Devotionals

Tell me what I need to hear! Seek the counsel of the wise and do not get attached to the praises of men. September 4 It is better to be criticized by a wise person than to be praised by a fool! Ecclesiastes 7:5 Share this Devotional Tell me what I need to hear! Praise and criticism are two things … Read More

God, I don’t understand! We will never understand everything that is going on. August 28 But do people know where to find wisdom? Where can they find understanding? Job 28:12 Share this Devotional God, I don’t understand! Job has lost virtually everything in his life. God allowed Satan to send one calamity after another until he was left sitting in … Read More

Love AND gifts! If you want to be successful in the things that you do, then you need to be loving people. August 21 Let love be your highest goal, but also desire the special abilities the Spirit gives, especially the gift of prophecy. 1 Corinthians 14:1 Share this Devotional Love AND gifts! Paul has just spent the last two … Read More

Giving what God has given! Wherever He has placed you is where He wants you to share what He is teaching you. August 14 They read from the Book of the Law of God and clearly explained the meaning of what was being read, helping the people understand each passage. Nehemiah 8:8 Share this Devotional Giving what God has given! … Read More

Look who’s coming to dinner! Everyone has a place at God’s table of salvation! August 7 The Passover meal was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile and by the others in the land who had turned from their immoral customs to worship the LORD, the God of Israel. Ezra 6:21 Share this Devotional Look who’s … Read More

Open the doors of worship! As leaders, everything that we do should be drawing people closer to God. July 31 In the very first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah reopened the doors of the Temple of the LORD and repaired them. 2 Chronicles 29:3 Share this Devotional Open the doors of worship! Hezekiah takes over the … Read More

Learning the hard way! The choice is ours; serve God with a humble heart or endure the forced humbling of our heart by an unloving destroyer. July 24 But they will become his subjects, so they will know the difference between serving me and serving earthly rulers. 2 Chronicles 12:8 Share this Devotional Learning the hard way! King Rehoboam of … Read More

Calling the equipped! Never forget that if it was God who put you into the position of leadership, than it is His place to replace you if He so chooses. July 17 All of these descendants of Obed-edom, including their sons and grandsons—sixty-two of them in all—were very capable men, well qualified for their work. 1 Chronicles 26:8 Share this … Read More

Leaders who fail! Humble your heart before you find yourself hanging on some enemy’s wall as a trophy. July 10 So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD. He failed to obey the LORD’s command, and he even consulted a medium instead of asking the LORD for guidance. So the LORD killed him and turned his kingdom over … Read More

Be careful who you stand next to! If God tells you to stay away from a certain group or type of people, it is because He has a different plan for them that does not include you. July 3 Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join … Read More

Willing to sacrifice! Our willingness to sacrifice everything is the sacrifice that God desires most. June 26 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city. Acts 17:16 Share this Devotional Willing to sacrifice! Paul is waiting for Silas and Timothy to arrive from Berea.  It appears … Read More

Changed desires! It is through an intimate knowledge of God and His will that we know how to live this life. June 19 Then the man of God went to the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: The Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the plains. … Read More