Feel God’s Joy
Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.—Philippians 4:4, 6 (NLT)
Devotions for Faith and Prayer
Perfect in His Love
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.—Psalm 37:37 (KJV)
In His Truth
Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.—Psalm 25:5 (NIV)
Be Present-Minded
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.—Philippians 3:13–14 (NIV)
Waiting with Hope
But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.—Romans 8:25 (NIV)
God’s Gentle Whisper
Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.—1 Kings 18:37 (NIV)
Make the Right Choice
Look, today I am giving you the choice between a blessing and a curse! You will be blessed if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today.—Deuteronomy 11:26–27 (NLT)
Press Onward to the Finish
Do not neglect your gift…—1 Timothy 4:14 (NIV)
Take Your Trials in Stride
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.—Matt hew 4:1–2 (NIV)
Nudges from God
But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.—1 Kings 12:8 (NIV)
The Rewards of Endurance
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.—Matthew 24:13 (KJV)
Set Your Mind on Things Above
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.—Colossians 3:1–2 (NIV)
