Loved Ones Devotions Archives

A caregiver's hands clasp the hands of his loved one

Speaking with Assurance, Listening with Attentiveness

The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.—Isaiah 50:4 NIV

Loving Your Enemies

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

A young woman clasps her hands in prayer

“Remember not the former things,
nor consider the things of old. Behold,
I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth,
do you not perceive it? I will make a way in
the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”—Isaiah 43:18-19 ESV

The Widow’s Offering

All these people gave their gifts out
of their wealth; but she out of her
poverty put in all she had to live on.—Luke 21:4 NIV

His Glorious Joy

May you be strengthened with all power,
according to his glorious might, for all
endurance and patience with joy.—Colossians 1:11 ESV

Forgiving When It’s Not Easy

By Gwen Ford Faulkenberry2 min read

Will yourself to do the right thing and eventually your feelings will follow.

A woman brings groceries to a senior neighbor

Love with All You’ve Got

Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and
with all your mind.” This is the first and
greatest commandment. And the second
is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”—Matthew 22:37–39 NIV