Daily Devotionals for Spiritual Inspiration and Guidance

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Would you like to read the Word, but don’t know how to begin?

Reading our Daily Devotionals is a good way to develop the habit of studying the scriptures. Browse our daily devotionals below and make reading the Bible part of your lifestyle.

Daily Devotional

  • May 1

    “For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith” (Romans 1:17). God reveals His righteousness to us through faith, not through our performance or self-effort. When we live every day trusting what He has already accomplished, our faith becomes the channel through which His righteousness operates in our lives.

  • April 30

    “And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them” (Galatians 3:12). The old covenant of the Mosaic Law operated on the basis of human effort; by comparison, faith under the new covenant of grace depends entirely on trusting God. No matter how good our intentions are or how hard we try, we can never earn true spiritual life through performance; it’s received by relying on God’s grace.

  • April 29

    “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world” (1 John 2:15, 16). Our affections shape our spiritual direction; whatever captures our love ultimately forms our values. Worldly desires are subtle distractions that can quietly pull the heart away from deeper communion with God.

  • April 28

    “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13). Genuine confidence doesn’t come from human qualifications but from spending time in Jesus’ presence. A personal relationship Him gives us boldness that others don’t have.

  • April 27

    “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you” (John 15:7). Answered prayer flows from abiding in Jesus and allowing what He says to shape our thoughts, desires, and expectations. Planting God’s Word in our hearts and letting it take root redirects our asking with His will.

  • April 26

    “Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires” (Psalm 37:4, NLT). As we delight in God by drawing close to Him and valuing His presence, He reshapes our desires so that what we long for aligns with His will. Pursuing God positions us to receive from Him; He has promised that those who seek Him will find Him.

  • April 25

    “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him (Philippians 2:13, NLT). Real change comes from God working within us—He supplies both the desire and the ability to do what He asks of us that we’re never left to struggle in our own strength. The Holy Spirit performs this transformation, empowering us to live out God’s will effortlessly.

  • April 24

    “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2). God saw fit to make us His children, even though the fullness of who we’re in the process of becoming in Christ hasn’t yet been completely revealed. We’ll eventually see Jesus clearly and face-to-face, free from the veil of condemnation and everything worldly.

  • April 23

    “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18). As we continue to look at Jesus, and not at our performance, the Holy Spirit begins transforming us without any of our own self efforts. This empowers us be ambassadors for Christ.

  • April 22

    “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy” (Jude 1:24). God—not our own efforts—sustains us, protects us from harm, and presents us as flawless because of Christ’s finished work. He does this even though we’re not perfect; this is grace in action.

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July 29

Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you” (Luke 22:20).

The New Testament would never have been possible without Jesus shedding His blood and dying for us. Because of what He did, we now have access to lives far superior to what was available to mankind before the cross.   

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July 28

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? (Hebrews 9:14).

Faith in what the blood of Christ accomplished for us frees us from empty religious performance. We can now receive forgiveness from God for our past sinful deeds; we no longer have to suffer with a guilty conscience.

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July 27

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life (2 Corinthias 3:6).

We who have been born again are products of the New Testament. We’re all able ministers of it when we spread the gospel of the grace of Jesus Christ.

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July 26

For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins (Matthew 26:28).

Under Old-Testament law, animal sacrifices were required to cover man’s sins. Jesus—the spotless Lamb of God—changed that requirement when He sacrificed His own body and blood to activate the New-Testament covenant of grace. 

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July 25

Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble (Proverbs 17:17, MSG).

Unlike worldly friendships, godly friendships edify, strengthen, and build us up. It’s in these healthy relationships that we find loyal friends who love us enough to be called family; they won’t disappear on us when the storms of life hit.

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July 24

“Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye (1 Corinthians 16:1).

Religion gives us the wrong idea about our identity as believers. After we’ve accepted Christ, we’re no longer “sinners saved by grace,” but saints; this is how God sees us. 

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July 23

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few” (Ecclesiastes 5:2).

A critical spirit can cause us to say foolish things we’ll later regret. When we’re upset about something, sometimes it’s better to say nothing until we can think clearly.

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July 22

People who despise advice are asking for trouble; those who respect a command will succeed (Proverbs 13:13, NLT).

Being hardheaded and stubborn is a trait of emotional immaturity, and holds us back in life. By comparison, being flexible enough to accept instruction and direction helps us learn and grow, and gives us success; this is a spiritual law.

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July 21

Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever (Psalm 106:1, NLT).

When we take a moment to remember all the good God has done in our lives, it’s hard not to be thankful. A grateful attitude helps us deal with life’s ups and downs.

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