Seek Out Good Company
Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”—1 Corinthians 15:33 (ESV)
Devotions
Important Life Lesson from a Puppy
By Jeannie Blackmer2 min read
Why you should make intentional efforts to let those we love know we delight in being with them.
Asking for Help
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.—MATTHEW 7:7 (NIV)
His Eye Is on the Sparrow
Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young—a place near your altar, Lord Almighty, my King and my God.—Psalm 84:3 (NIV)
How Two Hummingbirds Summoned Her Strength
By Kim Fortune2 min read
The pandemic lockdown isolated and worried her. But then two birds encouraged her to stay strong.
His Dog Taught Him a Lesson in Love
By Edward Grinnan2 min read
Gracie the golden retriever—and a nudge from God—showed him that love doesn’t always come easy.
Changes
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.—1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18 (NIV)
Press Through the Pain
Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides.—James 1:2 (MSG)
Dear Diary
Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.—PSALM 61:1-2 (NIV)
Lift the Hearts of Those Around You
If you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness.—Isaiah 58:10 (NIV)
Missing Pieces
How can you think of saying to your friend, “Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye, when you can’t see past the log in your own eye?”—MATTHEW 7:4 (NLT)
Reflect on Your Spiritual Life
Some fell in the weeds; as it came up, it was strangled among the weeds and nothing came of it. Some fell on good earth and came up with a flourish, producing a harvest exceeding his wildest dreams.—Mark 4:7–8 (MSG)
