Daily Devotions

The Heart Of The Matter

JANUARY 23, 2026
Daily Reading—Genesis 46-48 /  Matthew 15:1-20

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Matthew 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

    There is a lot of showiness in many churches today. I am not saying it is all bad or carnal. However, I am not saying it is all God-honoring either. You can put on a great production, have it all sound good, and even call the name of Jesus from time to time, and yet not honor God. Worship is not about the professionalism of the show. Worship is about the purpose of the heart.

    This week, many who read this will attend what is called a Worship Service. However, we must remember, worship is not about how well you sing or how many times you say amen. For it to be a genuine worship service, you need to draw near to God with your heart.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

How can your worship of God today
prepare you to better worship God this Sunday?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this passage and today’s devotion?

Within this reading, do I find a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are the things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

The Heart Of The Matter

JANUARY 23, 2026
Daily Reading—Genesis 46-48 /  Matthew 15:1-20

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Matthew 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

    There is a lot of showiness in many churches today. I am not saying it is all bad or carnal. However, I am not saying it is all God-honoring either. You can put on a great production, have it all sound good, and even call the name of Jesus from time to time, and yet not honor God. Worship is not about the professionalism of the show. Worship is about the purpose of the heart.

    This week, many who read this will attend what is called a Worship Service. However, we must remember, worship is not about how well you sing or how many times you say amen. For it to be a genuine worship service, you need to draw near to God with your heart.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

How can your worship of God today
prepare you to better worship God this Sunday?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this passage and today’s devotion?

Within this reading, do I find a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are the things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

Honor God

JANUARY 21, 2026
Daily Reading—Genesis 42-43 /  Matthew 13:36-58

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Real Rest

JANUARY 16, 2026
Daily Reading—Genesis 33-34 / Matthew 11:20-30

WHAT GOD HAS SAID:

Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

WHAT I HAVE SEEN:

    It was very possible that in today’s verse, Christ was speaking to Jewish people who had been oppressed by the ceremonial and ritualistic laws of their religion. He was saying to them, If you embrace me as your Saviour, you can then rest from these burdensome, legalistic, man-made laws. That had to sound good.

    As we read it today, He is telling us the same thing. Many have searched for the truth in life and tried to find it in work, wealth, worldliness, and whatever might fill that emptiness inside. In John 14:6, it says Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Once you find that Jesus’ way is the truth of life, you can rest from the constant search.

WHAT WILL YOU DO:

     Will it be His way of rest or your way of worry?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this passage and today’s devotion?

Within this reading, do I find a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are the things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

It’s A War Of Wills

JANUARY 14, 2026
Daily Reading – Genesis 29-30 /  Matthew 10

WHAT GOD HAS SAID: