Daily Devotionals

Escaping Ordinary Week 6: Monday

"So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers. They said, “We apostles should spend our time teaching the word of God, not running a food program. And so, brothers, select seven men who are well respected and are full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will give th...

Escaping Ordinary Week 5: Saturday

“So my advice is, leave these men alone. Let them go. If they are planning and doing these things merely on their own, it will soon be overthrown. But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God!&rdquo...

Escaping Ordinary Week 5: Friday

Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both men and women. Acts 5:14 One of the most notable things about the early church is how distinct followers of Christ were from others. As members of the church l...

Escaping Ordinary Week 5: Thursday

The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. 2 Chronicles 16:9 We may not realize it, but we all have public and private lives. Our public lives are what people see us doing and ho...

Escaping Ordinary Week 5: Wednesday

Great fear gripped the entire church and everyone else who heard what had happened. Acts 5:11 The other day I caught my nephew telling me a lie. He called his little sister a name. I told him what he said was mean. He responded by saying he didn&rsq...

Escaping Ordinary Week 5: Tuesday

Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How c...

Escaping Ordinary Week 5: Monday

All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had. Acts 4:32 We read in Acts 4 about the beautiful generosity of the early church. When the early church came tog...

Escaping Ordinary Week 4: Saturday

After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness. Acts 4:31 Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines courage as “the ability to do something that frig...

Escaping Ordinary Week 4: Friday

And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word. Acts 4:29 After Peter and John were arrested for preaching and healing in the name of Jesus and ordered never to speak or teach in the name of Je...

Escaping Ordinary Week 4: Thursday

But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him? We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.” Acts 4:19-20 One of the markers of following someone is obedience. After all, if you fol...

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