Year: 2025

Daniel 10:19 “Do not be afraid, you who are highly esteemed,” he said. “Peace! Be strong now; be strong.” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, since you have […]

Hebrews 10:35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.  Hebrews 10:34 begins with “You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you […]

2 Corinthians 3:12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.  As we have learned in previous devotions, context is key to understanding. Today’s verse begins with therefore which tells us it […]

Habakkuk 3:18 …yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. When you read the context from which today’s verse is drawn you see numerous ways the people might […]

Revelation 2:10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten […]

Zephaniah 3:16 On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp.” Today’s verse (and the whole passage) looks to the future, to a day when […]

Psalm 31:24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.  Yesterday we learned that the Lord would do what is good in His sight. Today we hear from David and are […]

1 Chronicles 19:13 Be strong, and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in His sight. Today’s verse comes from Joab, a […]

Philippians 1:28 …without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved – and that by God. […]

Psalm 96:8 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come into his courts. Upon first glance, I wasn’t entirely sure what was meant by “ascribe.” The basic premise of […]

Romans 6:15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! Sin is sin, regardless of how “bad” it may seem. We often try to justify […]

James 4:6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” At the beginning of the month we learned about humility and being […]

1 Corinthians 6:20 You were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. Throughout this month we have talked a lot about surrendering our will to Him and being humble before Him. Yesterday […]