Posts with the category “daily-devotional”

“Walking Through the Psalms”“Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your house; I will worship at your Temple with deepest awe.” – Psalm 5:7 (NLT)“God’s Welcome Mat of Love” God makes me worthy. ...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.” – Psalm 5:3 (NLT)“Wait Expectantly” Is there anything better than g...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine.” – Psalm 4:7 (NLT)“There Is Nothing Better Than God!” When I read our passage to...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“Offer sacrifices in the right spirit, and trust the Lord.” – Psalm 4:5 (NLT)“It’s Not What, It’s How” Have you ever had your kids (or anyone) say the right thing but with ...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent.” – Psalm 4:4 (NLT)“Control Your Anger or It Will Control You!” Several years ago, polic...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“How long will you people ruin my reputation? How long will you make groundless accusations? How long will you continue your lies? You can be sure of this: The Lord set apa...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“Answer me when I call to you, O God who declares me innocent. Free me from my troubles. Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.” – Psalm 4:1 (NLT)“Head Games” “Don’t let them...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“Arise, O Lord! Rescue me, my God! Slap all my enemies in the face! Shatter the teeth of the wicked! Victory comes from you, O Lord. May you bless your people.” – Psalm 3:7...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“I lay down and slept, yet I woke up in safety, for the Lord was watching over me. I am not afraid of ten thousand enemies who surround me on every side.” – Psalm 3:5-6 (NL...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“I cried out to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy mountain.” – Psalm 3:4 (NLT)“God Hears” Trauma can sometimes have a numbing quality to it. It can skew our percep...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.” – Psalm 3:3 (NLT)“Let Nothing Bring You Down!” What an incredibly powerful pass...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“O Lord, I have so many enemies; so many are against me. So many are saying, ‘God will never rescue him!’” – Psalm 3:1-2 (NLT)“Wars of the Heart” One of the things I love a...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“and they prosper in all they do.” – Psalm 1:3 (NLT)“The Turbo Boost of God’s Blessing!” One of the great outcomes of pursuing the presence of God is being endowed with the...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“They are like trees planted along the riverbank…Their leaves never wither” – Psalm 1:3 (NLT)“Stay Watered and You Won’t Wither” When my family and I moved to Phoenix in 19...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season.” – Psalm 1:3 (NLT)“Are You Fruitful?” Fruitful. Is that a word that you would use to describe y...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“They are like trees planted along the riverbank…” – Psalm 1:3 (NLT)“Strong and Steady” “Strong and steady.” Wouldn’t you love for that to be the description of your walk o...  Read More

January 5, 2025“Walking Through the Psalms”“But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.” – Psalm 1:2 (NLT)“Divine Lenses” I watched a video the other day of a 14-month-old...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.” – Psalm 1:2 (NLT)“It Starts with the Heart” “It starts with the heart.” That’s the title for my m...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers” – Psalm 1:1 (NIV)“Beware of the Slide”...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners…” – Psalm 1:1 (NLT)“Standing Around Or Standing Your Ground?” When I was a k...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked…” – Psalm 1:1 (NLT)“Don’t Lend Them Your Ears!” On this day in 1929, the California Golden Bears were play...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and the New“So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.” – John 13:34 (NLT)“Loving the Jesus Way” As w...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and the NewThen he added, “Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of tru...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and the New“I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harve...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and the NewAfter supper he took another cup of wine and said, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poure...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and The New“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” – 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)“A New YOU!” 2025 ...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The ShepherdsAfter seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. All who heard the shepher...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The ShepherdsWhen the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The ShepherdsSuddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peac...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The Shepherds“The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will f...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The ShepherdsSuddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel re...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The ShepherdsThat night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among the...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The ShepherdsAnd while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of clot...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The ShepherdsHe took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child. – Luke 2:5 (NLT)“Commitment” Once Joseph heard from God, he was “...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The ShepherdsAt that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken w...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The Magi“After that, God said to them in a dream, ‘Do not go back to see Herod again.’ So the men followed a different road to return to their own country.”...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The Magi“They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and g...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The MagiAfter this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The Magi(Herod) called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?” “In Bethlehem i...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The Magi“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.” King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard ...  Read More