Scripture: Isaiah 43:18–19 (NIV) “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” Devotion: Have you ever heard the saying, “Out with the old and in with the new” ? It means you have to make room for what’s new. If you were buying new furniture because the old furniture is worn out, connected to hurtful memories, or simply no longer useful, you cannot bring the new furniture into that space until

Scripture: Matthew 6:1–2 (NIV) “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them… When you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do… to be honored by others.” Devotion: Have you ever seen people do good things just for a show? Like recording themselves feeding the homeless, broadcasting every “good deed,” or constantly posting to make sure everyone sees how generous or holy they are. These are the kind of p

Scripture: Numbers 20:7–12 (NIV) Devotion: Have you ever heard the saying, “A hard head makes a soft behind” ? Or how about, “If you make your bed, you have to lie in it” ? Both are true. Many of the hardships we experience in life are not because God is unfaithful, but because we chose to be disobedient. We really can create unnecessary pain and setbacks simply by doing things our way instead of God’s. God is a good Father who loves us deeply. Everything He instructs us to

Scripture: Acts 5:29 (NIV) “Peter and the other apostles replied: ‘We must obey God rather than human beings!’” Devotion: When you make the decision to truly follow Jesus and obey His Word, pressure will come. Sometimes it can feel lonely. People may disagree with you, question your choices, or try to convince you to choose their way, or the world’s way, over God’s way. Not only will pressure come from the world, but sometimes it will come from your own family. Because we

Scripture: Genesis 19:29 (NIV) “So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham, and he brought Lot out of the catastrophe that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.” Devotion: There’s an old song that says, “My mother prayed for me. Had me on her mind. She took the time and prayed for me. I’m so glad she prayed for me.” Sometimes we don’t realize just how true that is. We’ve been spared from danger, protected from destruction, healed, favored, and

Scripture: Hebrews 3:13 (NIV) “…so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.” Devotion: Have you ever convinced yourself that something you’re doing isn’t really that bad? You tell yourself, “At least I’m not doing what they’re doing,” or “I’ve got this under control.” You feel fine, life is still moving, and nothing terrible has happened yet; so you assume everything is okay. That false sense of security is dangerous, because sin’s favorite trick is making

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Ephesians 4:18–19 (NIV)
“They are darkened in their understanding… having lost all sensitivity…” Devotion: Have you ever noticed how something that once bothered you doesn’t bother you anymore? Things you used to care deeply about: people’s feelings, doing the right thing, even your own well-being, slowly stop mattering. You don’t feel convicted like you used to. You don’t feel much of anything at all. That numbness didn’t happen overnight. It crept in little by li

Scripture: Genesis 3:12 (NIV) “The man said, ‘The woman you put here with me; she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.’” Devotion: Have you ever known someone who never admits when they’re wrong? No matter what they do or how much damage they cause, it’s always somebody else’s fault. They might say something like, “If John hadn’t made me mad, I wouldn’t have crashed out and broke the door.” Instead of owning their actions, they blame the person who “triggered” t

Scripture: Genesis 3:8 (NIV) “Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.” Devotion: Have you ever hidden from your parents after doing something wrong? I know I have. I would try my best to avoid them because of guilt, shame, and fear. Most of the time, we already know when we’ve done wrong. That inner conviction makes us uncomfortable, and i

Scripture: John 8:34–36 (NIV) “Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.’” Devotion: Have you been set free? Don’t answer that just yet; hold your answer until the end of this devotion. Sometimes we are not even aware that we are in bondage or a form of slavery. And if a person doesn’t know they’re bound,

Scripture: John 4:39–42 (NIV) “Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony… They said to the woman, ‘We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.’” Devotion: Whether you realize it or not, you are contagious . Something about you is influencing, rubbing off on, and affecting the people around you every single day. Have you ever been

Scripture: Psalm 34:19 (KJV) “Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.” Devotion: We were never promised that we wouldn’t go through trials. Life comes in seasons, and with those seasons come tests, pressure, and afflictions. From the past to the present, believers have always faced hardship; but they have also experienced deliverance by the hand of God. We overcome these tough seasons through our faith in God , prayer , His ho

Scripture: Matthew 6:33 (KJV) “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Devotion: I think we are naturally programmed to want to skip steps and go straight to what we want. Growing up, we couldn’t just sit down and eat dinner. We had to wash our hands, say grace, and sit properly at the table. And we definitely couldn't have dessert until we finished our food; and I wanted that peach cobbler, lol! Today’s s

Scripture: Isaiah 58:1 (NLV) “Cry aloud, do not hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet. Tell My people their wrongdoing, and the family of Jacob their sins.” Devotion: “Cry aloud! Spare not!” Have you seen or heard this passage of Scripture before? Growing up in church, I heard it often. It was usually quoted to justify calling out people’s sins. Over the years, I’ve witnessed this done the right way and the wrong way . Let’s use a simple example. Imagine going to th

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:11 (NIV) “I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.” Matthew 24:13 (NIV) “But the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.” Devotion: Often times, the people who appear to be the toughest or strongest are actually the most sensitive. They can’t handle much pressure

Scripture: Exodus 34:28 (NIV) “Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.” Devotion: Fasting is not a new idea, and it is not a modern trend. The first person in the Bible recorded to fast was Moses . He fasted for forty days and forty nights in the presence of God. No food. No water. No distractions. Just God. During this fast, Moses was not t

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6–7 (NIV) “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.” Devotion: Did you know there are many people who have rejected miracles and answ

Scripture: Habakkuk 2:3 (ESV) “For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.” Devotion: We live in a fast-paced world where almost everything can be microwaved, downloaded, or delivered instantly. This constant access to speed has shaped many of us to become naturally impatient. We don’t like waiting: especially not for answers, results, or breakthroughs. And somet

Scripture: Psalm 35:13 (NIV) “Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. When my prayers returned to me unanswered,” Ezra 8:21 (NIV) “There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.” Devotion: Many people believe they are humble, yet often display the opposite. Humility is the opposite of arrogance. To be humble

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:15 (NKJV) “And he said, ‘Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.’” Devotion: Often, we carry things we were never meant to carry and fight battles that were never ours to fight. Imagine your legs trying to do a job that your arms were designed to do; sounds exhausting and in