DAILY DEVOTION
Day 518: Surrendering Our Plans To God
“Then Jesus lifted up his eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward him, he said to Philip, ‘Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?’ But this he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do” (John 6:5-6, NKJV). Jesus took Philip aside and said,...
Day 517: Lord, Your Servant is Listening
Do you know it is possible to walk before the Lord with a perfect heart? If you are hungering for Jesus, you may already be desiring and earnestly trying to obey this command of the Lord. I want to encourage you that it is possible, or God would not have given us such...
Day 516: The Glory of Jesus Christ
Jesus prayed for his disciples, “That that they all may be one, as you, Father, are in me, and I in you; that they also may be one in us… And the glory which you gave me I have given them, that they may be one just as we are one: I in them, and you in me; that they...
Day 515: The Root and Purpose of Pain
It can be confusing at times what role God plays in pain, hardship and suffering versus what is sin or the fall. We see in scripture that God created a good earth and that everything he’d created in those six days was good. Then sin enters the scene, and much of the...
Day 514: Four Expectations of God
God is a promise-maker and promise-keeper, and he has spoken to my heart about four places where God’s people should trust him. These expectations are based on promises God has made to us. Expect to be rewarded as you diligently seek the Lord. “[God] is a rewarder of...