Daily Devotionals

God has always been full of mercy and grace, even in the Old Testament when the works-based Law of Moses was in effect. When God told Abram he would be the father of many nations despite his advanced age, it came to pass because Abram believed God. His faith in God’s promises—not his actions—was what made him righteous.

No matter what happens in our lives or how dire the circumstances are, God always shows up when we need Him. This reassurance not to fear is found repeatedly throughout the Bible; it’s deliberately phrased not as a suggestion, but as an emphatic command.

We can resolve to improve ourselves through our self-efforts, but God makes improvements in us from the inside out. The saying “Out with the old, in with the new” is well-intentioned, but He gets the job done by making us into brand new creatures when we get born again and accept Christ into our lives.

We can receive God’s best by learning to think like Him and bringing our thoughts into alignment with His. This allows us to learn what God’s beautiful plan is for our lives.

We eventually become what we think about and believe, which is why it’s so important to keep our focus on Jesus and not on worldly issues. If there’s ever any question or confusion over the importance of our thoughts in our Christian walk, this Scripture spells it out with perfect clarity.

God’s Word is overflowing with eternal truths; meditating on it brings us life-saving wisdom and godly understanding. Studying it establishes it in our minds and roots it in our hearts so that we’ll eventually find ourselves speaking it automatically in every situation.