Daily Devotional

  There is an old Christian poem that goes something like this, “When in trouble or in doubt run in circles, scream and shout.” I’ve never known a time when so many believers, particularly in America, seem so full of alarm and panic. We have somehow forgotten that God is sovereign and that he knows […]

  Colossians 2:16-19 ESV Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. [17] These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. [18] Let no one disqualify you and defraud

  Colossians 3:9-11 ESV Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices [10] and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in experiential knowledge according to the image of its creator. [11] a renewal in which there is not Greek and Jew,

  Galatians 5:16-17 NASB95 But I say, walk in the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.     Notice what this verse does not say. It does not say, “stop carrying out the desires of the flesh so that you can walk in the Spirit,” yet, sadly, this is

Romans 8:28 AMP And we know [with great confidence] that God causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.   Romans 8:28 TPT So we are convinced that every detail of our lives is continually woven

Proverbs 15:1 ESV A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.     Have you ever had anyone get mad at you and say angry things to you? If so, how do you handle it? If you handle it by verbally punching back, all that you’ve done is exacerbate the

Philippians 4:13 AMPC I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency] 1 Thessalonians 5:18 TPT And in the midst of everything be always giving thanks, for this is God’s

Philippians 1:21-24 NASB95 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. [22] But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which to choose. [23] But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and

Micah 7:18 NASB95 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity And passes over the rebellious act of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in unchanging love.   There are so many verses in the Bible that give us insight into the heart of God,