Devotionals
37 devotionals, newest first.
The List Goes Down
Isaiah picks the strongest people he can find and says even they fall over.
More Than You Thought to Ask For
Paul ends a prayer by pointing past the edge of what the people praying could picture.
Words Are Seed
Solomon gives the tongue the power of life and death, then says something stranger about who eats the harvest.
An Offering That Gets Back Up
Paul spends eleven chapters on God's mercy, then asks for your body. The offering he means is the week you were already going to live.
What They Didn't Pray For
Peter and John had just been arrested and threatened. The church prayed about it, and never once asked for the threats to stop.
Level Ground
David isn't asking God for directions here. He's asking for ground he can stand on.
Your Heart Follows
Jesus puts the treasure first and the heart second. Most of us have it the other way around.
Unity Comes Down
David reaches for two pictures of unity. Oil running down a head, and dew falling on a mountain. Both of them fall.
Holy Friction
The word Hebrews uses for "spur one another on" is the same one Luke uses for the argument that split Paul and Barnabas.
It Cuts Both Ways
Paul tells a young leader not to let anyone look down on him. The instruction lands on the older believer too.