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.
Trust God's perfect timing.
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.
Exodus 1:16–17 Pharaoh said... “When you are helping the Hebrew women during childbirth... if you see that the baby is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live.” The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live. Read the context Pharaoh's plan was terrible and dark. He wanted control so badly that he was willing to kill babies to make it happen. But God is more powerful. By faith, the midwives did what was right in...
Matthew 4:18–20 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him. Read the context The Olympic torch is en-route to the start of the games. The light gets passed from person to person until it reaches the finish line. As Jesus calls fishermen to...
Matthew 4:16–17 "The people living in darkness have seen a great light;on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” Read the context It was a place not all that different from where you live — confused and hurting people... darkened hearts... hopeless lives. And it was exactly where Jesus needed to be. As Jesus begins his ministry, he goes the places of hurt and fear, and...