The Joy of Faith
For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.—Psalm 30:5 (NIV)
Devotions
Bask in God’s Light
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.—Psalm 24:1 (NIV)
Be a Steward of God’s Grace
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.—1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)
Memorial Day Prayer
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws. I hold fast to your statutes, Lord; do not let me be put to shame. I run in the path of your commands, for you have broadened my understanding.—Psalm 119:30–32 (NIV)
Empty Yourself for God
Rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.—Philippians 2:7 (NIV)
Be Filled with the Spirit
And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.—Acts 13:52 (NIV)
Search Your Heart
If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness so that we can, with reverence, serve you.—Psalm 130:3–4 (NIV)
Signs of Grace
Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.—Genesis 9:16 (NIV)
The Exhausted Prophet
Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”—1 Kings 19:5 (NIV)
In Your Prayers
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.—Galatians 6:2 (NIV)
Embrace His Love
Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.—Psalm 25:16 (NIV)
What If?
What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?—Genesis 18:24 (NIV)
