Daily Devotionals

Parables: Week 4 - Saturday

  How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. James 4:14   My dog Archie is three years old. Even though he is still in the ...

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Parables: Week 4 - Friday

  Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. James 1:17   One thing about me is that I love giving gifts....

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Parables: Week 4 - Thursday

  Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things. 1st Chronicles 29:11 &nbs...

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Parables: Week 4 - Wednesday

  If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. Luke 16:10a   If you have seen any of the Spider-Man movies, you know the quote spoken by Peter Parker’s Uncle Ben: “With great power comes ...

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Parables: Week 4 - Tuesday

  And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever. 1st John 2:17   We can take the best care of the things that are important to us, but the truth is...

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Parables: Week 4 - Monday

  Here’s the lesson: Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. Then, when your possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home. Luke 16:9   Over the weekend, we learned from a parable th...

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Parables: Week 3 - Saturday

  I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. Psalm 9:1   Have you ever spent much time around an envious person? Being around envious people is not fun, is it? Envious peop...

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Parables: Week 3 - Friday

  Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. Romans 12:15   All week, we have been talking about envy, an emotion that is rampant among many of us. While envy might feel good in the moment, the truth is tha...

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Parables: Week 3 - Thursday

  Jesus replied, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? As for you, follow me.” John 21:22   Comparison is in the nature of every single human being. If you don’t believe me, just o...

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Parables: Week 3 - Wednesday

  The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation. Psalm 145:9   During the weekend message, we were given a helpful definition for envy: “Envy is resenting God’s goodness in someone else&rsqu...

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