Category: Daily Devotion

Psalm 119: 9 – 16  NLT 9 How can a young person stay pure?    By obeying your word.10 I have tried hard to find you—    don’t let me wander from your commands.11 I have hidden your word in my heart,    that I might not sin against you.12 I praise you, O Lord;    teach me your decrees.13 I have recited aloud    all the regulations you have given...

Psalm 19; 7 – 11  “The law of the Lord is perfect,    reviving the soul;the testimony of the Lord is sure,    making wise the simple;8 the precepts of the Lord are right,    rejoicing the heart;the commandment of the Lord is pure,    enlightening the eyes;9 the fear of the Lord is clean,    enduring forever;the rules of the Lord are true,    and righteous altogether.10 More to be desired are they than gold,    even much fine gold;sweeter also than honey    and drippings of the honeycomb.11 Moreover, by them is your...

John 1: 35 – 51   (NLT) “The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples.36 As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, “Look! There is the Lamb of God!” 37 When John’s two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus. 38 Jesus looked around and saw them following. “What do you want?” he asked them....

John 1: 19 – 34   (NLT) “This was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Temple assistants from Jerusalem to ask John, “Who are you?” 20 He came right out and said, “I am not the Messiah.” 21 “Well then, who are you?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?” “No,” he replied. “Are you the Prophet we...

John 1: 6 – 18    (NLT) “God sent a man, John the Baptist, 7 to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. 8 John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light. 9 The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming...

John 1: 1 – 5   (NLT) Prologue: Christ, the Eternal Word “In the beginning the Word already existed.    The Word was with God,    and the Word was God.2 He existed in the beginning with God.3 God created everything through him,    and nothing was created except through him.4 The Word gave life to everything that was created,    and his life brought light...

Matthew 28: 18 – 20 Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you....

1 Thessalonians 5:23-28  (NLT)  23 Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. 24 God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful. 25 Dear brothers and sisters, pray for us. 26 Greet all...

1 Thessalonians 5:12-22 (NLT) 12 Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance. 13 Show them great respect and wholehearted love because of their work. And live peacefully with each other. 14 Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are...

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 (NLT) Now concerning how and when all this will happen, dear brothers and sisters, we don’t really need to write you. 2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. 3 When people are saying, “Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall...

Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. 3 For through the grace...

“Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.” – Romans‬ 12:2 MSG‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬...

1 Thessalonians 2: 7 – 20   (NLT) 7 As apostles of Christ we certainly had a right to make some demands of you, but instead we were like children among you. Or we were like a mother feeding and caring for her own children. 8 We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good...

1 Thessalonians 2: 1 – 6  (NLT) “You yourselves know, dear brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not a failure. 2 You know how badly we had been treated at Philippi just before we came to you and how much we suffered there. Yet our God gave us the courage to declare his Good News...

Today’s verses are ones I don’t like to read or write about. There are some topics I’d rather avoid at all costs, and today’s is one of them. Some scripture is so convicting, makes me re-think what I do. But, read the verses and see what God says to you. 2 Corinthians 8: 1 –...

Acts 2:42-47  NLT 42 All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. 43 A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. 44 And all the believers met together in one place and shared...

1 Thessalonians 1 -New Living Translation (NLT) “This letter is from Paul, Silas, (some translations use Silvanus) and Timothy. We are writing to the church in Thessalonica, to you who belong to God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.May God give you grace and peace.(“Into the words grace and peace Paul packs a wealth of theology. Grace is God’s...

By Wendy Reaume It is so very easy to beat ourselves up.  It is so easy to see where we have fallen short or utterly failed.  It is much easier to see how we are NOT like Christ than where we reflect His image.  But what about GRACE?  Let me take you down memory lane...

By Wendy Reaume 2 Timothy 2:2  And the things you have heard me [Jesus] say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. Matthew 28:19,20  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son...

By Wendy Reaume His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. (2 Peter 1:3) This is a pretty cool verse.  I think most of us desire to live a godly life.  We aren’t hyped up and...