Category: Daily Devotional

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia… 1 Peter 1 The Apostle Peter was considered the leader of the Disciples during Jesus’ earthly ministry and after His resurrection. We read of Peter’s ministry in The Acts of the Apostles. Peter preached…

Ecclesiastes 7-9 The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly 7 A good name is better than precious ointment,    and the day of death than the day of birth.2 It is better to go to the house of mourning    than to go to the house of feasting,for this is the end of all mankind,    and the living will lay it to heart.3 Sorrow is better…

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry…And the Lord said, “Do you do well to be angry?” Jonah 4 God showed compassion on a people who repented in sackcloth and ashes. Jonah was blinded by his hatred toward the Ninevites and he became angry at God because He had NOT carried out His threat to destroy the city…

Ecclesiastes 4-6 Evil Under the Sun 4 Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them. 2 And I thought the dead who are already dead more…

Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh…and call…the message that I tell you.” Jonah 3 Jonah is vomited onto the seashore and God calls to him again. This time Jonah obeys God’s commands and goes to Nineveh to preach repentance to them. In these words,…

Ecclesiastes 1-3 All Is Vanity 1 The words of the Preacher,[a] the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 Vanity[b] of vanities, says the Preacher,    vanity of vanities! All is vanity.3 What does man gain by all the toil    at which he toils under the sun?4 A generation goes, and a generation comes,    but the earth remains forever.5 The sun rises, and the sun goes down,    and hastens[c] to the place where it…

And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah…Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish… Jonah 2 To end chapter 1, we read that Jonah was swallowed by a great fish that God appointed to swallow Jonah. Now, inside the fish, Jonah prays to God. Jonah’s prayer is written in the…

Proverbs 30-31 The Words of Agur 30 The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle.[a] The man declares, I am weary, O God;    I am weary, O God, and worn out.[b]2 Surely I am too stupid to be a man.    I have not the understanding of a man.3 I have not learned wisdom,    nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.4 Who has ascended…

Then they said to him, “…where do you come from…And of what people are you?” And he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven…Then the men were exceedingly afraid… With Jonah, at sea, God sends a great wind upon the sea where the ship was sailing. The ship’s crew…

Proverbs 27-29 27 Do not boast about tomorrow,    for you do not know what a day may bring.2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;    a stranger, and not your own lips.3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,    but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.4 Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,    but who can stand before jealousy?5 Better is open rebuke    than hidden…