Devotionals Daily Blog for Inspiration and Growth

Fight Discouragement

How joyful are those who fear the Lord and delight in obeying His commands... They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the Lord to care for them. They ...

The Path to Healing Starts with Confronting Hidden Problems

Editor’s note: It can feel like brokenness is the title of our stories. Or the ending. But, with God, we can face what we’ve been through, work through it, and ...

I Want God More Than Control

God has set Eternity in our heart, and man’s infinite capacity cannot be filled or satisfied with the things of time and sense. ~ F. B. Meyer Back when we ...

Believe

Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” — John 20:29 Doubt tends to creep ...

The True Easter Lamb

From Alpha to Omega, El Shaddai to Prince of Peace, the many names of God highlight His attributes, each lighting up a facet of who He is. As I have ...

His Eye Is on the Sparrow

Do not fear; you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows. — Luke 12:7 NASB A note from Anne: When we were in the planning stages of Entertaining ...

Letting God Fight for You

The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent. — Exodus 14:14 Recently, Sadie and I got into a minor tiff because, evidently, I had had ...

Holy Places of Hurt

Ideally, the church should be the one place where we can live authentically, without fear, as a community, but that’s not some people’s experience. Just as Jesus experienced before His ...

God's Unexplainable Protection: The Red Sea

Protection in the Red Sea EXODUS 14 / MARK 4:35–41 And He awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and ...

How Big God Is

Moses was a very humble man, more so than anyone on the face of the earth. — Numbers 12:3 When I read this verse, I can’t help but think of ...

The God Who Sees: Worshiping in the Desert

Editor’s note: The God Who Sees Online Bible Study is coming soon — starting March 4th! We hope you join us as we study stories in the Bible (David, Hagar, ...

The Ultimate Ending

He has risen from the dead... Now I have told you. — Matthew 28:7 NIV I went into the kitchen after a restless night, thinking about a friend recently diagnosed ...

When Burdens Are Too Burdensome

I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me. — Numbers 11:14 Moses boldly spoke these very honest words to the Lord: the Israelites ...

Faith Amid Fear

Perhaps you’ve heard it said that the phrase “fear not” or something similar occurs 365 times in the Bible, one for every day of the year. Clearly, with so many ...

What Is Holy Fear?

It’s impossible to define holy fear in a single sentence, paragraph, or chapter. It’s no different from attempting to explain the full breadth of God’s love in the same space. ...

Lent As a Project

Editor’s Note: “What are you giving up for Lent?”. Chocolate? Designer coffee? Social media? Carbs? Forty days later, some feel disappointed, some feel surprised by their success, but perhaps few ...

Free Resources

Free Online Bible Study by Margaret Feinberg

Free Online Bible Study by Margaret Feinberg

Let's study James with Margaret Feinberg for 5 weeks! You'll read the entire book of James from start to finish, memorize a verse each week with companion FREE coloring pages for each Scripture, and receive FREE access to 5 study videos by Margaret. Study starts 4/22!