DAILY DEVOTIONALS
Enjoy these Daily Devotionals. We hope they encourage you as you REACH.
SERMON QUOTE “Fear is a big topic in the Bible, and not fearing because we trust God, will come up over and over and over again. The most common way Jesus greets His friends is, ‘Fear not.’” DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT Dear fear, You’ve been a tormenting influence from start to finish. You’ve told me lies. You are a miserable, wretched companion and I am no longer willing to be involved with you. I am writing you this letter to let you know that from this point forward I will not fear. I have a…
SERMON QUOTE “It’s not just that God is going to keep Abraham safe. God promises to bless Abraham. He says, ‘I am your reward.’ Abraham wins God. That is a lot better than winning the lottery.” DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT Abraham was not just after God’s treasures. He was after God. How do we know this? If Abraham had only been after the treasure, he would never have left Ur with his father Terah. Ur was the prosperous, urban center of a strong Mesopotamian state. Ur had all the modern conveniences of it’s day: schools,…
SERMON QUOTE “Genesis 15:6 – some have called it the key verse in the Old Testament. Because it shows how we get right with God. Even in the Old Testament it is faith not works.” DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT Abram is living in a place of tension. God has promised to bless him abundantly, to entrust a land to him, to make his descendants as numerous as the stars. Yet he stands before us aging and childless, waiting for promises to become reality. Does that resonate with you today? Are you waiting, perhaps for opportunity…
SERMON QUOTE “It’s worth noting that doubts need to be managed. We do not need to fear them, but we shouldn’t ignore them – they can lead us to wrestle with life and faith and God in ways that take us deeper.” DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT I remember watching wrestling growing up with two brothers on Saturday night. As the sister, it was quite difficult to appreciate the value of these big overgrown men flinging each other around in a ring. As impressed as I was with Hulk Hogan, (I mean, he WAS entertaining!), I…
SERMON QUOTE “I want you to lean in. If you are holding back – held back by fear or whatever – I want you to see that God walked through the fire for you. He went first. He is all in.” DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT You are asleep and you have a dream. You are frantically running along a river bank through the thick, rocky brush trying to escape a fire behind you. You’re getting scratched, bruised, poked, and are tripping, falling, bleeding, fearful. Out of the corner of your eye you see a raft…