Devotions

2 Corinthians 8:2 In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. Today’s reading takes us to the book of 2 Corinthians, written by […]

Acts 8:8 So there was great joy in that city. Taking today’s verse at face value does you no good, so let’s look at the context so that we know just what we are talking […]

Proverbs 15:23 A person finds joy in giving an apt reply – and how good is a timely word! I admit that I looked at this verse and was not sure what was meant by […]

Psalm 95:1 Come let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Today’s verse is an invitation of praise and worship for the Lord. It is […]

Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Today’s verse […]

Isaiah 61:10 I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom […]

\ Colossians 1:12 And giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. In the Old Testament God made a […]

Jude 1:24 To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy… We begin this month with a promise that should […]

Zechariah 2:5 And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the Lord , ‘and I will be its glory within.’ The final verse we are looking at today calls God a […]

Matthew 1:23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God is with us”).  Today’s verse is one that most people associate with Christmas, since […]

John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. We already covered the Bread of Life […]

Isaiah 43:15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, Israel’s Creator, your king.  Today’s name is one that we say without really thinking about any more. It is common to hear Him referred to as […]

Revelation 1:18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. In today’s verse we see Jesus […]

John 6:48 I am the bread of life. Today we explore what Jesus meant when He called Himself the bread of life. To fully understand this short Scripture, we need to continue reading. Read verses […]

Nahum 1:7 The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him. Today we are hopping to the book of Nahum, which is probably not one you […]