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 4.17.26

โ€œBe alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.โ€โ€ญโ€ญ1 Peterโ€ฌ โ€ญ5โ€ฌ:โ€ญ8โ€ฌ-โ€ญ9โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Stay Woke! Thatโ€™s what being alert …

Morning Devotional 4.11.26

โ€œDonโ€™t you know that you yourselves are Godโ€™s temple and that Godโ€™s Spirit dwells in your midst? If anyone destroys Godโ€™s temple, God will destroy that person; for Godโ€™s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.โ€โ€ญโ€ญ1 Corinthiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ3โ€ฌ:โ€ญ16โ€ฌ-โ€ญ17โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ If we are sacred, how do we care for our temples? This morning I …

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 4.6.2026

โ€œThe voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ29โ€ฌ:โ€ญ3โ€ฌ-โ€ญ4โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ The "voice of the LORD" represents Godโ€™s Creative, Omnipotent, and Authoritative power, often described as a thunderous, unstoppable …

Morning Devotional 4.4.26

โ€œThe Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ29โ€ฌ:โ€ญ11โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ The number one prayer in my life right now is that I will never allow myself to be offended by anyone ever again. There are innumerable times during each and every day where things happen to us that, as …

Morning Devotional 4.3.26

โ€œBut he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.โ€โ€ญโ€ญIsaiahโ€ฌ โ€ญ53โ€ฌ:โ€ญ5โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Written centuries before the birth of Christ, this text describes a figure whose vicarious suffering, not for His own sins, but to pay for …

Morning Devotional 4.1.26

โ€œfixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.โ€โ€ญโ€ญHebrewsโ€ฌ โ€ญ12โ€ฌ:โ€ญ2โ€ฌ-โ€ญ3โ€ฌ …

Morning Devotional 3.30.26

โ€œThe next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, โ€œLook, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!โ€โ€ญโ€ญJohnโ€ฌ โ€ญ1โ€ฌ:โ€ญ29โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ By what are you known? What do people say about you? What if we embodied our belief in ways that whispered our presence before we entered the spaces we …