An Invitation to the Unexpected To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect. – Oscar Wilde For my fiftieth birthday, Nick gave me the greatest gift ever. He invited 150 of our dearest friends to a huge celebration he’d planned for a year. It was a dinner cruise with wonderful food, dancing, a beautiful cake,…
Fix Your Eyes on Jesus – Focus on Who Christ Is In You!
The Bible is full of ordinary people whom God called to His divine relay. Which of them, in their power, their resources, or their ways had what was required to do what God called them to do? Not one. Moses was told to lead his people from slavery, then was caught between Pharaoh’s chariots and the Red Sea.…
When the Unexpected Brings Fear
Editor’s Note: It’s Sit & Listen Saturday at Devotionals Daily. Enjoy reading as well as listening to this devotion from the brand new book from Christine Caine, Unexpected. Listen on the blog below or on your Alexa device by enabling the skill and then prompting, “Alexa, ask devotionals to read today’s devotion.” When the Unexpected…
Unexpected Is What God Does
Unexpected Is What God Does There’s a conversation in the Bible I would have loved to have overheard firsthand. It’s among the three women who were on their way to the tomb of Jesus to anoint His body with spices and perfume. Because He had died on a Friday, and the Jewish Sabbath was the…
The Love of the Cross
Focused on the Cross For the joy set before Him [Jesus] endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. — Hebrews 12:2 For the joy set before Him… that’s us! When Jesus was on the cross, the joy that kept Him going — the passion…
The Spirit-Filled Life
Simple Truths Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. — Matthew 12:33 We human beings tend to overlook the simple truths of life and forget that the profound is usually revealed in…
Undaunted: God Doesn’t Call the Qualified
Read Exodus 4:10-13 God called Moses to rescue His people from slavery in Egypt. But Moses felt his lack of speaking skills disqualified him from pursuing God’s plan. God saw it another way. Called to Rescue There is only one Rescuer with the power to free us from the darkest prison. That Rescuer is the…
In Praise of Women
Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Him because of the woman’s testimony. — John 4:39 When I first became a Christian, I had no concept of my value as a woman. Because of my past abuse and ensuing feelings of rejection and pain, I had spent many years desperately trying to earn…
Knowing Peace Through Prayer
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. — Philippians 4:6 I confess: I have lost way too much sleep worrying about things I ultimately couldn’t control. Even now, I have to deliberately choose to let go of my anxiety, turn my…
Wilderness Blessings
Note: Welcome to Sit & Listen Saturdays with Devotionals Daily. We hope you enjoy reading as well as listening to this devotion from Christine Caine, excerpted from her new book Unshakeable. Listen on the blog or on your Alexa device by prompting Alexa to “Ask Devotionals Daily to read today’s devotion.” He brought His people…