DAILY DEVOTION

DAY 722: PRAYER THAT PLEASES THE LORD

I believe the kind of prayer that most pleases God is very simple and easy to understand. It is so simple that a little child can pray in a way that pleases him. The disciples said to Jesus, “Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1, NKJV). They would not have asked unless...

DAY 721: DANIEL’S PENITENT HEART

Daniel, a righteous man, had such devotion that you would not expect to find him repenting. Daniel’s heart, however, was sensitive to sin, and also he identified with the people’s sins. “We have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even...

DAY 720: REMOVAL OF FEAR

“Suddenly, a hand touched me… And he said to me, ‘O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright…’ Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble...

DAY 719: CROSSING THE JORDAN

We all have a high calling from the Lord. At some stage of our lives, he sets before us a preordained plan we are to fulfill. God promises that if we act in faith, he will bring that plan to completion. However, this is not always easy. As everyone who has walked with...

DAY 718: DISOBEDIENCE TO GOD’S WORD

“Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, bound in affliction and irons – because they rebelled against the words of God...therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and there was none to help” (Psalm 107:10-12, NKJV). They were...