Morning Devotional 2.12.26

โ€œI know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well-fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPhilippiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ4โ€ฌ:โ€ญ12โ€ฌ-โ€ญ13โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ I …

Morning Devotional 1.31.26

โ€œand let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:โ€โ€ญโ€ญHebrewsโ€ฌ โ€ญ10โ€ฌ:โ€ญ24โ€ฌ โ€ญKJVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Let us provoke one another into love. Isnโ€™t that challenge by which should all be inspired? Letโ€™s encourage one another.There is so much animosity in the world, canโ€™t we strive for better?We must.Lord, hear and receive our prayers. Image …

Morning Devotional 1.28.26

โ€œBe careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPhilippiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ4โ€ฌ:โ€ญ6โ€ฌ-โ€ญ7โ€ฌ โ€ญKJVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Peace passing all understanding. Whew. I know that I havenโ€™t felt that peace …

Morning Devotional 1.27.26

โ€œHear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. And enter not into judgment with thy servant: For in thy sight shall no man living be justified.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmโ€ฌ โ€ญ143โ€ฌ:โ€ญ1โ€ฌ-โ€ญ2โ€ฌ โ€ญKJVโ€ฌโ€ฌ This morning during my meditative practice, the lesson was discipline over motivation. Motivation can wane, but …

Sunday Devotional 1.18.2026

โ€œNow I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no divisions among you but that you be knit together in the same mind and the same purpose.โ€โ€ญโ€ญ1 Corinthiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ1โ€ฌ:โ€ญ10โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Be in agreement with no division.I am …

Morning Devotional 1.14.26

โ€œThe reward for humility and fear (awe) of the LORD is riches and honor and life.โ€โ€ญโ€ญProverbsโ€ฌ โ€ญ22โ€ฌ:โ€ญ4โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Lord, I trust You. I trust You in joy, and even in the midst of my brokenhearted seasons. I never wouldโ€™ve made it through the last year without the hearts and hands and prayers that sustain meโ€ฆyโ€™allI …

Morning Devotional 1.12.2026

โ€œFor those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.โ€โ€ญโ€ญMarkโ€ฌ โ€ญ8โ€ฌ:โ€ญ35โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Do you trust more in your own strength than in God? This morning, as I begin a week where my own strength will …

Morning Devotional 1.11.2026

โ€œThen Peter began to speak to them: โ€œI truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every people anyone who fears him and practices righteousness is acceptable to him.โ€โ€ญโ€ญActsโ€ฌ โ€ญ10โ€ฌ:โ€ญ34โ€ฌ-โ€ญ35โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ Anyone who fears God, (fear meaning in awe and reverence) and does right, is acceptable. We are all Godโ€™s Beloved children, and who …

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 …