Category: Daily Devotional

Scripture: Romans 12:2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, bit be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is, his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Observation: When the Holy Spirit comes in us it doesn’t automatically make you a good Christian. We still have a choice to follow his leading or not. Paul saying do not conform and to be renewed, it’s our choice to be what God wants us to be. I need to want to change and work at it daily or I will never know what God’s will is for my life.

Application: Make every effort not to conform to this world but to be different and pray, read the Bible each day so my mind is renewed. I want to know God’s will for my life above everything else.

Prayer: My Lord, I give you this life as a living sacrifice, open my eyes to your desires.

Scripture: Romans 11:35 Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him?

Observation: Sometimes when I do something for God or honor Him in some way that I’m paying him back for what He has done for me. I don’t realize there is no paying back there is nothing I can do that could pay back even a little of all He has done. It is all God’s mercy, love and grace and I was bought by the blood of Jesus. I am required to live a life totally for God, which I don’t.

Application: I need to realize that is nothing I can do to repay God, but if I do nothing at all I’m dishonoring him.

Prayer: My Lord make me useful not only because you deserve it, but that it is required of me.

Scripture: Romans 10:8 But what does it say? “The Word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, that is the word of faith we are proclaiming.”

Observation: How many times did I have the word right there in my mouth to proclaim my Lord and savior yet said nothing? How many people could have heard the Word of God from my mouth? The word of faith, that is what I need to increase in my life.

Application: I need to walk my talk. I call myself a Christian yet I show others very little what a Christian should be. The words need to come out of my mouth so others can hear them. My faith needs to increase so there is no doubt if someone talks to me, they will know they have been talking to a Christian.

Prayer: My Lord increase my faith and may the words that come out of my mouth today honor you.

Scripture: Romans 9:21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use?

Observation: I’m sitting on an airplane going home to my wife. I continue to ask God to reveal my purpose, thinking I might be a pastor, author or missionary. God has created me with special gifts and talents. Maybe I’m a common pot used for serving others and that’s all. That’s alright with me, because I was created by the greatest and designed especially to be me.

Application: I need to realize each day that I was created perfectly to be me. My purpose isn’t that people should notice me, but see my creator in the things I do and the pottery I am.

Prayer: My Lord continue to shape me each day into the vessel you desire.

Scripture: Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Observation: I know I have been called by the way God has changed my life, my thoughts, desires and actions. Now that I know that, I need to realize no matter what happens God will work it out for my good. Something will always come out of a situation no matter how terrible it may seem.

Application: To walk each day with Holy Spirit and look for how God is working in each situation. Find what it is I’m supposed to be learning and put it into practice.

Prayer: My Lord open my eyes and guide me knowing you are with me, growing me, drawing me closer to what you desire of me.

Scripture: Romans 7:15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.

Observation: Right after I do something wrong, I ask myself, why did I do that?” I know what I’m supposed to be doing, I know the things that honor God, but they take some discipline to do. It’s so convenient for me to avoid anything that takes effort. I know I should be working on my ministry for God yet it takes me away from what I think I want to do, which is normally is nothing.

Application: I need to set some goals in accomplishing what God wants for me and start pressing towards the prize. Each day set a goal that will get me a little closer to my purpose in glorifying God.

Prayer: My Lord draw me near so I may hear. Give me the discipline I need to complete the task you set before me.

Scripture: Romans 6:12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.

Observation: Each day is a battle for me not to have sin reign in my life. I start each day in prayer and offer my life to God and that he would guide me. Yet it is so easy to stray in my mind whether lust, greed, anger or self pride, then sin takes over my thoughts. God however is always with me answering my prayers. Even though the thoughts are there, rarely do I obey these evil desires.

Application: I need to try harder to stop sin in my thinking. Jesus taught that even those thoughts are sins in themselves. I need to memorize more scriptures so I have the weapons to combat this sinful thinking.

Prayer: Dear Lord strengthen my heart and mind that it may be focused on your will and that I will be obedient to you this day.