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This devotional blog is a weekday "non-fluffy" devotional in the Word based on the two greatest commandments: "Love the Lord, love your neighbor." Each devotion will answer these three questions: What does the message speak to me (the author) today? What is it saying to you (the reader)? And what are we going to do about it? The Bible will speak to us every day if we will let it. So what is it saying today?
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Devotions
Daily Devotions, devotional messages or thoughts.
Hammer Tongue
Read James 3:5–10 (NKJV) See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Fathe
David Ayres
15 minutes ago3 min read
Spouting Off First
Read Proverbs 18:13 (NLT) Spouting off before listening to the facts is both shameful and foolish. Proverbs 18:17 (ESV) The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him. What it is speaking to me: Picture this: A friend comes to you upset about a falling out of some kind with someone else you know, and by the time they finish talking, you've decided who's right and who's wrong. You haven't heard the other person's side. Most of you thinks
David Ayres
1 day ago2 min read
Time Audit
Read Ephesians 5:15–17 (KJV) See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. What it is speaking to me: "Redeeming the time." I like that phrase a lot more than "managing your time," because redeeming sounds like you're getting something back. Rescuing it from where it got lost. That's about right, isn't it? Because most of us aren't losin
David Ayres
2 days ago2 min read
Daniel Window
Read Daniel 6:10 (ESV) When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously. What it is speaking to me The king signs a decree with a death penalty attached to prayer, and Daniel's response isn't a social media post decrying the king. It isn't a war room meeting with fellow believer
David Ayres
5 days ago2 min read
Un-Repressed Silence
Read Proverbs 17:27–28 (ESV) Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. What it is speaking to me The therapeutic culture around us preaches the same thing over and over: speak your truth, express your feelings, don't bottle it up. And there is a whiff of wisdom in that. Total, long term suppression isn't healthy. But over
David Ayres
6 days ago2 min read
Faithful Muscle
Read Luke 16:10 (ESV) One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. What it is speaking to me Most big testimonies of faithfulness we admire have a contrastingly boring backstory. The missionary who stayed thirty years didn't start with a thirty year vision. He started with one obedient Tuesday, then another, then another, until nobody was counting anymore. That marriage everyone points to a
David Ayres
Aug 52 min read
Needle Love — Proverbs 27:6
Read *Proverbs 27:6 (NKJV) Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.* What it is speaking to me: "Faithful are the wounds of a friend." There is a kindness that tells the truth even when it's uncomfortable. It reminds me of splinters. Did you ever get a splinter in your foot as a kid? Like a good, deep splinter? When I would get one, you would hope that there was enough still sticking out of your foot that Mom or Dad could get it out with
David Ayres
Aug 32 min read
Joy in the Waiting — Psalm 27:13-14
Read Psalm 27:13-14 (NIV) I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD. What it is speaking to me Nobody decorates a waiting room to make you happy to be there. The chairs are stiff, the magazines are old, and the TV is always on a channel that nobody picked. Waiting rooms exist to hold you until the news comes, good or bad. Nobody expects joy in a waiting room. You
David Ayres
Jul 312 min read
Into the Depths — Micah 7:18-19
A daily devotional on Micah 7:18-19 (ESV): God casts our sins into the depths of the sea, never to be recovered. What that means for the sin you're still carrying today.
David Ayres
Jul 302 min read
Unsurprised by Joy — Psalm 16:11
A daily devotional on Psalm 16:11 (ESV): You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
David Ayres
Jul 292 min read
Fine — Ephesians 4:15-16
A daily devotional on Ephesians 4:15-16 (NIV): Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body,...
David Ayres
Jul 272 min read
Rend Performance — Joel 2:12-13
A daily devotional on Joel 2:12-13 (NIV): "Even now," declares the LORD, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning." Rend your...
David Ayres
Jul 242 min read
Feed Test — 1 Thessalonians 5:21–22
A daily devotional on 1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 (NKJV): : Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.
David Ayres
Jul 232 min read
Vain Labor — Psalm 127:1–2
A daily devotional on Psalm 127:1–2 (KJV): Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise...
David Ayres
Jul 222 min read
Wise Crossroads — Psalm 119:104–105
A daily devotional on Psalm 119:104–105 (KJV): : "Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
David Ayres
Jul 213 min read
Petrichor Promises — Isaiah 55:10-11
A daily devotional on Isaiah 55:10-11 (ESV): "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and...
David Ayres
Jul 202 min read
The Unfixables — 1 Peter 4:8
A daily devotional on 1 Peter 4:8 (NIV): — Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
David Ayres
Jul 172 min read
Who Is He to You? — Matthew 16:15–17
A daily devotional on Matthew 16:15–17 (NIV): "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." Jesus replied, "Blessed are you,...
David Ayres
Jul 162 min read
Luv Is A Verb — 1 John 3:16-18
A daily devotional on 1 John 3:16-18: By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But...
David Ayres
Jul 152 min read
Unite My Heart — Psalm 86:10–12
A daily devotional on Psalm 86:10–12 (KJV): For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone. Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. I will...
David Ayres
Jul 142 min read
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