Each weekly devotional focuses on a key text and explores a passage or teaching from the Bible. The weekly devotional will also provide links to other resources for you to explore more on the week’s topic.
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. Psalm 37:17 ESV It’s an established fact that at some point in your life you’re going to feel as though there’s trouble on every side. When King David had to run away from his son, Absalom, he was surrounded, quite …
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. – 2 Corinthians 5:10 ESV I once listened to the audio version of the book of Job with my son. After several hours …
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. – James 1:12 ESV Everyone has tests and trials. But how we respond to these difficult times in our lives says a lot …
For we walk by faith, not by sight. – 2 Corinthians 5:7 ESV Do you have a personal faith? There were many people in the Bible who walked with God but there were also many who didn’t. After Solomon’s idolatry, the twelve tribes of Israel were split into two kingdoms: Israel and Judah. After his …
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.” – John 14:12 ESV In Ezra 1, Cyrus, king of Persia, made a bold declaration: “The LORD, the God of heaven, has …
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, 1 Peter 5:6 ESV In the book of Esther, we meet Haman, one of the princes of Persia who had been elevated to high status by King Ahasuerus. Per the king’s edict, everyone was to bow …
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. – Psalm 121:1-2 ESV King Jehoshaphat of Judah was on the brink of war. The people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir had assembled an army and were marching towards …
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going. – Ecclesiastes 9:10 ESV Nehemiah had traveled from Susa to Jerusalem to oversee the rebuilding of the walls of the city. Since his arrival, he had …
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. – Proverbs 1:7 ESV When Rehoboam, son of Solomon, became king of Israel, the people gathered before him to find out what kind of ruler he was going to be. They had been heavily taxed under Solomon’s regime and after …
Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! – Psalm 150:1-2 ESV When we’re in difficulties, our thoughts often turn heavenward. We want God to avenge us and save us from our enemies. We want Him …
