devotion

Colossians 1:11 …being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience… Take a few moments to read the verses before today’s, just to ensure you […]

2 Timothy 3:10 You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance… Paul references seven different items in today’s verse that he wants Timothy to be reminded […]

Ecclesiastes 7:8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. In today’s verse we visit the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes and see that the end of […]

Proverbs 19:11 A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense. This verse threw me for a loop today. I am not sure what caused me such difficulty in writing, […]

2 Corinthians 6:6 …in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love… Before we begin, take a few minutes to read 2 Corinthians 6:3-6. We can’t take today’s verse by […]

Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. We begin a new month with a familiar verse that has been covered in previous […]

1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. As we wrap up the month, we are given yet another day of agape love. We had quite […]

1 John 4:8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. As we near the end of the month it seems our time left with the Greek form agape is not […]

Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Oh! Today we are going to get all fancy with our word study! Not only are we NOT being given yet […]

Mark 12:31 “The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” In today’s verse we get a different perspective on love, this time from Jesus instead of from […]

Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. This is a verse that we have covered in the past in our daily devotions, but today […]

Galatians 5:14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Galatians was also written by Paul. Care to wager a guess at the Greek form of love […]

Ephesians 4:2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. We turn to Ephesians today and have the words of Paul where once again he uses agape to describe the […]

1 John 4:11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. Can you guess the Greek word for love today? It seems John spoke only of agape love in […]

John 13:34 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. Today’s verse on love is non-negotiable. It is a command, something we MUST […]