Daily Devotionals

August 17, 2026 “The Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed: The Lord—the Lord is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth …” (Exodus 34:6, CSB). When we want to get to know someone, one of the first questions we ask is, “What’s your name?” Once we know someone very well, their name can extend beyond a label to describe likeness. During their…

August 15, 2026 “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you …” (Isaiah 43:2, NIV). Depression: Seasons of sadness come even to the most courageous saints. Like people you know. Perhaps you experience this drift toward depression. Setbacks can trigger it. So can the loss of a loved one, a job, or a savings account. Physical changes — a pregnancy or cardiac event — can dampen the…

August 14, 2026 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28, NIV). I’ve been carrying a burden that’s been weighing me down for a long time. And today, right now, this minute, I’m choosing to lay it down. I’m releasing it to God. And I’m making a commitment not to pick it back up. I suspect you might have a similar situation in which you keep…

August 13, 2026 “Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. ‘You of little faith,’ he said, ‘why did you doubt?’” (Matthew 14:31). Peter was always overflowing with impulsive courage. When he saw Jesus walking on the stormy sea, he called out, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” And when Jesus answered with a single word, “Come!”, Peter actually stepped out…

August 12, 2026 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” (Matthew 5:13) When God, who is our objective point of reference, is removed from the center of society, humanity quickly gets lost in the dark. Without a true north, people drift aimlessly on a…

August 11, 2026 “There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.” (Matthew 17:2) Jesus takes three of His disciples and leads them up a high mountain, far away from the noise of the crowds and the demands of daily ministry (Matthew 17:1–9). There, His appearance is breathtakingly transformed: His face shines like the sun, and His…

August 10, 2026 “Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.’” (Matthew 16:24) When we first hear Jesus say “let him deny himself,” it can easily frighten us (Matthew 16:24–28). It sounds as though He is demanding voluntary self-destruction, crushing our individuality, or exercising cruel coercion over our…

August 8, 2026 “Jesus replied, ‘They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.’” (Matthew 14:16) When the great crowd gathered and grew hungry in the desolate place (Matthew 14:13–21), the disciples offered a very modern, rational suggestion: “Dismiss the crowds, so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” It was the classic “every man for himself” mindset. It…

August 7, 2026 “Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, ‘Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.’” (Matthew 15:23) In the encounter with the Canaanite woman, Jesus appears to act completely out of sync with human urgency (Matthew 15:21–28). He stays silent when help is desperately needed, and the disciples simply want to get rid of her to stop the…

August 6, 2026 “A thief wants to rob, murder and destroy. But I have come to give them life in their fullness.” (John 10:10) Life should not be complicated. Jesus did not die on the cross for us to have a challenging, frustrating, and unhappy life. According to John 10:10, we have a fulfilled life. We often lose joy and hope for a better life as things get complicated. We must stop stressing…

August 5, 2026 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. (James 4:8) In this verse, we need to point out that we are first asked to come to God before we are asked to sin no more. So many people do it the other way around. They think they can never come to God, make a relationship with Him, and become Christians…

August 4, 2026 Do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us? (James 4:5) The above scripture says that the Holy Spirit dwells in us and is jealous of our faithfulness. Yes, we are the ones who determine how close our relationship with God should be. Although the Holy Spirit lives in us, the Holy Spirit will not impose this…

August 3, 2026 “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” (1 John 1:5) In the World, people have fictitious superhero characters that they can fantasize about, who come to the rescue whenever evil tries to take over the world. These crusaders are usually dark, brooding characters who walk a thin line between…

August 1, 2026 “Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.” (Matthew 13:43) This bright, echoing verse from the Gospel gives us the ultimate horizon of hope. Every hidden struggle, every tear shed in secret, and every exhausting battle against our own selfishness and the world’s darkness is never meaningless. God sees every single effort to love when it is…

July 31, 2026 “Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.” (Galatians 1:10) There are too many people pleasers in the body of Christ, and God is beginning to address this issue within the Church. Have you ever found yourself sitting around with non-believers nodding your head in…

July 20, 2026 The pride of your heart has deceived you,you who live in the clefts of the rocksand make your home on the heights,you who say to yourself,‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’Though you soar like the eagleand make your nest among the stars,from there I will bring you down,”declares the Lord. (Obadiah 3-4) The Bible says, “Pride goes before a fall,” for good reason. There are many…

July 29, 2026 “In his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” (Matthew 13:44) Jesus leads us directly to the most essential question of our existence: what holds the number one spot in our lives, and what are we truly ready to sacrifice for it? In the parables of the hidden treasure and the precious pearl, the response to finding something of ultimate worth is striking. The…