Daily Devotional from Psalm 108—Verse 3I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.Many years ago, as I was getting to know my co-workers at a new job, I learned that one of them had only had one child, and that child had died very young due to meningitis. Moved with compassion and the love of a parent, I asked him, “How did you survive that l...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 15--Verse 27 Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the master’s table. This has to be the greatest comeback line in all the Bible. This Canaanite woman was on her game, wasn’t she? She gets ignored, scorned, slighted, overlooked, and then downright insulted. And yet she still fires back the sharpest response ever. Essentially saying, “I’m here, an...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 14--Verse 30But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.”In many sermons I’ve heard about this passage, Peter gets a bad rap. But the fact is that Peter was the only one who stepped out in faith. In his encounter with Jesus, he models what we should also do when we are afraid—cry out to Him. Jesus saved Peter immediately...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 13--Verse 17For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.The prophets and the people who served God long awaited the coming of the Messiah. He was here standing in front of many and some believed and knew Jesus was really the Messiah. Now for us today we know ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 12--Verse 21The nations will put their hope in his name.We live in a world that struggles to find a place for hope. We see this every day with the rise of depression, anxiety, and suicide rates all over the world. At the moment, everything seems….hopeless. Yet, Jesus is the fulfillment of hope. In Jesus, all nations will find their HOPE! Isaiah 9:1 & 2 says this… “Nev...  Read More

Daily devotional from Matthew 11--Verse 27All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.How do we get to know God?The more Jesus discloses Himself, the more we will know about the Father. He becomes more real in our lives. Our faith grows. Our head knowledg...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Proverb 2—Verses 16-17So you will be delivered from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words, who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God…How do we find wisdom in Proverbs when it seems like it doesn’t apply? I mean, I am not tempted by forbidden women. What can I get from this? Well, try replacing the idea of a ‘forbidden...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 10--Verses 5-6Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Sometimes Jesus will put restrictions on our life for a certain time. He closes the door. He tells us “No.” In the moment, we may think he’s being harsh or unfair. He prohibits and he withholds. Why? Well, at least in this situation,...  Read More

Daily Devotionals from Matthew 9--Verse 12But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick."It’s tempting, and even easy, to avoid those who aren’t like us. Sometimes we find it more comforting to surround ourselves with those who believe like we do. Eventually, we can even start to view those different than us, like non-believers, as a threat,...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 8--Verses 2 and 3And a man with leprosy came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Jesus reached out with His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.Isn’t it awesome that Jesus was willing to dirty himself by touching this leper? Leprosy was infectious...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 7--Verses 13-14Enter through the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who go through it. How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.In our lives today, we strive to make things easy for ourselves. We do things that require the least amount of effort. We like convenienc...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Matthew 6--Verse 10Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.As part of an example prayer the Lord provided his disciples, we are to pray that things on earth will become the way they are now in heaven.While it may seem things are going in the opposite direction, it is God’s will circumstances on earth improve.By asking us to pray for improvement, God ...  Read More