to Today’s Devotion Giants. We must face them, yet we need not face them alone. Focus first, and most, on God. Read 1 Samuel 17 and list the observations David made about Goliath. I…