Recoup
Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. (Mark 2:27 NASB) Monday is my day off. Often, writing a devotion on a Monday morning can prove very difficult. It goes something like this. I wake up, make coffee, take my dog out,...
Thanks
“Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1Thessalonians 5:18 BSB) Heavenly Father, I am thankful for Your unconditional love for me, The gift of eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, Your Son, my Lord, The gift of...
Devotions for Daybreak – Overflow
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13 BSB) Nate and Samantha (not their real names) lost all of their household belongings in hurricane...
Devotions for Daybreak – Rescued
“He reached down from high above and took hold of me. He pulled me out of the raging water.” (Psalm 18:16 GWT) John Putnum hung on for dear life. His fingers clung desperately to a little crack in the rock while the rushing, raging waters angrily tried to pry him...
Daybreak Devotions – Arrow
“Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.” (Psalm 127:4 NIV) When my younger daughter, Heather, was fifteen she accompanied me to a speaking engagement. On the way home she complimented me on my message. “It was just what I needed...
Daybreak Devotions – Deposit
“If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?” (1 John 3:17) Missionary and martyr, Jim Elliot said, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.” However,...
Counseling with Compassion and Competence
By Kathy Collard Miller, Author of “Whispers of My Heart (Daughters of the King Bible Study Series)”. Whether or not we’re professional counselors, helping others with their struggles can be a challenge. Yet it can be done with compassion and competence....
Daybreak Devotions – Weight Loss
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. This then is how we know we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us.” (1 John 3:19-20a NIV) One of the benefits of...