Morning (somewhere) Devotional 4.19.26

โ€œFor the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.โ€โ€ญโ€ญ2 Timothyโ€ฌ โ€ญ1โ€ฌ:โ€ญ7โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Scared for what?? I have, by Godโ€™s Grace survived for trials and heartaches than I ever couldโ€™ve imagined. Afraid of what? Seriously? If Iโ€™ve learned nothing else on this faith journey, it is that …

Morning Devotional 4.10.26

โ€œThe Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ145โ€ฌ:โ€ญ18โ€ฌ-โ€ญ19โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌ Fear. Fear of God. We hear โ€œfearโ€ and we panic. Fear of God is reverence or awe, meaning none …

Morning Devotional 4.7.26

โ€œVery truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.โ€โ€ญโ€ญJohnโ€ฌ โ€ญ5โ€ฌ:โ€ญ24โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ What if believing could change everything? Would you risk it for everything? Our faith is rewarded, even when it is weak and …

Morning Devotional 3.27.26

โ€œMay the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,โ€โ€ญโ€ญRomansโ€ฌ โ€ญ15โ€ฌ:โ€ญ5โ€ฌ โ€ญESVโ€ฌโ€ฌHarmony.To glorify God with "one mind and voice."Harmony is not unison, but rather a beautiful cacophony of acoustic coherence.Let Harmony be our prayer.Thanks be to God. Image may be subject to copyright

Morning Devotional 3.21.26

โ€œThere remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters Godโ€™s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.โ€โ€ญโ€ญHebrewsโ€ฌ โ€ญ4โ€ฌ:โ€ญ9โ€ฌ-โ€ญ11โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Sabbath rest. This is …

Morning Devotional 2.19.26

โ€œNo discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.โ€โ€ญโ€ญHebrewsโ€ฌ โ€ญ12โ€ฌ:โ€ญ11โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ I am refreshing my morning routines. I look forward to creating habits and practices, training my body and my soul in newly beneficial ways.What will …

Morning Devotional 1.10.2026

โ€œBless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefitsโ€”โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ103โ€ฌ:โ€ญ1โ€ฌ-โ€ญ2โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Returning today to the wise counsel given by a friend who said,โ€œItโ€™s time to stop living in survival mode.โ€ Iโ€™m not there yet, but …