Daily Devotionals

Monsoon: Week 3 - Wednesday

When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within Him, and he was deeply troubled. John 11:33 One of the truths about God that I will never get over is that, when we pray, He does not just hear our prayers. He feels them. He is moved by ou...

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Monsoon: Week 3 - Tuesday

When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet Him. But Mary stayed in the house. Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if only You had been here, my brother would not have died." John 11:20-21 Months ago, my family and I took a vacation to Orlando, Florida. We spent the week at Disn...

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Monsoon: Week 3 - Monday

So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling Him, "Lord, your dear friend is very sick." But when Jesus heard about it He said, "Lazarus's sickness will not end in death. No, it happened for the glory of God so that the Son of God will receive glory from this." John 11:3-4 With the ...

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Monsoon: Week 2 - Saturday

God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward, they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him. James 1:12 As we think about the monsoons, trials, and suffering that we face in our lives, one thing we must remember is we cannot al...

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Monsoon: Week 2 - Friday

Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for You are close beside me. Your rod and Your staff protect and comfort me. Psalm 23:4 When I was younger, I really disliked making my bed. I really did not enjoy doing it. I thought, I'm just going to get back in my bed ...

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Monsoon: Week 2 - Thursday

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; He rescues those whose spirits are crushed. Psalm 34:18 Our world seems chaotic at times. We have been reminded even more lately that so many things are out of our control. Sometimes it feels like monsoons after monsoons fall on us, and we are overw...

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Monsoon: Week 2 - Wednesday

In His kindness, God called you to share in His eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, He will restore, support, and strengthen you, and He will place you on a firm foundation. 1 Peter 1:10 A little, or not so little, known fact about me is that...

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Monsoon: Week 2 - Tuesday

I have told you all this so that you may have peace in Me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world." John 16:33 Some of the most difficult things for me to face are things that are unknown. This is why I read the ending of boo...

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Monsoon: Week 2 - Monday

Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory He will reveal to us later. For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who His children really are. Romans 8:18-19 Not long ago, my three-year-old nephew, Owen, was playing with a toy. He was very up...

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Monsoon: Week 1 - Saturday

"Now, as you can see, the Lord has kept me alive and well as He promised for all these forty-five years since Moses made this promise—even while Israel wandered in the wilderness. Today I am eighty-five years old. I am as strong now as I was when Moses sent me on that journey, and I can sti...

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