Devotionals

If Anger > Offense Then Injustice

If Anger > Offense Then Injustice
“But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought befor...

God's Power Made Perfect in Human Weakness

God's Power Made Perfect in Human Weakness
“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil.  For forty days and forty nights He fasted and became very ...

From Mourning To Morning

From Mourning To Morning
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 (NIV) As I pictured Jesus delivering the sermon of the Beatitudes on the Mo...

Overcoming The Power of Anxiety

Overcoming The Power of Anxiety
23 Search me, God, and know my heart;     test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me,     and lead me in the ...

Overcoming the Power of Anger

Overcoming the Power of Anger
13 One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him. ...

Overcoming The Power of Addiction

Overcoming The Power of Addiction
26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 NIV Here is a reflection tha...

Overcoming The Power of Trauma

Overcoming The Power of Trauma
14 You can’t heal a wound by saying it’s not there! Yet the priests and prophets give assurances of peace when all is war.  Jeremiah 6:14 NLT Traum...

The Personal Quality of Resilience

The Personal Quality of Resilience
20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship 21 and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s wom...

The Stunting Illusion of Control

The Stunting Illusion of Control
Lazy hands make a man poor but diligent hands bring wealth. Proverbs 9:4 Lord, how much control do I have over the outcome of my effort?  Do I succ...

Pray Like Jesus!

Pray Like Jesus!
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place.  When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his...

Mind Your Own Business

Mind Your Own Business
13 No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never ...

Brokenness is next to Godliness

Brokenness is next to Godliness
But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, dis...