Daily Devotions

Devotions Archive

  • He is Always By Our Side

    Corrie Gerbatz | September 4, 2020

    “Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.” Joel 2:13 (NIV)

    • Waiting on God
    • God's Love
  • Praying When You Don’t Have Words

    Chrystal Evans Hurst | September 3, 2020

    “She said, ‘Let your maidservant find favor in your sight.’ So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.” 1 Samuel 1:18 (NASB)

    • Prayer
    • Time with God
  • Fighting Fear With Faith and Laughter

    Laura Jensen Walker | September 2, 2020

    “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV)

    • Fear
    • Faith
  • Answers That Don’t Seem Like Answers

    Lorraine Edwards, COMPEL Training Member | September 1, 2020

    “The LORD said to Moses, ‘Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward.’” Exodus 14:15 (ESV)

    • Fear
  • Watching the Horizon for Your Prodigal

    Sarah Geringer | August 31, 2020

    “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.” Luke 15:20b (NIV)

    • Faith
    • Hope
  • When You Feel Unlovable

    Amy Carroll | August 28, 2020

    “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14 (NIV)

    • God's Word
    • God's Perspective
    • God's Love
  • Pray About Everything

    Sheila Walsh | August 27, 2020

    “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)

    • Prayer
  • Spending Time With God in the Busyness of Life

    Kia Stephens | August 26, 2020

    “Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.” Genesis 5:24 (NIV)

    • Balancing Life
    • Time with God
  • Don’t Be Afraid of Missing God

    Lisa Bevere | August 25, 2020

    “You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.” Psalm 139:5-6 (ESV)

    • Faith
    • Confidence
    • Trust
    • Fear
  • Putting Life in Portrait Mode

    Karen Ehman | August 24, 2020

    “But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13b-14 (CSB)

    • Endurance
    • Perseverance
    • Faith
  • But First ...

    Anitha Abraham | August 21, 2020

    “They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.” Ezekiel 44:23 (ESV)

    • Time with God
    • God's Word
    • Hope
  • When We’re Stuck In a Mess

    Lysa TerKeurst | August 20, 2020

    “Then the LORD said to me, ‘You have made your way around this hill country long enough; now turn north.’” Deuteronomy 2:2-3 (NIV)

    • God's Love
    • Hope
  • Enough

    Cindy Bultema | August 19, 2020

    “For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)

    • God's Love
  • When You’ve Wandered Away from God

    Arlene Pellicane | August 18, 2020

    “Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.” John 13:1b, c (NIV)

    • God's Plan
    • God's Love
  • What if My Quiet Times Are Anything but Quiet?

    Corrie Gerbatz | August 17, 2020

    “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7 (NIV)

    • Time with God
  • Fighting for Those Who Forgo the Fight

    Jasmine Williams | August 14, 2020

    “When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.” Ruth 1:18‬ (‭NIV‬‬)‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

    • Relationships
    • God's Plan
    • God's Love
  • Choosing to Accept Grace in Everything

    Laura Bailey | August 13, 2020

    “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 (ESV)

    • Mercy
    • Grace
  • Personalizing Parenthood

    Jessica Smartt | August 12, 2020

    “Then our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace.” Psalm 144:12 (NIV)

    • Trust
    • Parenting
  • Three Ways to Stay Faithful in a Sifting Season

    Meredith Houston Carr | August 11, 2020

    “‘Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.’” Luke 22:31-32 (ESV)

    • Grace
    • Faithfulness
    • Faith
  • Hanging on When It Feels Like God is Holding Out

    Alicia Bruxvoort | August 10, 2020

    “But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.” Romans 8:25 (ESV)

    • Perseverance
    • Hope
    • Waiting on God

Recent Devotions