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November 21, 2025 · 5:55 AM

God’s Greatness

I love the song “How Great Is Our God” by Chris Tomlin. I also love and grew up singing “How Great Thou Art.” Both songs point to the greatness of God and focus my our attention on His attributes. When we’re going through a difficult time, our problems seems great. They’re heavy and weigh on our mind. However, when we shift our focus to the greatness of God, they’re often put back into perspective. He is greater than anything we will face and able to walk through any situation with us. When you’re facing giant sized problems, do what the psalmist did – focus on how great our God is.

Here are some Bible verses on the greatness of God:

1. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.

1 Chronicles 29:11 ESV

2. I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.

Ephesians 1:19-20 NLT

3. Lord, you are great and worthy of the highest praise! For there is no end to the discovery of the greatness that surrounds you.

Psalms 145:3 TPT

4. But as for me, I trust [confidently] in You and Your greatness, O Lord; I said, “You are my God.”

Psalms 31:14 AMP

5. Proclaim with me the Lord’s greatness; let us praise his name together!

Psalm 34:3 GNT

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November 20, 2025 · 5:30 AM

A Challenge To Love

Who do you know that challenges you to do more for God? There are certain people I look at that cause me to want to do more for God’s Kingdom. One sees a need and immediately jumps in and starts a ministry filling the need. When others jump in and run along side him, he hands off the ministry to one of them and looks for another need. It’s such a stark contrast to how so many people do ministry. I asked him about it once. He said, “All ministry belongs to God so I keep an open hand with it. When people come along side who are more passionate and gifted than I am in it, I give it to them and ask God what’s next.” Something like that causes me to look around with different eyes looking to see what God wants to do around me and through me to do good.

In the Bible, Solomon realized he couldn’t be as good of a king to the people as his father David was. He prayed for wisdom to help him be a good king. Peter and John challenged the early Church to look for opportunities everywhere. The healing of the beggar they were passing by at the Gate Beautiful in Acts 3:6 is a great example. Paul and Barnabas set off on long journeys going where God told them to go in order to spread the Gospel throughput the known world. Each of these people drew their inspiration from someone and also inspired others to lead more productive lives that touched the lives of others. I believe that’s what God is calling us to do even today.

Hebrews 10:24 says, “Let us be concerned for one another, to help one another to show love and to do good” (GNT). As believers, we must be concerned for someone other than ourselves. We need to be looking to the fields with eyes that are open and hearts that ask, “Who can I show your love to today, Father?” We need to be encouraging other believers, especially in the times we live in. Send a text today to someone who needs it. Make a meal for a family in need. Show love to someone who clearly has been overlooked by society. There is opportunity everywhere for you to show love and do good, but you must quit looking to your own needs and desires long enough to see it. God has given us as believers a great opportunity in the world today to rise up and show concern and His love. What will you do?

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November 19, 2025 · 5:51 AM

Practicing Generosity

I read the story of a lady who had a long layover between flights. On her way to her next flight she stopped to buy some cookies. The gate and airport were full so she sat down at a table with a man at it and decided to eat her cookies. To her shock, the guy ate one of the cookies. She gave him a stare, but was too afraid to say anything, so she reached in and grabbed a cookie. He smiled and grabbed another one. As they took turns taking cookies, she kept getting more upset until there was one cookie left. He grabbed it, broke it in half, gave her half and ate his. He then left for his flight. She couldn’t believe this guy. When she grabbed her bag to head to her gate, she saw her cookies inside it. This story reminds me of how much we cling to things as small as cookies, yet generosity can surprise us when we let go of greed.

In Genesis 13, Abraham and his nephew Lot had both been blessed by God. The each had so much livestock, that together the land couldn’t support them. As such, their herdsmen began to fight and dispute over land. Out of trust in God and generosity, Abraham said, “The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I’ll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I’ll go to the left” (NLT). As the elder, he was entitled to be first, but he gave Lot the choice. Lot chose the best land and Abraham took what was left. He showed that generosity isn’t about how much you have, but how much you’re willing to release and trust to God.

