Monday, January 20, 2025
Psalm 37:31
The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip.
God’s Word is like grippy shoes. When you go on a hike, you take shoes with good grip, so that when you climb, you don’t hurt yourself or someone else. That’s why it’s so important to learn God’s Word. It keeps our faith, mind, and heart from slipping into temptation. Open it up today and see what God has in there just for you!
Friday, January 17, 2025
Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
In order to follow a recipe, a person needs to read it. But not just part of it, the entire thing, otherwise, the meal you make won’t be very tasty. That’s how it is with God’s Word. He doesn’t’ want us to simply know part of it, He wants us to know all of it. To have it in our hearts. That way He can use it to guide us in our lives that we may be successful in all we do.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Matthew 28:19
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus last words are ones that should be on our hearts often. He gave each one of His kids a call to go. That could look like going next door, or going to the next town, or maybe even going to another country. But it doesn’t stop there, once the person goes, then He wants His kids to share the Good News with others and make disciples. And once that happens, it doesn’t simply stop, they get up and go to the next place and do it all over again
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Psalm 119:15-16
I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.
Time is a commodity we give away to a lot of unnecessary things, especially when it comes to time on the internet. Instead, take back some of that time and use it to focus on God’s Word. And then take back a little more time to truly figure out what it means and how you can walk it out in your life right now. That is definitely time well spent.
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Matthew 6:2-4
When you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Shhhh, keep it a secret! That’s how God wants you to give to others. As quietly and sneakily as possible, so that only He knows what you’ve done. But when people give loudly, they already receive their reward. So instead, do it silently and stealthily, that way God has the chance to reward you His way. And His gifts are always the best!
Monday, January 13, 2025
John 3:21
But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.
Your motives will be known! And that’s a good thing because it’s important to make sure that the good you do is motivated from the right place. If it’s not, God can give you the eyes to see where it is coming from and then help you make a change so that it can be done in love instead. And the thing is, when you do good works motivated by love, that’s when others will see it and desire to change too!