Daily Devotions (Page 3)

2 Corinthians 7:10 In fact, godly sorrow produces repentance, which leads to salvation, leaving no regret. On the other hand, worldly sorrow produces death. Applying God’s Word for today: Sorrow for life or death! Whether you are a believer or an unbeliever, it is good to be kind and respectful to others and to teach young children to say, “I am sorry!” But what are the godly and worldly sorrows that Paul talks about? Worldly sorrow leads to death because,…

Isaiah 66:1-2 This is what the Lord says. The heavens are my throne, and the earth is a footstool under my feet. Where, then, is the house that you could build for me? Where, then, is a place that could serve as my resting place? For my hand made all these things, so all these things came into existence, declares the Lord. Yet this is the person I will watch over: the one who is afflicted and whose spirit is crushed, the one…

Luke 12: 27-31 [Jesus said] Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. But I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these. If this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will he clothe you, you of little faith? Do not constantly chase after what you will eat or what you will…

Psalm 4:8 In complete peace I will lie down, and I will sleep, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Applying God’s Word for today: God delivers our peace. There is a vulnerability when we sleep; you might hope that if something does happen, you would be startled and woken up to react. Some people might not have the complete peace that David recorded for us, and when you consider David’s life and all the people who came…

Matthew 6:19-21 “Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. Because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Applying God’s Word for today: Where is your heart? We require essential needs for daily survival—food, shelter, water, and air. While water…

Psalm 103:1-5  Bless the Lord, O my soul. All that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits—who pardons all your guilt, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with mercy and compassion, who satisfies your life with goodness, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle. Applying God’s Word for today: Remembering God’s love and mercy for us. We might…

John 8:12 When Jesus spoke to them again, he said, “I am the Light of the World. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” Applying God’s Word for today: Do you need a light? David wrote in the Psalms that we came into this world under the darkness of sin, “In sin did my mother conceive me.” Sin has not only corrupted us but also cursed the earth. All the world’s darkness…

1 Corinthians 1:26-31 For example, consider your call, brothers. Not many of you were wise from a human point of view, not many were powerful, and not many were born with high status. But God chose the foolish things of the world to put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world to put to shame the things that are strong, and God chose the lowly things of the world and the despised things,…

John 6:66-69 After this, many of his disciples turned back and were not walking with him anymore. So Jesus asked the Twelve, “You do not want to leave, too, do you?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom will we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.” Applying God’s Word for today: Turning away from or walking with Jesus It is amazing that the…

1 Timothy 6:20-21 O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, turning away from godless, empty talk and the contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge.” By professing it, some have veered away from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen. Applying God’s Word for today: Guard your faith; avoid what denies God It is challenging to be a Christian in our modern world, where science, with its hypotheses and laws, tries to define our world. While many very…