Proverbs 11:25 says, “The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.” Are you stingy with what God has entrusted to you or are you generous with it? Abraham showed us what generosity looks like. What he did positioned him for God’s blessings and away from the selfish that attracted Lot. God bless those who have generous hearts with more. They become a source of refreshment to others. You don’t need to have a lot in order to be generous. You just have to be willing to share even your cookies. What have you been holding onto that God has asked you to bless someone else with? Practice generosity and watch what God does in your life. It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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November 18, 2025 · 5:46 AM

Spiritual Dehydration

I’ve got a friend who has a ministry that builds water wells in Ghana. They’re trying to help people get clean water to drink. They understand that water isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity for life. As a person who has water access wherever I go, there are still times when I get dehydrated. I’ve heard that you can go weeks without food, but only days without water. Have you ever been so dehydrated that your thirst became overwhelming? I’ve definitely been so thirsty I’ve chugged a lot of water to try to satiate it. Just like our body need water, our soul needs the presence of God. When we go too long without being in His presence, our soul craves it.

In John 4, Jesus was tired from walking and rested at a well. When a Samaritan woman showed up, He asked her for a drink. She was aware of the racial tension between their people and said, “Why are you asking me for a drink?” Jesus said, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water” (NLT). The conversation went on and she realized she was not only physically thirsty, but spiritually thirsty as well. She ran back to her village and brought everyone to come see the Messiah whom she had met at the well. He satisfied their thirst too and many in that village believed in Him as the Savior of the world.

Psalm 63:1 says, “O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.” David wrote this while he was in a desert. He was comparing his physical thirst with his spiritual one. His desperation for God was greater than his physical need for water. He didn’t want to ignore that thirst and risk spiritual dehydration, and neither should we. God is drawing every one of us to a well that never runs dry. He’s inviting us to His presence daily. We must be intentional about drawing from that well and drinking deeply daily. Your soul needs the spiritual water He provides. Don’t risk spiritual dehydration.

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November 17, 2025 · 5:48 AM

Promise Keeper

Have you ever said, “Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye”? Or ever made a pinky promise before? When we were kids, that’s how we made sure the other person knew we weren’t going to break our promise. As adults, we live in a world of broken promises. I can’t remember the last time I heard someone say, “My word is my bond.” It seems like people cared about their reputation and keeping their word a lot more in the past than they do today. When you find someone who makes a promise and keeps it, you think it’s a rare find. You can trust a person that keeps their promise to do what they say. You don’t have to worry about it, remind them constantly or question them when it doesn’t happen on your time table. A person like that is someone we should strive to be like.

In Genesis 22, God approaches Abraham years after He fulfilled the promise of giving him a son. God told him to take his son of promise to Mount Moriah and sacrifice him there. Abraham didn’t question it. He got up the next morning and headed for the mountain. When Isaac asked where the sacrifice was, Abraham replied, “God will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son” (NLT). Abraham had learned to trust God despite his circumstance. He made it to the top of the mountain, built the altar, tied up his son and had his knife raised when God intervened. He didn’t know how God would save his son or raise him from the dead, but he trusted God would keep his promise to give him as many descendants as the stars. God kept his promise and provided a ram.

Psalm 145:13 says, “The Lord always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does.” You can always count on God to keep His promises. You may feel like Isaac where you are bound up and wondering when God is going to show up. You may feel like Abraham where you’ve trusted God, but time seems to have run out. Keep walking in obedience though. God’s timing is not like ours. He will keep His Word and His promise. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Trusting God isn’t always easy. It requires faith. We must learn to see with our spiritual eyes rather than our physical ones. God is gracious and merciful in all He does. He will always keep His promise.

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November 14, 2025 · 5:53 AM

True Prosperity

When you think of the word prosper, you probably think of wealth and success. Biblically though it is more than that. It’s about living in God’s favor and blessing. I was talking with a friend this week that is living in a season of favor. Things are going well in many areas of his life. He’s growing spiritually, he’s trusting God with more than he ever has and he’s taking steps of faith that are bold. He’s started seeing different areas of his life prosper because of it. Because his life is aligned with God’s will, he’s experiencing peace, growth and he’s flourishing in different areas of his life. That’s what biblical prosperity is. Money may be part of it, but it’s a lot more than that.

