Posts with the tag “faith”

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.  Read Mark 4:35-41. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you ...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.   Read Daniel 6:1-28. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what yo...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.  Read Luke 8:40-56. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you ...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.  Read Luke 8:40-56. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you ...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.  Read Matthew 8:5-13. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what yo...  Read More

We are continuing to pray through the book of Psalms this week in our commitment to follow Jesus. There are times when I don’t know what to pray, so I find it helpful to have these prayers as an example. Please join me in prayer before we get started.Holy Father, please send Your Spirit to fill me today. You are welcomed into my life today to guide and teach me what You want me to learn. Soften my...  Read More

This week, we are exploring what it means to follow Jesus with total surrender and obedience. What comes to mind when you think of God’s family?Heavenly Father, thank You for the many blessings in my life. Remind me to praise You in everything I do. Help me to stay on track and in step with You. When I stray, pull me back to You and keep me under Your protection. Help me gain strong understanding ...  Read More

As we continue in the series Following Jesus, today we will look at just how our lives are changed through baptism and by putting our faith in Jesus. Before we begin, let’s open our time together with a prayer.Heavenly Father, I love You and I am so grateful for the grace You give me every day. Thank You for rescuing me from my sinful nature. Thank You for showing me that I no longer have to fear ...  Read More

As we continue in the series Following Jesus and looking at how we as Christians should be praying, I will admit this series has made me think about the way I have been praying to God. Before we get started today, let us pray.Lord, help me have a relationship with You that I can ask for my heart's desires but also be thankful for all the blessings You have bestowed on me.  Be with me today as I go...  Read More

In God, we have everything we need. While praying for a change in circumstances, you may find that God will meet you where you are and be faithful to provide for you there instead. Before we get into our topic, let’s pray.Heavenly Father, thank You for how You have already shown up and provided for me in mighty ways. I pray that Your Spirit would increase my faith in the power of prayer and in You...  Read More

This week, we are peeling back the layers of what it means to pray without ceasing and devoting ourselves to a healthy prayer life. God longs to communicate with His family. That’s us!Heavenly Father, I thank You for my blessings. Thank You for being so faithful and for the many memories of Your love I can reference in tough times. You knew I would be assigned this devotional, and You know the rea...  Read More

To trust is to be vulnerable. This isn’t a comfortable feeling, and can elicit many fears. Yet, God calls us to trust Him in all that we do. His ways are higher and our understanding is limited. Seeking Him and His will in prayer, and putting all our trust in Him, will lead us in the direction He wants us to go and into the full life He desires for us.Before we begin, let us pray and invite God in...  Read More

Prayer is one of the strongest aspects of our faith we can use to defend ourselves from the attacks of the enemy. Prayer is simply aligning our heart and mind with the will that God has for our lives. Before we begin today, would you join me in a time of prayer.Lord, thank You for giving me the ability to have direct communication, at any time throughout my day, with You through prayer. I ask that...  Read More

This week, we are digging deeper into our lifestyles as disciples, specifically regarding prayer and spending purposed time with God. What a wonderful privilege it is to be able to communicate with Him!Heavenly Father, I come to You in thanksgiving. I go on in this life by Your grace alone. My soul is weary and tired. I am desperate, and I long for You to quench my spirit. In Jesus’ name, amen.Psa...  Read More

Continuing in the Following Jesus series, today we will look at having a relationship with God, representing Him in human form, and living to shine His light in the world we live in. Before we get started, let’s pray.Lord, I thank You for the relationship I have with You, and for You loving me. I ask You to be with me today, and let me shine Your light in my life and in those around me. Even in th...  Read More

Today we are diving into Psalm 14, where David describes how people do not live in a way that shows that God exists. Yet, if we are true disciples of Jesus, we need to make sure that we are living our lives in a way that shows He does exist. We are going to look at the topic of our need for God. Would you join me in prayer before we get started?God, we need You. You know our hearts and our natural...  Read More

