Inspirational Devotions

The washing of feet

Your Alabaster Jar

While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.—Mark 14:3 (NIV)

A woman reads a Bigle by a lake

Who Am I?

He then asked, “And you—what are you saying about me? Who am I?” Peter gave the answer: “You are the Christ, the Messiah.”—Mark 8:29 (MSG)

Young woman praying

Knee Mail

The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.—JAMES 5:16 NIV


Woman standing by the lake

The “Wait” Room

God, the one and only—I’ll wait as long as he says. Everything I hope for comes from him, so why not?—PSALM 62:5 MSG

Guideposts founder Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

Sunlight for Your Spirit

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.—Psalm 24:1 (NIV)

A multicultural group of Guideposts readers

Renewed Vision

Later, as Jesus left the town, He saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow Me and be My disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.—Luke 5:27–28 (NLT)


Wildflowers on a mountainside at sunrise

The Salt of the Earth

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.—Matthew 5:13 (NIV)

Senior woman at the beach

The Gift of a Person

Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.—JAMES 1:17 NASB

A wooded path

The Straight Path

Mark out a straight path for your feet so that those who are weak and lame will not fall but become strong.—Hebrews 12:13 (NLT)

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