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DAVID'S DAILY
DEVOTIONAL
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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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Thermostat Mind
Read Colossians 3:1-3 (KJV) If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. What it is speaking to me The HVAC in our house is nearing end of life. She's a stubborn old gal though, and she tries hard. Real hard. There is a lot going against her though. The house is over a century old, so or
David Ayres
6 days ago2 min read
Wardrobe Change
Read Ephesians 4:20-25 (NKJV) But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth wit
David Ayres
Oct 132 min read
Countless Thoughts
Read Psalms 139:14-18 (NKJV) I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them. How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great i
David Ayres
Oct 122 min read
Mind Love
Read Matthew 22:36–38 (KJV) Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. What is it speaking to me? There are a lot of ways we can love God with our minds, and we have considered many in these devotionals. One that struck me again today is applying our minds to the study of His Word. Have you ever taken a hard l
David Ayres
Oct 12 min read
Ruling Past
Read Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV) Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. What is this saying to me? Memory can be a cruel mistress sometimes. I can't tell you why particular memories have stuck around so long while others have faded, and why they show up at the worst times. Late at night, right before a big decision, sometimes even in
David Ayres
Sep 152 min read
Head Battle
Read Romans 7:18-19 (NKJV) For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. What it is speaking to me: Paul had the same battle in his own head that I have. You know the thing. You decide you are not going to say that thing to your spouse, your kids, your co-worker, or the guy on the intern
David Ayres
Sep 42 min read
Conquering Fear
Read Romans 8:37–39 (KJV) In all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. What It Is Speaking to Me We are pretty good at imagining worst-case scenarios. Give us a quiet moment, and ou
David Ayres
Aug 262 min read
Recall Shifts
Read Lamentations 3:18-26 And I said, "My strength and my hope have perished from the LORD." Remember my affliction and roaming, the wormwood and the gall. My soul still remembers and sinks within me. This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. Through the LORD's mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I hope in Him!" The LORD is good to those
David Ayres
Aug 193 min read
Peace vs. Plan
Read Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV) Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. What it's speaking to me I'm a fixer. Who isn't? Give me a problem and I want to solve it. So when a worry shows up, my first move isn't always prayer, it's strategy. I'll lie there at 1am running the number
David Ayres
Aug 171 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
Aug 62 min read
Bring On the Lines
Read Romans 8:25 (ESV) — But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. What it is speaking to me It is kinda crazy how bad I have gotten at waiting. I mean most folks hate a long line of traffic on the highway, construction zones, DMV lines, long checkout lines at the store, or even lines in a buffet at church. That's normal levels of impatience. Not condoning it, just understanding it. But in an instant-access culture brought to us by the internet, I h
David Ayres
Aug 42 min read
Pattern Loss — John 17:16–18
A daily devotional on John 17:16–18 (KJV): : "They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, even so...
David Ayres
Jul 272 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
This I Call To Mind — Lamentations 3:19–24
A daily devotional on Lamentations 3:19–24 (NIV): I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and...
David Ayres
Jul 132 min read
When the Bear Attacks — Psalm 119:10–12
A daily devotional on Psalm 119:10–12 (KJV): — With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee....
David Ayres
Jul 22 min read
Deep Dive — 2 Timothy 3:15–17
A daily devotional on 2 Timothy 3:15–17 (KJV): And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All...
David Ayres
Jun 232 min read
Consulting Run — Proverbs 28:26
A daily devotional on Proverbs 28:26: He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. Proverbs 12:15 The way of a...
David Ayres
Jun 172 min read
"Wonderful" Layers — Proverbs 2:1–5
A daily devotional on Proverbs 2:1–5: My son, if you receive my words, and treasure my commands within you, so that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply...
David Ayres
Jun 124 min read
It's Meta Man... — Joshua 1:7-8
A daily devotional on Joshua 1:7-8: Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded...
David Ayres
Jun 103 min read
Purloined Peace — Isaiah 26:3
A daily devotional on Isaiah 26:3 (NKJV): You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, for in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting...
David Ayres
Jun 52 min read
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