Grace
February 11, 2021
I bless you to receive, uh, What is it? “What is it?” That’s what Israelites kept asking When […]
February 10, 2021
There’s enough grace for you today. Which is good, Because God only gives grace one day at a time. […]
February 9, 2021
“Behold, I am about to rain bread From heaven For you.” With those words of the Lord to His […]
February 8, 2021
There’s enough grace for you today. Which is good, Because God only gives grace one day at a time. […]
February 5, 2021
You can fly In February— Even February. I know… All this waiting is wearisome. Waiting for spring. Waiting for […]
February 4, 2021
You aren’t designed to flap Your wings Frantically, Futilely, Until you run out of fuel. You are made to […]
February 3, 2021
I bless your strength In the waiting. Waiting for spring. Waiting for sunshine. Waiting for post-pandemic. While you […]
February 2, 2021
Feeling sapped? Worn down, worn out? Get ready for some good news, God isn’t bleary-eyed. He isn’t overtaxed. He’s […]
February 1, 2021
Hey! Have you heard the news? We might be tired, but God isn’t! The Lord is the everlasting God, […]
January 29, 2021
There is the sound of the rushing of rain— May your ears be blessed to hear it. There is a […]
January 28, 2021
I bless you to be Like a tree Planted by streams of water That yields its fruit In its season, […]
January 27, 2021
I bless your spiritual eyes To see tomorrow’s promise today. The Lord has good plans in store For you— […]
January 26, 2021
You’re safe in God’s love! I am sure that neither death nor life, Nor angels nor rulers, Nor things […]
January 25, 2021
I bless you with the certainty Of your adoption in Christ. You did not receive the spirit of slavery […]
January 22, 2021
I bless you to walk in constant Expectancy of the Favor of God because You have been […]
January 21, 2021
I bless the favor of God On your life! When you live according to the law, You get only […]
January 20, 2021
I bless you to live all Your days under the right hand Of God’s favor. When times are hard, May […]
January 19, 2021
As Jesus, “the firstborn of all creation” (Col. 1:15), Slowly suffocated on a Roman cross, The Father did the unimaginable. […]
January 18, 2021
I bless you to be “doubly fruitful.” For 3700 years Jewish dads Have blessed their kids with the words: […]
January 15, 2021
I bless you to be as Ephraim— The name that means “twice fruitful.” God blessed your earliest ancestors to “be […]
January 14, 2021
I bless the “ruins” of your life To become the hill upon which Your tomorrow is built—higher, And better. […]
January 13, 2021
I bless you to be Manasseh-like— Like the name that means “forgotten troubles.” No matter what voices of shame […]
January 12, 2021
I bless you to be as Manasseh— “Forgotten troubles,” the name means. You are not defined by the pain […]
January 11, 2021
Beloved, you belong to God. Before God’s voice thundered into the unformed cosmos, Sending forth light at 186,000 miles […]
January 8, 2021
May God may you like Ephraim and Manasseh, Favored— Graced. All your days. When Joseph brought his boys […]
January 7, 2021
May God make you like Ephraim, Joseph’s second-born Whose name means “Twice Fruitful”— You’re destined to be more fruitful Than […]
January 6, 2021
May God make you like Manasseh, Like the firstborn son of Joseph Whose name means “I forgot my troubles.” […]
January 5, 2021
In Christ, you’re an adopted child, Secure, Forever. God wants you to be like Ephraim and Manasseh Because, before […]
January 4, 2021
As we move into this new year, May God make you as Ephraim and Manasseh. Like the grandsons Jacob […]
January 1, 2021
You aren’t getting older—you’re getting newer! Because God loves to do new things. Like a blossom that suddenly bursts […]
December 31, 2020
I bless you to grow in favor. After Christmas, after the manger, After the shepherds and magi and Herod’s […]
December 30, 2020
I bless you to grow in stature. After Christmas, after the manger, After the shepherds and magi and Herod’s […]
December 29, 2020
I bless you to grow in Wisdom. Young Jesus grew wiser, As Luke reported. How Perfection can grow, I […]
December 28, 2020
I bless you today to grow in Wisdom, stature and favor With God and people everywhere! You’re made for […]
December 25, 2020
I like to call you Beloved because It is who you are—you are Loved not from afar, but near, You […]
December 24, 2020
Like Bethlehem, out of your life will come surprise blessings. Feeling small? Remember Bethlehem. Feeling insignificant? Remember the place […]
December 23, 2020
I bless you to see what you believe. God wanted the shepherds not only to believe in Jesus— He […]
December 22, 2020
You aren’t confined by your past. You aren’t defined by your failures. You can be refined by your mistakes, […]
December 21, 2020
You’re near to God today because God is near to you. I bless you to know Him today as Immanuel— […]
