Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – Proverbs 17:17

Posted on May 8, 2025

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a difficult time.  – Proverbs 17:17 (HCSB)

Do you ever find that it’s hard to be a good friend? Yesterday, I was stressed out and tired from the day’s activities and I didn’t want to do anything but go home and go to bed.

However, I had a friend in need. As much as I wanted to ignore this friend, I remembered this Bible verse. A friend loves at all times. A friend doesn’t just love when it’s convenient. A true friend is there, even when it’s hard.

Today’s Truth: A true friend loves, even when it’s hard.

So I set aside my desire for sleep and took a few minutes to listen to my friend. A true friend loves when things are tough and when it isn’t always easy. So challenge yourself today to be there for the people around you and show them the love of Jesus. Challenge yourself to push past what seems comfortable and to really be there for your friends. You’ll be surprised at how good you feel when you do.

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – Mark 4:2-3

Posted on May 7, 2025

2 He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: 3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”  – Mark 4:2-8 (NIV)

In Mark 4, we see the parable of the sower. This is a very interesting parable. What is interesting to me is that the seed was the same in each instance. There wasn’t some good seed and some bad seed. The seed remained the same. What changed was the soil the seed was to grow on.

This parable helps us see that the word of God is like seed and that it has the potential to bear fruit in our lives. The seed always had the potential to grow into something great, it just needed the right soil to do it in. The same is true for us. Each time we hear the word of God, it has the power to grow into a good harvest in our lives.

But it’s up to us what kind of soil we let our hearts be. Parables like this one give us the opportunity to learn, grow, and dig deep into the word of God. Or we can ignore them. The difference isn’t the word of God, but rather what we do with the word of God.

So today, if you haven’t, give some thought to what kind of soil you think you are. Is your heart open to the word of God? Do you study it and search for its meaning? Or do you harden your heart, ignore it, or have some other response to it? If you’ll prepare your heart to be good soil, when you hear the word of God, it can grow into a great harvest in your life.

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – Psalm 138:8

Posted on May 6, 2025

The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. LORD, Your love is eternal; do not abandon the work of Your hands – Psalm 138:8 (HCSB)

The Bible tells us that God has a plan for our lives. You are vital to God’s plan on the earth. However, the Bible doesn’t always spell out exactly what we’re to do and when. The Bible doesn’t tell us that in two weeks we should sign up for a Spanish class because that will help us when we go on a mission trip 5 years from now. That would be nice, but that’s not how God leads us.

God leads us through our spirits and it’s usually one step at a time. We don’t get the whole plan for our life laid out at once. We discover it by getting close to God and walking out His plan step by step.

And while following God’s plan for your life might sound complicated and scary at times, God gives us hope. He tells us that He will fulfill His purpose for us. God isn’t going to leave us without help. He loves us and wants the best for our lives and our future. His love is eternal. So as you walk out your journey of discovery into His plans for your life you can take comfort in two things.

  1. God’s plans are good.
  2. God hasn’t left you alone.

God has only good things for you. His plans are good and fulfilling. Also, He doesn’t leave you alone. He’s there to lead you and guide you through them. So today, realize that you’re important to the plan of God. He wants to lead you, it’s just up to you to believe it and follow through in what He’s telling you to do.

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – John 16:13

Posted on May 5, 2025

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. – John 16:13 (NLT)

Do you ever wish you could just see into the future and know what to do? Do you ever wish you knew how all the dreams in your heart were going to play out and how God was going to bring it all to pass?

The good news is in our Christian walk, we’re not alone. We’ve got a helper, the Holy Spirit. He doesn’t leave us to figure all the future decisions out on our own. Instead, we can go to Him and ask Him what to do. The Holy Spirit will help us make good decisions regarding our future if we just go to Him and ask.

Asking the Holy Spirit for help isn’t hard or weird. Most of the time, He will lead you with peace and you’ll just feel that once decision is the better one to make than another. The more you practice listening to the Holy Spirit, the easier it will get to do.

So today, if you’re facing a decision or unsure about something in the future, go get the Holy Spirit’s leading and direction. He will lead you, and show you things to come!

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – Hebrews 10:23

Posted on May 2, 2025

Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. – Hebrews 10:23 (NLT)

Have you ever held on to something so tightly it hurt? I remember the first time I went ziplining, I held onto my harness really tightly. I almost felt like my life depended on how tightly I held on. By the end of the ride, my hands hurt. I was holding on with all my might.

In a way that’s what we’re supposed to do with the promises we see in the Bible. We might see a promise like we’re made righteous in God’s sight. However, when we look at our own life we see all our faults, shortcomings and failures. Instead of focusing on those things, we should be holding tightly to the promises in God’s word. When we truly hold tightly to them, we let them become more important to us than the other things going on around us and our feelings.

Choose today to hold onto God’s promises without wavering. Hold on to the promises in the Bible like your life depends on it. Hold onto what God says and know that God will always come through for us on His promises. He will never let you down or leave you.

