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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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Traffic Meditations — Psalm 1:1–3
A daily devotional on Psalm 1:1–3 (KJV): Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight...
David Ayres
Apr 232 min read
Stinking Saying — Colossians 2:8–9
A daily devotional on Colossians 2:8–9 (KJV): Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in...
David Ayres
Apr 152 min read
Detox the Dome — Romans 12:1–3
A daily devotional on Romans 12:1–3 (KJV): I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable...
David Ayres
Apr 82 min read
Prepare the Vessel
Read 2 Timothy 2:20-21 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work. What it is speaking to me: When I worked at the coffee shop, there would be busy and slow times. Busy times were all the commuters and pre-work coffee people coming in for
David Ayres
Apr 13 min read
Hearing Test — Proverbs 18:12–13
A daily devotional on Proverbs 18:12–13 (KJV): Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility. He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
David Ayres
Mar 252 min read
Two Things to Learn — 2 Peter 3:15-18
A daily devotional on 2 Peter 3:15-18: Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that...
David Ayres
Mar 182 min read
A Tale of Two Thoughts — 1 Timothy 1:7
A daily devotional on 1 Timothy 1:7: NKJV "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."
David Ayres
Mar 162 min read
Chess-Minded?
Read 1 Corinthians 2:15-16 NKJV "But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. For 'who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?' But we have the mind of Christ." What it is speaking to me: I am a thoroughly average chess player. I learned to play as a kid and occasionally get a few games in during any given year. I have never studied the game. I don't know the names of any official openings or moves. I know what each p
David Ayres
Mar 112 min read
Mind Sunglasses — Philippians 4:8–9
A daily devotional on Philippians 4:8–9 (KJV): Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are...
David Ayres
Mar 42 min read
Small Surrenders
Read Proverbs 3:5–6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.” What It Is Speaking to Me I’m reminded of the story of two boys at the breakfast table fighting over the last pancake. Their mom reprimands them, reminding them to do what Jesus would have done. The older boy looks at the younger and says, “I’ll let you be Jesus first.” I think we’re really glad that Je
David Ayres
Feb 252 min read
Thought Interrogation
Read 2 Corinthians 10:5 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, What It Is Speaking to Me I love interrogation room scenes in movies and TV. The bad guy is sitting there, the cops are working angl
David Ayres
Feb 182 min read
Ask For Wisdom
Read James 1:5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. What it is speaking to me: What is wisdom? How is it different from knowledge? For the sake of this devotional, think of knowledge as knowing something, and wisdom as discerningly applying that knowledge. It’s easy to think about wisdom as a “Bible word” and assume this verse only means that when we need help with spiritual things o
David Ayres
Feb 112 min read
Going to Make It
Read (For context, read all of Psalm 105.) Verses 5 & 8 Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced. He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations. What it is speaking to me We are pretty diligent about safeguarding what our children watch on TV. Every once in a while, though, we end up watching something suspenseful enough that my son becomes worried and keeps asking, “What is going to happen? Are they
David Ayres
Feb 42 min read
A Little More...
Read Matthew 6:33 ESV But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Philippians 4:19 ESV And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. What it is speaking to me today: I think most people are like me; we feel we could use a little more in the "resource department." That can look like many things. Sometimes it’s physical (feeling stronger, faster, or smarter), financial (a lit
David Ayres
Jan 282 min read
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