December 18, 2020
YES! to all God’s promises in your life. YES! to every impossible thing He has planned for you. YES! to […]
December 17, 2020
You are God’s vessel for the impossible. Alone, you can’t. With God, you can. When confronted with glory And […]
December 16, 2020
“You have found favor with God.” Gabriel’s message isn’t just for Mary— Now, in Christ, it’s who you are. […]
December 15, 2020
As you contemplate the treasures of God’s grace, you discover more wealth every day. I’ve always loved the way […]
December 14, 2020
God is committed to getting you to your destiny—His light still shines. The magi were wealthy scholars who saw […]
December 11, 2020
The Good News of Christ’s birth was personal to the shepherds and to YOU. I’m glad Rick Warren’s famous, […]
December 10, 2020
We need to put the “Merry” back into “Merry Christmas.” Are you ready for some good news? You’re […]
December 9, 2020
You’re Jesus’ co-heir and co-laborer. In old English, “God rest you merry, gentlemen” literally means, “May God keep you glad, […]
December 8, 2020
If the Lord is committed to you, it means you’re a keeper! My blessing refrain this advent is “God […]
December 7, 2020
We need not fear the evils of this world because God, in Jesus Christ, has overcome the world. Our […]
December 4, 2020
Your life isn’t defined by your predicaments—it’s defined by your position in Christ. When Gabriel visited Mary, the young […]
December 3, 2020
In the midst of pandemic and pain, God brings tidings of comfort and joy. As my son and daughter-in-law […]
December 2, 2020
God wants to keep your heart full of joy. The classic Christmas carol’s title is usually punctuated incorrectly and […]
December 1, 2020
Maybe it’s not the circumstances that are holding you back—maybe it’s the way you’re seeing things. Are you ready for […]
November 30, 2020
You can rejoice today because, if for no other reason, God made this day! With my heart saturated with […]
November 27, 2020
Gratitude isn’t mushy—it’s mighty. Anyone who celebrated America’s Thanksgiving holiday yesterday put into practice a spiritual principle of unspeakable […]
November 26, 2020
There is always, ALWAYS, a way to be grateful. As we celebrate Thanksgiving today in America, it is under the […]
November 25, 2020
When you remember God’s past blessings, you activate your faith in His goodness today. How we remember yesterday determines how […]
November 24, 2020
You’re blessed beyond belief—literally! I’m delighted to spend these days not just offering a devotional thought but sharing a […]
November 23, 2020
When we are most grateful, we are most happy. As we look forward to the Groundhog Day release of […]
November 20, 2020
Jesus wants you full of joy. In the English Standard Version of the Bible, the words “joy,” “rejoice,” or […]
November 19, 2020
Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. In our family, we have a phrase […]
November 18, 2020
A joyful heart is always good medicine. We aren’t transformed by our commitments to be more productive—we’re changed by […]
November 17, 2020
There is no rule against rejoicing—no matter what! As we look forward to the release of my new book, […]
November 16, 2020
The joy of the Lord makes you strong. In glad anticipation of the February 2021 release of my new […]
November 13, 2020
God is ready to clothe you with joyful praise. Today’s blessing is rooted in Isaiah’s prophecy of the soon […]
November 12, 2020
Because God celebrates, so can you. Today’s blessing is grounded in the refrain of Genesis 1: “And God saw […]
November 11, 2020
God has made you for joy—it’s your design. In the aftermath of a contentious political election, you might feel […]
November 10, 2020
God still parts Red Seas. As we look forward to the release of my new book, The Power to […]
November 9, 2020
God’s blessing isn’t far away—it is here, now. In joyful anticipation of the February, 2021 release of my new […]
November 6, 2020
God’s peace can protect your heart from the enemy’s onslaught. I’m overjoyed with anticipation of the release of my […]
November 5, 2020
Jesus blessed his disciples to receive His own peace. As we look forward to the February, 2021 release of my […]
November 4, 2020
Amidst the troubles of pandemic and the turmoil of politics, you can be still and know that the Lord is […]
November 3, 2020
You can love and bless a person with whom you totally disagree. We all are facing two elections today. One […]
November 2, 2020
Though tomorrow’s election is important, it is not ultimate. You can pray, vote, and share your voice without becoming worried […]
October 30, 2020
While there may be some sinful patterns passed down from your forebears, there is something much greater that has been […]
October 29, 2020
When you lose what you always thought you needed in order to be fulfilled, you find out that God was […]
