Daily Devotion for April 25, 2026

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Read James 5:14-15.

James gives us a beautiful picture of how God cares for His people through the ministry of the church. The suffering believer does not have to struggle alone. He says, “Call.” Call for support. Call for prayer. Call for the community of faith to come alongside you in your time of difficulty.

It is not a sign of weakness to ask for prayer. It is an act of faith. When we reach out to others, we acknowledge our dependence on God and our need for the body of Christ. James tells us to pray over the sick person anointing them with oil. The oil is a sign of God’s presence with us. When we pray, “The prayer of faith will save the sick.” This does not mean that God always heals in the way we expect, but it boldly declares that prayer matters. God hears. God moves. God raises us up whether through physical healing, renewed strength, or restored peace.

Personal Worship Option:

Jesus, our healer, when I am weak, teach me to reach out for prayer. Remind me that You work powerfully through the faith and support of Your people. Pour out Your healing on those who are sick today. Restore bodies, renew spirits, and strengthen hearts. Help us trust that Your presence is near and that Your power is at work. In Jesus' holy name, Amen.

Daily Devotion for April 24, 2026

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Read John 10:10.

One way the thief tries to steal and destroy is by leading us astray, so we have a misplaced faith.  We need to focus on Jesus, the one who gives us life. In contrast to the thief who takes life, Jesus gives life. The life he gives right now is abundantly rich and full; it is eternal, yet it begins immediately. The avenue to experience this abundant life is obedience. Obey God’s commands.  

Obedience leads to goodness, not just for you but for your children, children’s children, great-grandchildren, and the children of a thousand generations in the future. God promises to show “love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.” (Exodus 20:6) As we obey God’s commands, we open the door for abundant life.  

Personal Worship Option:

Thank God for His goodness. Meditate on His guidance and gifts He provides. Open your heart to hear His voice today.

Daily Devotion for April 23, 2026

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Read Jeremiah 30:17.

At the time in history of this verse, God’s people were in exile for rebelling against God. They had followed other gods and had refused to honor the Lord, who had made them into a great nation. God had disciplined them by sending them into exile.

Their conquerors had brutally enslaved them and carried them away after destroying their land. And when God’s people cried out in their distress, the Lord heard them. God is powerful enough to overwhelm all evil. The people needed God to save them from this enemy that had exploited them. God promised to bring them honor again, saying, “So you will be my people, and I will be your God.”

This verse was spoken to people described as "outcasts" whom no one cared for. The Message translation suggests God is "curing the incurable". No matter how hopeless a situation seems—a broken relationship, a physical illness, or emotional trauma—it is not beyond God's power to redeem.

Personal Worship Option:

God, your ­power is greater than any other. Thank you for being merciful and just. Help us to honor you above all and to serve you faithfully. Amen

Daily Devotion for April 22, 2026

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Read Lamentations 3:22-23.

Sometimes there are no words. The writer of Lamentations (traditionally Jeremiah) is literally lamenting the crisis he is living through. The Babylonian Empire has just destroyed Jerusalem (586 B.C.E.) and Jeremiah is in the unenviable position of seeing his warnings and prophecies all come to fruition. He looks around and sees his land ravaged and his city destroyed and the people going into exile. And yet - in the midst of all this devastation Jeremiah pauses and writes, “But this I call to mind and therefore I have hope.” (v. 3:1 NRSV). He goes on then to lay out the anguish and humiliation and defeat that he is experiencing and then says: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness (3:22-23). For Jeremiah, even in the midst of ruin and destruction, God is still present and faithful. That is not an easy lesson to learn. And not one that we can glibly teach others. Sometimes, like Jeremiah, you have to go through hard times to realize how present God is. When in your life has God been most present to you?

Personal Worship Option:

Lord, great is your faithfulness. Help us to look for you at all times. Amen

Daily Devotion for April 21, 2026

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Read Titus 3:5-7.

There is something deeply freeing about knowing our salvation does not rest on our performance. Epistle to Titus reminds us that God’s rescue plan was never about our ability to earn His favor. It is rooted entirely in His mercy.

We often live as though we must prove ourselves worthy striving to be good enough, do enough, or fix enough. But this passage gently dismantles that mindset. God didn’t save us because we had it all together. He saved us because He is merciful. That truth humbles us and lifts us at the same time.

“…through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit…”

Salvation is not just forgiveness—it is transformation. The imagery of washing speaks of cleansing, a fresh start. The Holy Spirit doesn’t merely patch up our old life; He renews us from the inside out. What we could never change in ourselves, God begins to reshape through His Spirit.

This means your past does not define you. Your failures are not final. In Christ, you are continually being made new.

“…so that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.”

Because of grace, we are not only forgiven—we are justified, declared right with God. Even more, we are adopted as heirs. That means we belong. We have a future secured not by our effort, but by His promise.

This hope is not wishful thinking; it is a confident assurance anchored in God’s faithfulness.   

Personal Worship Option:

Lord, thank You for saving me not because of anything I have done, but because of Your mercy. Wash me, renew me, and continue to shape my heart through Your Spirit. Help me to live in the freedom of Your grace and the hope of eternal life. Amen.

Daily Devotion for April 20, 2026

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Read Psalm 103:2-5.

This psalm, like so many, is credited to David, and it appears he may have written this later in life. It is a psalm of praise, thanking God for the many ways God renews us. It is God who forgives our sins, heals our illnesses, and satisfies our desires with good things. It is easy to get caught up in living our days and forget to give thanks to God for the love and compassion God pours out on us. I invite you to read this passage again and see in it how God renews us physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

I love the last part of verse 5 that declares how God renews our youth like that of the eagle. I have heard some of my older friends (certainly not me!) complain of their aches and pains as they age. Muscles become stiff, and joints don’t seem to move as well as they once did. Eagles molt each year, allowing them to soar on fresh feathers. We can exercise regularly, rub on the aspercream, and rest; but God renews us and gives us fresh feathers to soar, no matter what age we happen to be.    

Personal Worship Option:

Thank you, God of love and compassion. When we turn to you and ask for strength and energy, you renew us. You lift us up and heal us. And when we confess, you forgive us. All of this is grace, and I am grateful to you. Help me submit more fully to you. Amen.

Daily Devotion for April 19, 2026

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Read Romans 12:1-2.

This is a call to nonconformity, to living in accordance with the teachings of Christ instead of the ways of the world. This is not something we just decide to do through our human will and then go for it. Paul calls us to let Christ renew our minds and transform us.

Some years ago, I worked for a company that periodically brought in a psychologist who would interview us, give us all kinds of tests, and then recommend ways to improve our performance as leaders. In one of those sessions, the psychologist told me that I was way too altruistic in order to do well in my new position as head of project management. I was confused, because I thought altruism was a good thing, being unselfish, caring for the rights and welfare of others. Back at my office, I looked up the definition and confirmed my understanding of altruism. The psychologist was recommending that I act more aggressively and selfishly to get my way over that of others…in other words, that I “conform to the pattern of the world.” I decided two things: 1) that I needed to be more altruistic in the way I treated others, and 2) this guy was a quack!

Personal Worship Option:

Give some thought today on how and when you push back on the ways and expectations of the world when they are not the way of Christ. Pray for the courage to be different from the world, even if that causes some people in the world to see you as weird.