Friday, July 26, 2024

Friday, July 26, 2024
1 Peter 4:8
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

Loving others deeply is what you are called to do every single day. But it doesn’t mean you ignore or condone other people’s poor behaviors. It means that you choose to forgive and move forward in reconciliation with them. It’s just a beautiful picture of God’s unconditional love for you. That deep love that was clearly demonstrated when He gave up His life for you on the cross.

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Thursday, July 25, 2024
2 Corinthians 8:2
How that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

When you have an abundance of money, it’s not hard to give some of it away. But when you’re strapped for cash, you want to hoard every single penny. But that’s where Paul says you’re missing out on a depth of joy that could be yours. When you give out of your poverty, true freedom is birthed because you trust God to take care of all your needs, just like He takes care of the birds of the air and the beasts of the field. Your sacrifice actually becomes His unique device to give you unbelievable joy.

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Psalm 42:7
Deep calls to deep at the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your waves and billows have gone over me.

Have you ever stood at the edge of a cliff and felt so small next to the immense grandness of God and His incredible creation? It’s God’s design that the deepest parts of who you are call out to something greater than you. People search for it in the depths of the earth, the heights of the universe and even inside of themselves. But that longing can only be answered by the God who created it all.

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Daniel 2:21-22
He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding; he reveals the deep and secret things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him.

George Washington Carver said, “All my life, I have risen regularly at four in the morning to talk with God. That’s where He reveals His secrets to me.” God desires to share His secrets with each of us. For some He shares how to make things out of peanuts, others how to get a rocket into space, and others how to protect people from invisible diseases. What do you think He would share with you?

Monday, July 22, 2024

Monday, July 22, 2024
1 Corinthians 2:10
But to us, God revealed them through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

If you want to get to know God, you do it through His Spirit. When Jesus went to heaven, He told His disciples that He wouldn’t leave them alone, He would send them a Helper. And that Helper helps you too, revealing the deep things of God. When you read your Bible, He helps you understand God’s plans, His character, and especially the incredible love that He has for you.

Friday, July 19, 2024

Friday, July 19, 2024
Daniel 12:3
Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

Daniel was a person who seemed to be filled with wisdom. It followed him his whole life and seemed to protect him from lions, liars, and laws. Here’s the deal, wisdom doesn’t change its tune when things are hard. It tells you to pray with the window open, to pray when people say false things about you and to pray when the lions are closing in. That sage wisdom led even kings to their knees.