Devotions for Faith and Prayer

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.—Matthew 5:44 (NIV)

Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.—Galatians 1:10 (NIV)

Then she knelt behind Him at His feet, weeping. Her tears fell on His feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing His feet and putting perfume on them.—Luke 7:38 (NLT)

Then the Lord raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders.—Judges 2:16 (NIV)

Give your servant a discerning heart.—1 Kings 3:9 (NIV)

After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.—Acts 1:9 (NIV)

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.—2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)

The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever.—Isaiah 32:17 (NIV)

You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.—Hebrews 10:36 (NIV)

O Lord, if You heal me, I will be truly healed; if You save me, I will be truly saved. My praises are for You alone!—Jeremiah 17:14 (NLT)