Daily Devotions (Page 91)

Psalm 133 Look, how good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! It is like the precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes. It is like the dew from Hermon running down on the mountains of Zion. For there, the Lord commands this blessing: life to eternity. Dear Heavenly Father, It is always good when as believers, we are united, and this starts…

Matthew 16:24-26 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to follow me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. In fact, whoever wants to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. After all, what will it benefit a person if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what can a person give in exchange for his soul? Dear Lord Jesus, You…

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 who…

1 Corinthians 1:22-25 Yes, Jews ask for signs, Greeks desire wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified—which is offensive to Jews and foolishness to Greeks, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. We preach Christ crucified because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Dear Lord Jesus, Thank you for giving us your word; while your word…

Psalm 4:8 In complete peace, I will lie down, and I will sleep, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for this new day you have brought us to—another day of grace. You have numbered our days so precisely that we should not worry when we lie down to sleep. This Psalm was written for the one who trusts in you, and as we close our eyes to sleep, we shouldn’t worry, “what if…

Psalm 103:11-13 Yes, as high as the heavens are above the earth, so powerful is his mercy toward those who fear him. As distant as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our rebellious acts from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him. Dear Heavenly Father, We thank you for your compassion towards those who fear you. You sent your Spirit by means of your word and sacrament…

1 John 1:5-9 This is the message we heard from him and proclaim to you: God is light. In him, there is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him but still walk in darkness, we are lying and do not put the truth into practice. But if we walk in the light, just as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us…

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.” Dear Heavenly Father, You provide all we need to sustain our lives; each person is given as you have seen fit. Lord,…

Romans 5:18-19  So then, just as one trespass led to a verdict of condemnation for all people, so also one righteous verdict led to life-giving justification for all people. For just as through the disobedience of one man the many became sinners, so also through the obedience of one man the many will become righteous. Dear Heavenly Father, We all have been born in Adam’s likeness; we were born in sin. David tells us this as well in sin did…

Hebrews 4:14-16 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, namely, Jesus the Son of God, let us continue to hold on to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are, yet was without sin. So let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy…