Category: Daily Devotional

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour…a man lame from birth…But Peter…took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. Acts 3:1-10 We learn here that the Apostles went to the Temple regularly to pray and, we are…

2 Chronicles 10-12 The Revolt Against Rehoboam 10 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2 And as soon as Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), then Jeroboam returned from Egypt. 3 And they sent and called him. And…

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers…And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. Acts 2:42-47 Our verses today feature our earliest record of the church’s worship following Pentecost, giving us several essential elements of worship. First, note that the earliest Christians devoted…

2 Chronicles 7-9 Fire from Heaven 7 As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. 2 And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord filled the Lord’s house. 3 When all the people of Israel saw the fire…

…others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.” But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them…and there were added that day about three thousand souls. Acts 2:14-41 As we continue our look at Pentecost, we see the Holy Spirit, not only at work in God’s chosen ones, but, working among those…

When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Acts 2:1-13 Pentecost is the day on which Jesus pours out God’s Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and believers gathered in Jerusalem. You…

O Lord, rebuke me not in Your anger, nor discipline me in Your wrath! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! Psalm 38 This psalm of David is filled with David’s cries of pain because of his iniquities and his separation from the Lord brought by his sins. David begs the Lord to not rebuke…

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act…The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. Psalm 37 David opens this psalm by encouraging the believer to not worry about evil doers or the success they seem to have in this world. Throughout this…

Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes. Psalm 36 David uses one third of this psalm, at the beginning, to tell of the wicked. He devotes the rest of the psalm extolling God’s steadfast love. David says the wicked man’s transgressions (sins) come from…

Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me! Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness and of your praise all the day long. Psalm 35 Here, from the pen of David, is a prayer for Christians today! God’s people, in every generation, are persecuted, discriminated, hated, reviled and, our…