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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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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
Aug 123 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
Aug 112 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
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
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
Joy in the Morning — Psalm 30:4-5
A daily devotional on Psalm 30:4-5: Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. For His anger is but for a...
David Ayres
Jul 92 min read
Gentle Take — Philippians 4:4-5
A daily devotional on Philippians 4:4-5 (NIV): Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
David Ayres
Jul 82 min read
"Passing" Good — Luke 10:25-37
A daily devotional on Luke 10:25-37: And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said...
David Ayres
Jun 263 min read
Argument Pool — Proverbs 18:17
A daily devotional on Proverbs 18:17: — The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.
David Ayres
Jun 252 min read
Prayers for the Worst — Matthew 5:43-48
A daily devotional on Matthew 5:43-48: "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your...
David Ayres
Jun 12 min read
Mind Your "Because" — 1 Corinthians 4:3-5
A daily devotional on 1 Corinthians 4:3-5 (NIV): I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent....
David Ayres
May 153 min read
All You Need Is Love... — 1 Corinthians 13:4–7
A daily devotional on 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 (NASB): Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked,...
David Ayres
May 83 min read
Radical Hospitality — Hebrews 13:1-2,16
A daily devotional on Hebrews 13:1-2,16 (NKJV): Let brotherly love continue. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. But do not forget to do good and...
David Ayres
May 12 min read
Pneumatic Self-Inflation — 1 Corinthians 8:1–3
A daily devotional on 1 Corinthians 8:1–3 (NKJV): Now concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies. And if anyone thinks that he knows anything,...
David Ayres
Apr 293 min read
Bitter-proof Clothing — Colossians 3:12–14
A daily devotional on Colossians 3:12–14 (CSB): "Therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and...
David Ayres
Apr 243 min read
Love Skills — 1 Thessalonians 3:12–13
A daily devotional on 1 Thessalonians 3:12–13: "May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for...
David Ayres
Apr 172 min read
Looking Out — Philippians 2:4
A daily devotional on Philippians 2:4 (NKJV): "Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others."
David Ayres
Apr 32 min read
Forgive & Restore — 2 Corinthians 2:6–8
A daily devotional on 2 Corinthians 2:6–8 (KJV): This punishment which was inflicted by the majority is sufficient for such a man, so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest...
David Ayres
Mar 272 min read
Grace Upon Grace — John 1:16–17
A daily devotional on John 1:16–17: CSB Indeed, we have all received grace upon grace from his fullness. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth...
David Ayres
Mar 202 min read
Small Justices — Micah 6:7–9
A daily devotional on Micah 6:7–9 (NKJV): "Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin...
David Ayres
Mar 132 min read
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