Daily Devotion: The Power of the Word

Bible Reading: Romans 10:11-21

Key Verse: Verse 17 – “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

Key Words: hearing by the Word of God

Daily Devotion: The Nanook Complex

Bible Reading: Romans 6:1-11

Key Verse: Verse 11 – “Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Key Words: alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord

Daily Devotion: Truth

Bible Reading: John 8:31-35

Key Verse: Verse 32 – “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

Key Words: and the truth shall make you free

Daily Devotion: Worry

Bible Reading: Matthew 6:25-34

Key Verse: Verse 25 – “Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?”

Key Words: Take no thought for your life

Daily Devotion: “I”

Bible Reading: Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

Key Verse: Verse 11 – “Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.”

Key Words: Then I looked

Daily Devotion: Consistency

Bible Reading: Proverbs 20:1-7

Key Verse: Verse 7 – “The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.”

Key Words: The just man walketh in his integrity

Daily Devotion: A Friend

Bible Reading: Proverbs 17:10-18

Key Verse: Verse 17 - “A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”

Key Words: A friend loveth at all times

Daily Devotion: Murphy’s Laws of Parenting

Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:1-9

Key Verse: Verse 6 - “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

Key Words: Train up a child

Daily Devotion: Complaining

Bible Reading: Psalm 77

Key Verse: Verse 3 - “I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.”

Key Words: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed

Daily Devotion: Friend or Foe

Bible Reading: Psalm 41

Key Verse: Verse 9 - “Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.”

Key Words: mine own familiar friend

Daily Devotion: Troubled by Your Troubles

Bible Reading: Psalm 34

Key Verse: Verse 19 - “Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.”

Key Words: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all

Daily Devotion: A Family in Conflict

Bible Reading: II Samuel 13:1-14 and verses 28-30

Key Verse: Verse 14 – “Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.”

Key Words: forced her

Daily Devotion: A Biblical View of Our Rights

Bible Reading: Judges 21:16-25

Key Verse: Verse 25 - “In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”

Key Words: every man did that which was right in his own eyes

Daily Devotion: Determination

Bible Reading: Joshua 14:6-15

Key Verse: Verse 12 – “Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.”

Key Words: give me this mountain

Daily Devotion: The Home

Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 6:1-15

Key Verse: Verse 11 - “And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;”

Key Words: And houses full of all good things

Daily Devotion: Lot’s Children

Bible Reading: Genesis 19:30-38

Key Verse: Verse 32 - “Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.”

Key Words: Come, let us make our father drink wine

Daily Devotion: Violence

Bible Reading: Genesis 6:5-13

Key Verse: Verse 11 - “The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”

Key Words: earth was filled with violence

Daily Devotion: All Power

Bible Reading: Matthew 28:11-18

Key Verse: Verse 18 – “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”

Key Words: All power is given unto me

Daily Devotion: The Fake

Bible Reading: Matthew 27:57-66

Key Verse: Verse 63 – “Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.”

Key Words: that deceiver

Daily Devotion: The Sword

Bible Reading: Matthew 26:47-56

Key Verse: Verse 52 - “Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.”

Key Words: Put up again thy sword

Daily Devotion: My Weakness

Bible Reading: Matthew 26:30-46

Key Verse: Verse 41 - “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Key Words: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak

Daily Devotion: The Unprofitable Servant

Bible Reading: Matthew 25:14-30

Key Verse: Verse 30 – “And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Key Words: And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness

Daily Devotion: Jesus Is Coming

Bible Reading: Matthew 24:29-41

Key Verse: Verse 37 – “But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

Key Words: But as the days of Noe [Noah] were

Daily Devotion: You Hypocrites

Bible Reading: Matthew 23:13-33

Key Verse: Verse 13 – “But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.”

Key Words: But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites

Daily Devotion: Self-Evaluation

MacArthur in Manila, Philippines 
c. 1945 (Source Wikipedia)

Bible Reading: Matthew 23:1-12

Key Verse: Verse 12 – “And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.”

Key Words: And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased

Daily Devotion: Ending the Questions

Bible Reading: Matthew 22:41-46

Key Verse: Verse 46 – “And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.”

Key Words: from that day forth ask him any more question

Daily Devotion: The Greatest Commandments

Bible Reading: Matthew 22:34-40

Key Verse: Verses 37 & 39 – “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” (vs. 37) And second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour thyself.” (vs.39)

Key Words: Thou shalt love

Daily Devotion: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Bible Reading: Matthew 21:23-27

Key Verse: Verse 27 – “And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.”

Key Words: Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

Daily Devotion: What Do You Want from Me?

Bible Reading: Matthew 20:29-34

Key Verse: Verse 32 – “And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?

Key Words: What will ye that I should do unto you

Daily Devotion: Seventy Times Seven

Bible Reading: Matthew 18:21-35

Key Verse: Verse 21 – “Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?”

Key Words: how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him

Daily Devotion: Are You Heaven Bound?

Bible Reading: Matthew 18:1-6

Key Verse: Verse 3 – “And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.”

Key Words: Except ye be converted

Daily Devotion: Denying Self

Bible Reading: Matthew 16:21-28

Key Verse: Verse 24 – “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”

Key Words: let him deny himself

Daily Devotion: Deceit

Bible Reading: Matthew 15:1-9

Key Verse: Verse 5 – “But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;”

Key Words: It is a gift

Daily Devotion: Sowing God’s Word

Bible Reading: Matthew 13:1-9 and 18-23

Key Verse: Verse 3 – “And he spake many things unto in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;”

Key Words: a sower went forth to sow

Daily Devotion: Finding Life

Bible Reading: Matthew 10:32-42

Key Verse: Verse 39 – “He that findeth his life shall it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.”

Key Words: he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it

Daily Devotion: Shake It Off

Bible Reading: Matthew 10:1-15

Key Verse: Verse 14 – “And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.”

Key Words: shake off the dust of your feet

Daily Devotion: Forgiven

Bible Reading: Matthew 9:1-8

Key Verse: Verse 2 - “And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.”

Key Words: thy sins be forgiven thee

Daily Devotion: Go Show Thyself to the Priest

Bible Reading: Matthew 8:1-5 (Leviticus 14:3-4, 10)

Key Verse: Verse 3 - “And Jesus put forth his hand, touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.”

Key Words: be thou clean

Daily Devotion: Just Do It

Bible Reading: Matthew 7:24-29

Key Verse: Verse 24 - “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:”

Key Words: and doeth them

Daily Devotion: What the Father Wants

Bible Reading: Matthew 7:20-27

Key Verse: Verse 21 - “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.”

Key Words: but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven

Daily Devotion: The Hypocrite

Bible Reading: Matthew 7:1-5

Key Verse: Verse 5 - “Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.”

Key Words: Thou hypocrite

Daily Devotion: What We Treasure

Bible Reading: Matthew 6:19-21 (I Timothy 6:8-11)

Key Verse: Verse 21 – “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”

Key Words: there will your heart be also

Daily Devotion: Pray Ye

Bible Reading: Matthew 6:5-13

Key Verse: Verse 9 - “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.”

Key Words: pray ye

Daily Devotion: Follow Me

Bible Reading: Matthew 4:18-25

Key Verse: Verse 19 – “And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

Key Words: Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men

Daily Devotion: Worshipping God

Bible Reading: Matthew 4:8-11 (John 4:19-22)

Key Verse: Verse 10 - “Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”

Key Words: Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God