October 28, 2020
When you fall or fail and are still loved, shame lifts! Jeremiah prophesied: “Every man is stupid and without knowledge; […]
October 27, 2020
The New Covenant isn’t a modified Old Covenant. It’s altogether new. Thankfully, I was taught early in my Christian life […]
October 26, 2020
Christ didn’t come to give us a modified Old Covenant – He ushered in a New Covenant! It is utterly […]
October 23, 2020
There’s a cure for the “hardening of the oughteries” – the grace of God. To adapt the title of the […]
October 22, 2020
The Gospel isn’t about what you “ought to” do. It’s about what Jesus has already done. When my daughter Abby […]
October 21, 2020
You can’t control people and you can’t make them change, but you can be used by God to help them […]
October 20, 2020
It’s not wrong to want someone to change. If you love someone, you want him/her to grow. To grow means […]
October 19, 2020
God isn’t finished with you yet! After Elijah’s remarkable defeat of 450 prophets of Baal at Mt. Carmel, you’d have […]
October 16, 2020
God has a journey for you still to take. Even if you’ve reached a great pinnacle, He has more in […]
October 15, 2020
Jesus isn’t only the Lamb who takes away the sin of the world; He’s also the scapegoat who has born […]
October 14, 2020
In Christ, you’re no orphan. You’re an heir! Years ago, parishioners Ernie and Ginnie developed a unique ministry in the […]
October 13, 2020
True, godly conviction is a sweet gift of liberty guiding you back to the Father. In Jesus’ famous parable of […]
October 12, 2020
When God corrects you, He doesn’t shame you; He draws you to His heart. Jesus’ famous parable of the “prodigal” […]
October 9, 2020
God doesn’t expose your shame—He covers it. My spiritual father, Dudley Hall, in his shame-busting book Grace Works, tells about […]
October 8, 2020
You don’t have to let shame keep stinging you! I was young, serving my first congregation as best I knew […]
October 7, 2020
If you have experienced dishonor and shame, you can forgive and you can be healed. Every wound can be healed. […]
October 6, 2020
Your wounds can be healed! Sometimes, when your offender hasn’t apologized, it’s healing to receive a confession from another person. […]
October 5, 2020
The cycle of shame is always, and only, broken by the Word of grace. In John 8, Jesus rescues a […]
October 2, 2020
When you hear Jesus speak, shame falls to the ground. In John 8, we read the story of a woman […]
October 1, 2020
Are you ready for some good news? Christ came to bear your shame – so you don’t have to! Shame […]
September 30, 2020
Though the whole world might be quick to say, “Shame on you,” and “You ought to be ashamed of yourself,” […]
September 29, 2020
If you want your prayer life to be a joy rather than a chore, all you have to do is […]
September 28, 2020
The love of God is the power of God. So, when you have God’s love, you have God’s power. […]
September 25, 2020
God wants to grant you the desires of your heart. All you have to do is get in touch with […]
September 24, 2020
By God’s grace, your desires can become what God already desires! We’re learning that there are many ways to “pray […]
September 23, 2020
If Christ intercedes for you and He lives in you, then you have an ongoing prayer partner in Jesus! […]
September 22, 2020
You can have the greatest prayer partner imaginable – Christ Himself! As we continue to explore a rich variety […]
September 21, 2020
When we listen to God, we know what He wants and, when we know what He wants, our prayers become […]
September 18, 2020
Prayer isn’t just about you talking to God – it’s about God talking to you! “To him the gatekeeper opens. […]
September 17, 2020
Your prayer life can flourish with power simply by learning to pray God’s promises. We’re learning about a variety […]
September 16, 2020
Every time you pray God’s Word, you’re praying in the Spirit. If you want to bring power into your prayer […]
September 15, 2020
Praying in the power of the Spirit isn’t a privilege for a few, extra-mature Christians; praying in the Spirit is […]
September 14, 2020
The power of your prayer life isn’t rooted in your eloquence or even your determination; the power of your prayer […]
September 11, 2020
We needn’t succumb to spiritual malaise amidst global pandemic. God is here to wake us up. In Acts 12, […]
September 10, 2020
Peace isn’t the absence of battles—it is the presence of well-being in the midst of the conflicts. When King […]
September 9, 2020
Peace is more than the absence of conflict—it is the presence of well-being in the midst of conflict. In […]
September 8, 2020
God’s glorious purposes were established before you were born! No matter what you face today, you can be assured that […]
September 7, 2020
If a revelation of Jesus Christ was powerful enough to transform the leading persecutor of first century Christians into the […]