Life will bring trials and tribulations. Every day we walk through a world of unknowns. We can choose to look around us and see all the “what if’s” or we can ask God and trust Him at His Word. When we do this, all the “what if’s” become “God IS.” The questions and confusion become peace when we trust God at His Word.Let us pray and invite God into this moment right now to guide us and open our hea...  Read More

We are purposed to set aside Sundays at the Tree Church Daily as a special time to engage our hearts and minds in worship, prayer, and fellowship. It is a day to devote to God, and for seeking His will for our lives. This involves praying and asking the Holy Spirit to speak His truth to us. As you start your day, let’s pray…Heavenly Father, You are my source of light in an often dark world. Help m...  Read More

This week we have been looking at how faith in action is contagious and today, our scripture relates the account of Jesus talking with the Samaritan woman at the well. Even a label such as “social outcast” didn’t stop Jesus from having a divine encounter with her. Please pray with me, inviting God into this time.Father, I know that when I come to You with an open heart seeking Your understanding a...  Read More

This week, we've explored how our faith, when used as a shield, can inspire and support others, forming a unified front against life's challenges. Today, we look at how Jesus also locks arms with us to defend our faith.Heavenly Father, open our hearts to Your truth today. Guide us in ways to strengthen our faith. Let us keep a perspective of others’ encouraging faith and help us model a genuine fa...  Read More

We continue to explore what it means to follow Jesus. This week, we focus on the shield of faith, and how one step of faith begets more and encourages others to follow suit. Before we begin, let’s start with a prayer.Heavenly Father, we praise You and thank You for Your presence in our lives. In times of uncertainty and unrest, I pray we continue to trust You will see us through and that we take t...  Read More

This week we are exploring what it means to follow Jesus, especially through struggles, as the world observes us. Take a moment and begin with this simple prayer:Heavenly Father, thank You for Your mercy and grace. Help me be humble, kind, and teachable in every encounter with Your children. Continue to show me how to love in my words as well as in my actions. Transform my thinking to reflect a de...  Read More

Today, let's prepare our hearts for what God wants to do through our time in corporate worship. We need the Holy Spirit to lead us and show us what He is doing currently and what He wants to do in us. This involves praying and asking Him to make us aware of His activity in our lives.If you're new to prayer and still trying to understand how God speaks to us, pray the prayer below, expecting that G...  Read More

Countless numbers of things shape who we become in life. How we respond to these things determines our character. We can let them crush us, or we can let them build us into a stronger person. We can rely on God to get us through the impossible, or rely on ourselves and get nowhere. Let’s start today by inviting God into this time with us.Father, thank You for growth in my walk of faith. Thank You ...  Read More

We are continuing our series about the armor of God, and this week we will focus on the shield of faith. The Bible says our faith serves as protection from the devil’s attacks. Let’s start with prayer before we consider this further.Lord God, thank You for this new opportunity to spend time with You. Thank You for Your heart of protection and kindness toward me always. Help me to have an open hear...  Read More

Today, let us prepare our hearts for what God wants to do through time in corporate worship. We need the Spirit to lead us and show us what He is doing currently and wants to do in us. This involves praying and asking Him to allow us to be aware of His activity in our lives.If you are new to prayer and still trying to understand how God speaks to us, pray the prayer below expecting that God will m...  Read More

This week, we are exploring passages in Psalms. Today, we will focus on God’s judgment, and trusting that He is a just judge. Before we begin, let’s start with a prayer.Heavenly Father, I praise You and thank You for Your presence in my life. Through every situation I find myself in, I appreciate that You are a just God, and I can put my trust in You to lead me through. Amen. Psalm 7 (NLT)  1 I co...  Read More

This week, we are exploring God’s omniscience, specifically how He brings us peace. Take a moment and begin with this simple prayer.Heavenly Father, I know there is no limit to Your knowledge. You are the one who declares the end from the beginning. I thank You for all You have blessed me with, and I thank You for loving me. Please keep reminding me to pray and lean into You each day, and I pray f...  Read More

