Category Archives: Devotional

Jonah 1:1-3 The Lord gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.” But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port ofContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: STOP RUNNING”

Psalm 84:3-4 Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young at a place near your altar, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God! What joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises.  A little over a week ago, my friend wasContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: FINDING OUR HOME”

Ephesians 5:22-31 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love yourContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: LOVING WELL”

Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let’s settle this,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool. Psalm 51:7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will beContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: PRESSURE WASHED CLEAN”

2 Corinthians 9:8 And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! I’m not sure who coined the phrase, “Keep your eyesContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE DONUT AND NOT ON THE HOLE”

Psalm 17:3 You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night. Psalm 43:2-5 For you are God, my only safe haven. Why have you tossed me aside? Why must I wander around in grief, oppressed by my enemies? Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me. Let them leadContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: DAWN IS COMING”

2 Kings 12:4-7 One day King Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as a sacred offering to the Lord’s Temple, whether it is a regular assessment, a payment of vows, or a voluntary gift. Let the priests take some of that money to pay for whatever repairs are needed at the Temple.” ButContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE”

Romans 5:3-5 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given usContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: GREENER PASTURES”

Revelations 21:5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! Lamentations 3:21-25 Yet this I call to mind and thereforeContinue reading “Give me a word, Lord: SPRING IS COMING”

Jeremiah 17:7 But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving. Deuteronomy 31:6 So be strong and courageous!Continue reading “Give me a word, Lord: STRENGTH”