Daily Devotions (Page 32)

Joel 2:28 After this, I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions. Dear Heavenly Father, You promised to pour out your Spirit upon us, and you have done this—all part of your salvational plan to restore us to you. It is by the Holy Spirit that faith is delivered to each person. It is not something we do but what we…

John 15:26-27 [Jesus said] “When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father—he will testify about me. And you also are going to testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.” Dear Heavenly Father, Your plan of salvation was to save our sorry selves. Jesus came to live the perfect life and to die an innocent death, making an eternal payment for our sins; yet Jesus’…

Colossians 1:11-14 You are being strengthened with all power because of his glorious might working in you. Then you will have complete endurance and patience, joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. The Father rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Dear Heavenly Father, Please…

Psalm 8:1  O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Set this glory of yours above the heavens. Dear Heavenly Father, When we look at nature, we can see your care and concern in creating the earth and everything in it. The majesty of the snow-capped mountains, the serenity of a cascading waterfall, or the stillness of an open plain are examples of your glory. However, while we see all this splendor and how nature reproduces…

Acts 1:6-11 So when they were together with him, they asked, “Lord, is this the time when you are going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends…

Romans 1:16-17 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes—to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed by faith, for faith, just as it is written, “The righteous will live by faith.” Dear Heavenly Father, It makes no sense that we would be ashamed of the gospel because it brings salvation and eternal life to all who…

James 1:17 Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, who does not change or shift like a shadow. Dear Heavenly Father, We like to take credit for what we do, but James reminds us that every good act of kindness is from you. These words are similar to Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, which states, “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works,…

Colossians 3:1 Therefore, because you were raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Dear Heavenly Father, Forgive us when we focus only on worldly things and lose sight of heaven. This life is only a short period compared to our eternity. Please change our hearts so we have a new perspective on what is essential; guide us by faith to look for heavenly treasures. Our challenge is that…

John 14:23 Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will hold on to my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. Dear Lord Jesus, We are to love by loving one another and you. Love is holding to your word. You have instructed us how to do this, and that was given to us in the Ten Commandments. While it seems like a list of dos and don’ts,…

Psalm 65:5-8 In righteousness you answer us with awesome deeds, O God who saves us. He is trusted by all the farthest ends of the earth and the sea. He establishes the mountains by his power. He has wrapped himself with strength. He stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the peoples. Those living at the ends of the earth fear your signs. From sunrise to sunset you let them shout for…