Devotions

A charity volunteer helps to restore a home

Pray Like Jabez

Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh,
that you would bless me and enlarge my
territory! Let your hand be with me, and
keep me from harm so that I will be free
from pain.” And God granted his request.—1 Chronicles 4:10 NIV

An old brother forgives his younger brother

A Gentle Answer

A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.—Proverbs 15:1 NIV

The Source of Love

“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”—Luke 22:42 NIV

A group of young children kneel, hands clasped in prayer

Pray for Patience

But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.—Romans 8:25 ESV

A woman stands, arms outstretched, in a sun-drenched field of yellow flowers

Good Changes Ahead

Do not conform to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing
of your mind. Then you will be able to
test and approve what God’s will is—
his good, pleasing and perfect will.—Romans 12:2 NIV

A dog pauses to smell a flower on a spring day

Look and Listen

Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live…—Isaiah 55:3 ESV

Loving Your Enemies

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

A contented woman greets the sunrise on a beach

One Day at a Time

“Give us today our daily bread.”—Matthew 6:11 NIV

A Hug from God

And I pray that you, being rooted and established
in love, may have power, together with all the
Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and
high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know
this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may
be filled to the measure of all fullness of God.—Ephesians 3:17-19 NIV