Posts with the category “daily-devotionals”

September 16-Great Chapters of the BibleWrite out the Scripture.1 Kings 18:30, Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come here to me.†They came to him, and he repaired the altar of the Lord, which ...  Read More

September 9-Great Chapters of the BibleWrite out the Scripture.Psalm 1 Kings 18:16-17, So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah. When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “I...  Read More

September 2-Great Chapters of the BibleWrite out the Scripture.Psalm 103:13-14, As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; 14 for he knows how we are...  Read More

August 26-Great Chapters of the BibleWrite out the Scripture.Psalm 103:1-2, Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his bene...  Read More

August 19-Great Chapters of the BibleWrite out the Scripture.1 Samuel 15:10-12, Now the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying, 11 “I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has turned...  Read More

August 12-Great Chapters of the BibleWrite out the Scripture.Genesis 3:11-13, “Who told you that you were naked?” the Lord God asked. “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to e...  Read More

August 5-Great Chapters of the BibleWrite out the Scripture.Genesis 3:1, The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say yo...  Read More

July 29-Great Chapters of the BibleWrite out the Scripture.Genesis 1:24-25, Then God said, “Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the same kind—livestock, small anima...  Read More

July 22-Great Chapters of the BibleWrite out the Scripture.Genesis 1:1-2, In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of...  Read More

July 15-Purposeful LivingEdited by Gary G. Hoag and Tim MacReadyThree Keys to Preparing for Purposeful Retirement by Michael Blue, Executive Director and General Counsel for the Ron Blue Institute. “H...  Read More

July 8-Purposeful LivingEdited by Gary G. Hoag and Tim MacReadyLearn to receive first to grow in the grace of giving. by Daryl Heald “Freely you have received; freely give.” Matthew 10:8b.How could I ...  Read More

July 1-Purposeful LivingEdited by Gary G. Hoag and Tim MacReadyWhat does it mean to remember the poor? by Bruce Longenecker, New Testament scholarIn the late forties of the first century, the Apostle ...  Read More

June 24-Purposeful LivingEdited by Gary G. Hoag and Tim MacReadyWhat does your savings account say about your heart? by Nicholas Breach, Executive Director of Compass “How much do you have in your sav...  Read More

June 17-Purposeful LivingEdited by Gary G. Hoag and Tim MacReadyHow can giving break the power of money in one’s life? by Todd Harper, President of Generous Giving “It is more blessed to give than to ...  Read More

June 10-Purposeful LivingEdited by Gary G. Hoag and Tim MacReady“It’s All His” by R. Scott Rodin, heads The Steward’s Journey and Kingdom Life Publishing Have you noticed that throughout Scripture, wi...  Read More

June 3-Purposeful LivingEdited by Gary G. Hoag and Tim MacReadyHow do we see work and earning in the bigger picture of our Christian faith? By Wes Willmer, Principal of the Wes Willmer Group, LLC. The...  Read More

May 27-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Judges 7:16-22, Dividing the three hundred men into three companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with...  Read More

May 20-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Judges 7:9-15, During that night the Lord said to Gideon, “Get up, go down against the camp, because I am going to give it into your han...  Read More

May 13-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Judges 7:2-8, The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands, or Israel would boast against m...  Read More

May 6-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Judges 6:36-40, Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised—37 look, I will place a wool fleece on the t...  Read More

April 29-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Judges 6:27-32, So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the Lord told him. But because he was afraid of his family and the towns...  Read More

April 22-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Judges 6:17-24, Gideon replied, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, give me a sign that it is really you talking to me. 18 Please...  Read More

April 15-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Judges 6:13-16, “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his ...  Read More

April 8-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Judges 6:7-12, When the Israelites cried out to the Lord because of Midian, 8 he sent them a prophet, who said, “This is what the Lord,...  Read More

April 1-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Judges 6:1-6, The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and for seven years he gave them into the hands of the Midianites. 2 Bec...  Read More

March 25-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Acts 7:54-60, When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. 55 But Stephen, full of ...  Read More

March 18-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Acts 6:8-15, Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. 9 Opposition arose,...  Read More

March 11-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Acts 5:17-21, Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. ...  Read More

March 4-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Acts 5:12-16, The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s ...  Read More

February 26-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Acts 5:1-5, Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife’s full knowled...  Read More

February 19-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Acts 4:32-35, All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they sh...  Read More

February 12-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Acts 4:1-7, The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to...  Read More

February 5-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Acts 3:11-16, While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called S...  Read More

January 29-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Acts 3:1-6, One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man who was ...  Read More

January 22-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Acts 2:41-47, Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day. 42 They de...  Read More

January 15-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Acts 2:16-21, …this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 17 “‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people...  Read More

January 8-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Acts 2:1-8, When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.  2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wi...  Read More

January 1-Meditating on God’s WordHere is the passage for the week:Acts 1:1-5, In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to h...  Read More

December 25-Flourish- LoveDear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7In his book, From Strength to Strength, Arthu...  Read More

December 18- Flourish- GreenThose who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. Proverbs 11:28Solomon sets “those who trust in their riches” in contrast to “the...  Read More