When the daily grind overwhelms, God promises to bring rest through his Word. This daily devotion & journal prompt is written to accompany your morning coffee or nighttime routine.
God's Word is Your Defense!
The Everyday Sabbath
When the daily grind overwhelms, God promises to bring rest through his Word. This daily devotion & journal prompt is written to accompany your morning coffee or nighttime routine.
Daniel 1:8, 12–13 But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. “Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.” Read the context The name change didn't bother Daniel, but the food did. Why? Because this...
Daniel 1:1–7 The Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. ... Among those who were chosen were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego. Read the context They changed their names and took away their homes and culture. Daniel's name became Belteshazzar — a Babylonian...
Psalm 96 Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; — bring an offering and come into his courts. Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness; — tremble before him, all the earth. Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.” The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; — he will judge the peoples with equity. Read the context It's the USA's 250th birthday. It's a patriotic day. I bet you'll...