Here are some Bible verses on prospering:

1. I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for.

Jeremiah 29:11 GNT

2. The Lord your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your cattle and in the fruit of your ground. For the Lord will again take delight in prospering you, as he took delight in your fathers, when you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, when you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Deuteronomy 30:9-10 ESV

3. Be generous, and you will be prosperous. Help others, and you will be helped.

Proverbs 11:25 GNT

4. Beloved, I pray that in every way you may succeed and prosper and be in good health [physically], just as [I know] your soul prospers [spiritually].

3 John 1:2 AMP

5. Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the Lord will be joyful.

Proverbs 16:20 NLT

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November 13, 2025 · 5:30 AM

Leaving Stress Behind

Steven Covey taught that many of us aren’t as productive as we could be because of how we spend our time and how we manage the tasks we face. He divided up tasks into four areas. There’s urgent and non urgent, and important and not important. One of the problems many of us face is that we live in the quadrant that is urgent and important. It sounds good on the surface, but the truth is that all we’re doing is putting out fires constantly. We’re doing a lot, but we’re going nowhere. We need to be spending our time focusing on the important, but not urgent quadrant. That one will help us plan for the future and prevent many of the fire drills we face.

In Luke 10, Jesus was visiting the house of Martha and Mary. Martha was in the quadrant of urgent and important. She was busy trying to clean, cook and serve. Mary was in the quadrant of important and not urgent. She sat at Jesus’ feet to listen and learn. Martha got upset at Mary, just like people who live in that quadrant do, and told Jesus to have her help. Jesus replied, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her” (NLT). Jesus understood how tiring it gets living that way being distracted and constantly worrying. Martha wasn’t stressed out or distracted. She was calm because she focused on the right things.

Psalm 37:5 says, “Give God the right to direct your life, and as you trust him along the way, you’ll find he pulled it off perfectly!” (TPT) God knows what is best for you. Cast your cares, your schedule and whatever else is distracting you on Him. Give Him to right to guide your life. He knows what’s best for you mentally, physically and spiritually. Refocus your heart on Him, spend time daily sitting at His feet listening. You’ll find your life will be the way He intended it. Commit all your ways to Him and trust Him in every area of your life. You’ll find peace and rest for your mind, body and soul. He knows what’s best for you and will lead you beside the still waters.

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Throwback Thursday is a feature I’m using to help build some margin into my schedule to pursue other ventures. Each Thursday I’ll be bringing you a previously written devotional that still speaks encouragement to us from God’s Word.

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November 12, 2025 · 5:46 AM

A Meek Heart

I saw a meme that said, “Remember before the internet when we thought lack of knowledge was the problem?” The internet had provided limitless knowledge at people’s fingertips, and now add in AI. However, wisdom is different than knowledge. Wisdom tells us how to use knowledge . One of the things that the internet has done is it has stopped the practice of younger generations from going to older generations to seek wisdom. It has put the value on knowledge over wisdom. 1 Corinthians 8:1 says that knowledge puffs up, meaning it is a doorway to pride. Throughout the Bible God rejects prideful hearts because they act on knowledge instead of faith in Him.

In Genesis 11, we read the story of the Tower of Babel. The population was growing and spreading eastward until they came to a plain. Then they said, “Come, let’s begin work to build ourselves a city with a lofty tower that rises into the heavens. We’ll make a name for ourselves, a monument to us, instead of being scattered all over the earth” (TPT). This tower wasn’t just about architecture. It was a symbol of their pride to stop following the mandate to multiply and fill the earth. Instead of serving God, they served themselves to make their name great in the earth. God saw the trajectory of their hearts and put a stop to it.

