https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250827dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion You have come to God, the Judge of all. Hebrews 12:23 Judge of All Throughout his life, it was easy for Francis Newport to put off the existence of God and the reality of God’s judgment. After all, he enjoyed wealth, he enjoyed creature comforts, he enjoyed success, he enjoyed political power and influence, he enjoyed prominence in his community. God? Some final judgment? Such things just seemed too fantastic,...
Aug 27, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250826dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion “As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me,” declares the LORD, “so will your name and descendants endure.” Isaiah 66:22 Your Name Here’s a pop quiz. Can you rattle off the names of your great-great-grandparents? Can you describe their appearance? What did they do for fun? What made them laugh? How did they meet and fall in love? How did they handle days of stress? What were their ...
Aug 26, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250825dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion “Those who consecrate and purify themselves . . . they will meet their end together,” declares the LORD. Isaiah 66:17 Sincerely Wrong In December of 1903, Samuel Langley knew he was about to make history. He knew he was about to demonstrate the world’s first flying machine. For the past five years, he had overseen a dedicated team of experts and technicians. They had sought out the best materials. They had dev...
Aug 25, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250824dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm; to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them, because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death.” The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembli...
Aug 24, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250823dev.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. Consider him who e...
Aug 23, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250822dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion “Let the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the LORD. “Is not my word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?” Jeremiah 23:28,29 God’s Fire and Hammer Fire can warm or destroy. The same flame that purifies gold can reduce wood to ash. God says his Word is like fire...
Aug 22, 2025•3 min
https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20250821dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? . . . [Our human fathers] disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. Hebrews 12:7,10 Trained by Love I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but life is hard. You get sick. You take a financial hit. ...
Aug 21, 2025•3 min
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