This week we’ve looked at how we’re all sinners who fall short of God’s perfect standard. The good news is that Jesus’ sacrificial death and resurrection fulfill God’s promise for grace to those who accept and believe it as the only and perfect atonement for righteousness. Today we reflect on Abraham’s faith and how it was credited to him as righteousness.
God, I invite Your presence into this mom...  Read More

This week, as we continue in the Following Jesus series, we see that God always gives us a clear choice: obey God’s word and be blessed, or disobey His Word and suffer consequences.I’d like to start us off today with a simple prayer, and I invite you to make it your prayer as we continue in today’s devotion.Holy Spirit, help me to listen for Your voice today as I take time to study Your word. I we...  Read More

Saturday is a day to reflect on all that God has been speaking to you this week and how it will affect your life going forward.From those of us on the Tree Church Daily team, we hope that you have had an impactful week in your time with God! We pray that you were challenged and encouraged by God’s word and His presence in your daily life.Today, we want you to do something simple, yet important. We...  Read More

Saturday is a day to reflect on all that God was speaking to you this week and how it will affect your life going forward.From those of us on the Tree Church Daily team, we hope that you have had an amazing week in your time with God. We pray that you were challenged and encouraged by God’s word and His presence in your daily life.Today, we want you to do something simple yet important. We want yo...  Read More

Prayer is powerful. It seems cliche to say that, but when we truly comprehend the power that prayer can have in our lives, we realize just how needed and necessary it is. Today, we are looking at the topic of prayer and the effect it can have in our lives. Join me in praying before we get started.God, I thank You for the opportunity to come to You at all times through prayer. I pray right now that...  Read More

We continue with our series of Following Jesus, and this week we further examine Jesus’ confrontation with the spiritual realm and what impact this can have on our lives. Let’s begin with prayer:Heavenly Father, I pray for Your guidance, Your support, and, as always, Your love and grace. Shield me with the armor with which You clothed Jesus as I navigate and overcome areas of my life that are spir...  Read More

As we continue the series “Following Jesus,” let us focus on the main reason Jesus Christ came to earth in the flesh—to provide humanity with a pathway to eternal life with God. Only a gracious God would sacrifice His only Son to redeem our sinful nature.Let’s thank Him for His unconditional love.Heavenly Father, thank You for loving me enough to make the supreme sacrifice for my sins. May I never...  Read More

Today, we will be looking at how we should respond when Jesus calls us to step out into the unknown. Before we dive in, let’s spend some time in prayer.God, be with me in this time. Speak to me the things You want me to know. Show me areas where I can grow and the steps to take to do so. Open my heart and mind to hear and obey You. Amen.Hebrews 11:8 (NLT)
8 It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when...  Read More

Today we are exploring how Jesus brought one monumental Old Testament ritual into a whole new light. Through Jesus, our access to the living God changed drastically, from the restrictions placed on God’s dwelling place in the temple, to the Holy Spirit living within each of us.Let’s start today with a simple prayer. As you read or listen, invite God into your heart:Dear Lord, thank You for today a...  Read More

Today we are exploring Psalm 4 and how King David sought comfort and strength from the Lord, instead of blaming others for his problems, doubts, and burdens. Before we launch into today’s reading, let’s ask God to be with us today through this simple prayer. As you read or listen, invite God into your heart.Dear Lord, thank You for the peace and joy I feel whenever I seek Your presence. Holy Spiri...  Read More

Saturday is a day to reflect on everything that God has spoken to you this week and how it will affect your life going forward.From those of us on the Tree Church Daily team, we hope that you have had an amazing week in your personal time with God. We pray that you were challenged and encouraged by God’s word and His presence in your daily life.Today we want you to do something simple yet incredib...  Read More