Isaiah 48:18 Devotional – Missed Opportunities
God has redeemed us, and He can redeem our “if onlies.”
Short Bible Devotionals
Short Bible devotions to encourage your daily walk, spiritual wellness, and growth in Christian faith. Learn to apply Biblical principles to wellness.
Who Orders Your Steps?
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Psalm 37:23 (KJV) Who orders your steps? This holiday season, I am trying to live in the present, taking each day as it comes and trusting God to order my steps. Though I make a regular habit of asking God to guide my steps, …
Consider the Lilies
Consider the lilies of the field and learn thoroughly how they grow; they neither toil nor spin. Matthew 6:28 (AMPC) Today when I read the above verse in the Classic Amplified Version, the highlighted phrase “learn thoroughly how they grow” caught my attention. How do lilies grow? What can I learn from studying lilies? Lilies are beautiful. They don’t work to look …
Sorting Hat Devotions
I’m continually amazed how God speaks to us through His Word. He uses my particular devotional for a day, which comes from a book I chose from many options, which is prepared well in advance by writers and publishers to speak to my particular need on an exact day and time through a book that thousands of others, who have …
Wait is an Action Verb
Luke 24:49 – I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” Acts 1:4: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. Stay, tarry, remain, and wait. Wait is defined by Dictionary.com …
God’s Timetable
Numbers 9:15-23 (AMP) 16 So it was constantly; the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 17 Whenever the cloud was taken up from over the Tent, after that the Israelites journeyed; and in the place where the cloud rested, there the Israelites encamped. 18 At the Lord’s command the Israelites journeyed, and at [His] command they encamped. …
Which Path?
Jeremiah 6:16a – thus says the Lord: Stand by the roads and look; and ask for the eternal paths, where the good, old way is, then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. As my retirement date draws closer and I consider how I will best spend my time for the next 20 or 30 years, …
Test the Spirits
1 John 4:1 (AMP) “Do not put your faith in every spirit, but prove (test) the spirits to discover whether they proceed from God; for many false prophets have gone forth into the world.” The connection between the two parts of this verse clicked with me differently today. Generally, I’ve thought of this verse as a warning to beware of …
Amazing
Time and again, I am amazed at God. One area where I am continually amazed is how God shows up with answers or comments during my devotional times. People who doubt that God converses with His children on a personal level have, perhaps, never taken the time to listen. Each morning when I spend time, focused time, with God, there …
Entering the Rest of God
1 John 4:1 (AMP) “Do not put your faith in every spirit, but prove (test) the spirits to discover whether they proceed from God; for many false prophets have gone forth into the world.” The connection between the two parts of this verse clicked with me differently today. Generally, I’ve thought of this verse as a warning to beware of …