In Psalm 131:1 we read an humble statement from David in a prayer. He said, “Lord, my heart is meek before you. I don’t consider myself better than others. I’m content to not pursue matters that are over my head— such as your complex mysteries and wonders— that I’m not yet ready to understand.” I believe David’s humility is why God chose him to be king. He understood there are things beyond his knowledge and ability to grasp. His humility caused him to rely on God instead of his own knowledge. Where the builders of Babel lifted their eyes high, David bowed low. Where in your life are you trusting in knowledge over trust in God’s plan? Where are you using knowledge as an excuse to serve yourself instead of God. Let your heart be meek before God. Let him handle the things beyond your ability and knowledge as your faith and trust guides you along His mandate for your life.

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November 11, 2025 · 5:55 AM

Armor Up

As a person who is on social media, I’ve noticed there’s less and less originality. People copy what others are doing and follow trends. In 2020 Nathan Apocodaca went viral for drinking cranberry juice while skating down the road. Thousand of people tried to recreate his video doing the same thing with the same music. It’s clear the world rewards imitation. Trends tell us what to wear, what to do and where to go. As people follow along, they’re slowly being lulled into culture and away from the discipline of critical thinking. The more we get pulled in, the less we also spend time in prayer, the Bible and spending time with God. We consume a diet of what’s popular rather than truth that creates a slow fade away from following God’s Kingdom principles.

Daniel experienced this in the Bible. He was taken from his own land and culture into Babylon, a city built on pride, indulgence and idolatry. The goal wasn’t just to relocate the Israelites, it was to indoctrinate them into a new culture away from God. Daniel was given a new name, a new diet, a new education and a new language. However Daniel pushed back on the culture change. He resisted with clarity, courage and conviction. Verse 8 says, “But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile (taint, dishonor) himself” (AMP). He didn’t go along with culture and increased his time of prayer to help him combat the temptation to be pulled into a culture that was trying to redefine him and his people.

1 Thessalonians 5:8 says, “But since we belong to the day, we must stay alert and clearheaded by placing the breastplate of faith and love over our hearts, and a helmet of the hope of salvation over our thoughts” (TPT). Paul was writing to an audience that was also in a culture that was trying to redefine their beliefs and thinking. The way we combat it is to armor up. We must protect our heart and our mind in today’s culture. Jesus taught us where our treasure is (what we value), is where our heart is. Combine that with the fact that our thoughts control our actions, we must be vigilant and make up our minds the way Daniel did to not redefine our beliefs in a culture that is trying to pull us away from God. You can start right now by asking God to cover your heart and mind with the breastplate of righteousness and the helmet of salvation.

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November 10, 2025 · 5:30 AM

Reframing Gratitude

My life group leader recently shared a story about how he reframed washing dishes as something he GETS to do versus something he HAS to do. That change in his mindset helped him approach it differently. It reminded me of the note Matthew Henry, who wrote a Bible Commentary, shared in his journal after he was robbed. He said, “Let me be thankful first because I was never robbed before; second, although they took my [possessions], they did not take my life; third, because although they took my all, it was not much; and fourth, because it was I who was robbed, not I who robbed.” He reframed a bad situation through gratefulness and his perspective changed.

I don’t know of many other people who sustained long term difficulties more than Joseph. His story is found throughout Genesis 37-50. When he was a teen, his brothers hated him, beat him and sold him as a slave while telling their father he was dead. He was falsely accused by Potiphar’s wife and thrown in prison. There he was able to interpret the dreams for two of Pharaoh’s attendants, but the one who lived didn’t tell anyone. For 13 years he was in a foreign land and forgotten with a shattered dream. However, God raised him to power in Egypt and he fulfilled his destiny. As he was dying, his brothers were scared. His reply in Genesis 50:20 shows how he had reframed things with a grateful heart. He said, “You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people” (NLT).

1Thessalonians 5:18 says, “Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” Notice that it doesn’t say to be thankful FOR all circumstances, but rather IN all circumstances. Reframing our circumstances is about keeping our eyes on Jesus who remains faithful in them. Reframing doesn’t erase our hardship. Instead it helps us interpret them to see what God is doing. The enemy wants you to frame them as what was taken from you, but gratitude helps you see what God has preserved in you and what He can accomplish through any situation. If God can preserve a nation through Joseph’s trials, imagine what He can do through yours. We know that all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). Today ask the Holy Spirit to use gratitude to reframe your testimony.

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