https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250820dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1,2 Fix...
Aug 20, 2025•4 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250819dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] “From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” Luke 12:52,53 Jesus is Worth the Loss “Religion just causes division.” You’ve probabl...
Aug 19, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250818dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed! Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division.” Luke 12:49–51 The Peace That Divides When Jesus was born, angels filled the sky outside Bethlehem and sang: “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on eart...
Aug 18, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250817dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion “Is not my word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?” Jeremiah 23:29 God’s Word is Like a Hammer It would be interesting to read through the Bible, imagining the sounds of hammers in the lives of people as God fulfilled his plan of salvation. For 120 years, the hammers of Noah’s family echoed through the valleys as the huge ark took shape. Moses’ hammer beat a sheet o...
Aug 17, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250816dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?” And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.” Then the word of the LORD came to him: “This m...
Aug 16, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250815dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion Then the word of the LORD came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.” He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness. Genesis 15:4-6 When God’s Promises Feel Impossible The Lor...
Aug 15, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250814dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” Genesis 15:1 God Is Your Shield and Reward In ancient times, it was common for conquering kings to exact a tribute from the people they conquered. For twelve years, kings from the east forced a tribute from the kings of Canaan, the promised land where Abram lived. Tributes were expen...
Aug 14, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250813dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they we...
Aug 13, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250812dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Luke 12:32-34 Free to Be Generous There’s a lot of uncertain...
Aug 12, 2025•4 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250811dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? Sin...
Aug 11, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250810dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. . . Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. Hebrews 11:13,16 Do You Believe Promise...
Aug 10, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250809dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Colossians 3:1,2 Keep Your Eyes Focused One of the things that I look forward to in spring is being able to get my bike out and ride when the weather is nice enough. I enjoy the fresh air that rushes by and the opportunity to tak...
Aug 09, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250808dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] “Do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.” Luke 12:29-31 Setting Priorities Faith, family, and football. God, country, and fishing. Sports, traveling, and work. Partying, sleeping, and eating. What are your...
Aug 08, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250807dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] “Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?” Luke 12:25,26 The Problem with Worrying How much time do we spend worrying? How many sleepless nights do we endure because of those worries? How much stress does worry put on our bodies? How many hours are wasted at work and home because of worry? I shudder to t...
Aug 07, 2025•3 min