September 4, 2020
When you feel like your best is not enough, Jesus’ best is more than enough. The malaise of pandemic has […]
September 3, 2020
You have nothing to prove to your Heavenly Father! He loves you utterly already. Amidst the exhaustion of a tiresome […]
September 2, 2020
Though the stress and isolation of pandemic can bring spiritual malaise, there is authentic energy for life in Christ. Everyone […]
September 1, 2020
God doesn’t invite you into religion—He invites you into relationship. Amidst the wearisome pandemic, we’ve been exploring the source of […]
August 31, 2020
God created life in the beginning, and He offers rejuvenated life every day. An older saint recently quipped, “I’m retired. […]
August 28, 2020
Though rebellion and religion deaden us, relationship with God energizes us. It seems we all have something in common during […]
August 27, 2020
The Gospel cures the biggest energy drains of life. During pandemic, we’ve shifted our language. Chit chat seems inappropriate […]
August 26, 2020
Like Daniel who emerged triumphant from the lions’ den by God’s grace, you’re certain to emerge from your trials because […]
August 25, 2020
As God shut the mouths of the lions in the den with Daniel, He silences the roar of the lion, […]
August 24, 2020
You’re holy unto the Lord. Nothing can change your sacred status in Christ. You’re His. You’re set apart. You’re one […]
August 21, 2020
As our study of Daniel reaches Chapter 5, we come upon a gruesome scene. In the middle of Babylonian King […]
August 20, 2020
Christ’s shed blood is a double cure—first for your sin and then for your shame. When Shadrach, Meshach, and […]
August 19, 2020
When the Babylonian tyrant threw Daniel’s friends into the fiery furnace, they not only emerged unharmed – they didn’t even […]
August 18, 2020
Are you ready for some good news? When the Babylonian king turned the heat up on Daniel’s friends, it […]
August 17, 2020
God has a way of making the enemy’s evil tactics backfire against him! The story of the miracle in […]
August 14, 2020
If you ever feel like a foreigner in your own culture, be not dismayed. You’re a citizen of a different […]
August 13, 2020
If you ever feel like a foreigner in your own culture, be not dismayed. You’re a citizen of a different […]
August 12, 2020
Because of the Gospel, wisdom and power are inseparably linked in every Christian’s life. In Daniel chapter 2, Daniel praises […]
August 11, 2020
Because of the Gospel, wisdom and power are linked in every Christian’s life. We need both intelligence and power in […]
August 10, 2020
No one has authority to name you – but God. When Daniel was exiled to Babylon, King Nebuchadnezzar assigned a […]
August 7, 2020
No one has authority to name you – but God. When Daniel was exiled to Babylon, King Nebuchadnezzar immersed Daniel […]
August 6, 2020
Others can’t label you – only God can! Daniel was exiled to Babylon. As part of the Babylonian indoctrination program, […]
August 5, 2020
We might be aliens in this world—but we’re blessed aliens. In these uncertain times, many Christians are thinking more […]
August 4, 2020
If you ever feel like the culture has changed so much that you’re like an alien – take heart. God […]
August 3, 2020
The world has changed so much that it might seem sometimes like you are a foreigner in your own culture. […]
July 31, 2020
Jesus is the spiritual gardener of your life. We conclude a month of inspiration taken from the lives of […]
July 30, 2020
Jesus has suffered what you suffer. Jesus understands. As we near the end of our weeks studying the lives […]
July 29, 2020
The cross, in all its gruesome reality, is evidence of your worth to God. After learning all month about […]
July 28, 2020
You have the sign of crimson over your life in Christ and, thus, God is moved on your behalf. Joshua’s […]
July 27, 2020
God keeps His covenant promises. No matter what. Joshua’s conquest of Jericho is shocking in more than one way. God’s […]
July 24, 2020
Are you ready for some good news? The Gospel is simple. It’s endlessly deep. But oh, so simple. Argentinian pastor […]
July 23, 2020
God’s saving, healing power is free – totally, completely free. As we continue to find inspiration this month in the […]
July 22, 2020
Up! The Lord gives you grace to wake up … to rise up … to move up! Today’s text: “And […]
July 21, 2020
The Word of God goes with you wherever you go. If you find your mind confused by the barrage of […]
July 20, 2020
Are you ready for some good news? You don’t have to run from your deepest desires; you can take them […]
July 17, 2020
The Gospel that seems too good to be true is true! An affluent woman of Shunem took such delight in […]
May 11, 2020
Jesus came to face the most insurmountable storm of all—human guilt. Matthew, Mark and Luke all record the harrowing […]
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