 

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – Psalm 32:8

Posted on May 1, 2025

The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you. – Psalm 32:8 (NLT)

Maybe you’ve started to think about what you’d like to do as a career. Some might know right away what they’d like to do. Others, the idea of choosing a career for the rest of your life might seem like an impossible task. The good news when it comes to things like choosing a career or deciding the next step for your life after high school is that you don’t have to make the decision alone.

God wants to help you! He wants to guide you along the best path for your life.

Today’s Truth: God Wants to Help Guide You

That’s good news. That means that if you follow after His plan, and get His direction, you’ll have supernatural help to know which is the right way to go. Following God doesn’t have to be overwhelming. You can be at rest, knowing that God will lead you, advise you, and watch over you.

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Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – Mark 4:35

Posted on April 30, 2025

That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” – Mark 4:35 (NIV)

Jesus gave His disciples a promise of safe arrival on the other side of the lake in today’s verse. This word could have been enough for the disciples to hang onto when they faced the bad storm in the following verses. The disciples could have faced the storm and thought, you know what? Jesus said we would go over to the other side. And then just believed that word from Jesus.

Instead, the disciples did what most of us are guilty of doing. We have promises in the Bible from God. And yet, when a difficulty arises, we completely forget those promises. We begin to freak out, fear and think things are hopeless.

I’m guilty of doing this all the time. When hard times come due to the word, I want to give up. I think things are hopeless and there’s no way out. But what does Jesus say? He says we’re going to make it to the other side.

So regardless of what you face today, your situation isn’t hopeless. Jesus hasn’t left you. The promises in the Bible are true. Yes, we’re wired to look to our feelings and to our situation instead of God, but we can choose to look past those things and look to what God says instead.

Your situation is not too hopeless. God’s promises are true, and you can know that if God has said something in the Bible, it will come to pass. So instead of going to your emotions and feelings, look instead to Jesus. Know that He will see you through the storm.

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – Mark 4:37

Posted on April 29, 2025

A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped – Mark 4:37 (NIV)

Have you ever noticed that the storms of life don’t usually give you much warning? The disciples most likely didn’t realize that they were going to be caught in a storm. If they did, they probably wouldn’t have left the shore. Storms come up in life often unexpectedly.

In this passage Jesus is asleep in the boat. He is seemingly not upset at all by the events of the storm. In contrast, we see the disciples scared and thinking they were going to die.

Isn’t it interesting how different their reactions were to the same circumstance?

I think reacting like the disciples is easier. It’s easier to look at the circumstances and the trouble going on around you and to feel like it’s hopeless. It’s easy to feel like your situation is just too big for God’s help. But the truth is, it’s not. You can be at peace even when it seems like all hope is lost. Why? Because you know the one who created the world.

That one who created the world won’t leave you helpless. He has an answer to every problem that you face. It’s just up to you to believe it and to choose to not lose your peace. Jesus calmed the storm in the end. The disciples weren’t lost or shipwrecked. Their answer was in the boat with them.

Instead of fearing, they could have been at peace. Did you realize that you have the answer to every problem you face living on the inside of you if you’ve asked Jesus to be your savior? That means you too can be at peace. Every problem you face, every helpless situation you encounter can be overcome because you have the answer, Jesus.

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – Philippians 1:6

Posted on April 28, 2025
Don't Give Up, Your Dreams Will Come to Pass.

being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. – Philippians 1:6 (NIV)

God has a good work for your life. His purpose for your life is good. But it’s easy to let yourself become discouraged when you don’t see it all coming to pass.

There’s power in learning to be patient in the process. God always comes through. The dreams and things you’ve seen in your heart will come to pass. God hasn’t forgotten about you, and He hasn’t given up on you. However, sometimes the dreams in our hearts take longer than we’d like to come to pass.

Today’s Truth: Don’t Give Up, Your Dreams Will Come to Pass.

Part of trusting God is believing that no matter what you see, that God is faithful. He will come through for you. He will bring those dreams to pass. So no matter what you see, no matter how long it takes, determine to trust God. His plans for you are good, and they will come to pass. Don’t get discouraged or give up on them. They will happen!

Daily Bible Verse and Devotion – Romans 4:21

Posted on April 24, 2025

He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises. – Romans 4:21 (NLT)

I’m horrible at volleyball. Like really bad. I recall one time in P.E. class, I had a volleyball coming at me, and I couldn’t get my hands together to hit it, so instead, I reacted and ended up kicking the ball instead of hitting it with my hands. The ball flew up high in the gym and went across several of the other volleyball courts. I felt really silly for kicking the ball instead of hitting it.

I might be bad at volleyball, but it reminds me of the fact that we as people are often limited. There are things we can’t do. There are things we’re just bad at. However, that’s not how God is. God is able to do whatever He promises. When we’re limited by time, ability and other constraints, God isn’t.

When God promises something, He’s able to do it. So we’ve just got to determine to take God at His word. We’ve got to trust His word more than we trust what we see around us.

We might see all the reasons why we can’t, but if God has called you to do something, then you can. You might see limitation, but God sees possibility. So trust God, let His promises be real to you, and see God do something amazing in your life!