FEB. 19, 2026 Prayer is your connection to God . "Cry to God all day and all night for the fulfillment of his promises."  Isa 62:6 TLB The remora fish has an oval sucking disc on the top of its head that allows it to attach itself to the underside of a shark. Once attached, the remora does not have to worry about food, transportation, or safety. It feeds on the food that falls from the shark's mouth.  Of course, it has the option of swimming on its own, but when it decides to

FEB. 18, 2026 God forgives and forgets (4) "He delights in mercy."  Mic 7:18 NKJV God has a remarkable memory. The Omniscient One doesn't just know everything; He also remembers everything. In fact, He remembers it before it happens! Every moment of your life was ordained in God's imagination before it became a memory —every laugh, every dream, and every sacrifice.  The Psalmist wrote: " You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every momen

FEB. 17, 2026 God forgives and forgets (3) "His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning." Lam 3:22-23 ESV The English word for new is the Hebrew word hadas. It doesn't just mean again and again, as amazing as that would be. It's new, as in different. It means never before experienced. Today's mercy is different from yesterday's mercy, or the day before that, or the day before that! Just as the seasonal flu vaccine changes from year to year, God's mercy change

FEB. 15, 2026 God forgives and forgets . "I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their...deeds I will remember no more." Heb 8:12 NKJV God forgives and forgets. Amazing, isn't it? He remembers everything you've done right while forgetting everything you've done wrong. Yet, while God cannot remember our confessed sin, we have a much harder time forgetting it. We tend to remember our mistakes more readily than our successes.  That's why it's harder to f

FEB. 14, 2026 Be confident of God's love for you . "We have put our trust in his love." 1Jn 4:16 NLT When you fail, God's love for you does not fail. And to enjoy the fullness of what He wants you to have, you must believe that. The knowledge of God's love will carry you through to victory when the powers of hell are against you. The knowledge of God's love will carry you through life's storms and into a place of peace. God's love is not restricted to the days when you have p

FEB. 13, 2026 Click the save button . "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Jn 8:32 NKJV If you use a computer, you know what the save button is. To save a created document, you just press the save button. Words on the screen descend into the core of the machine. As long as the words are limited to the screen, they are vulnerable to the irascible cursor. It earns its name. We curse the little monster as it gobbles up our hard work.  But once we save i

FEB. 12, 2026 Meditate and assimilate . "I will meditate on Your precepts, and contemplate Your ways." Ps 119:15 NKJV Meditation is the most effective way to assimilate God's Word. David describes the "blessed" man this way: "His delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night" (Ps 1:2 NKJV).  And whatever you meditate on and memorize, the Holy Spirit will help you recall when you need it. "He will... bring to your remembrance all things that I sa

FEB. 11, 2026 Responsibility and the "ability to respond". "The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong." 2Ch 16:9 NKJV God never gives a person responsibility without giving the ability to respond. So you can look in the mirror today and say with confidence, "God, You've given me this responsibility and the ability to respond to it." In the Bible, when God called regular people to do great things, they usually responded with a sense

FEB. 10, 2026 "I have set the Lord always before me". "I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved."  Ps 16:8 NKJV Say these words aloud several times and let them roll around in your mind: "I have set the Lord always before me." Take some time to imagine how this might actually be experienced in your life.  What would it be like to wake up with God on your mind?  What would it feel like at night if you were aware of Him as you fe

FEB. 9, 2026 True repentance brings restoration. "Father, I have sinned." Lk 15:18 NKJV The story of the prodigal son illustrates the meaning of true repentance. It's about a young Jewish man who rebelled against all that he'd been taught, turned his back on his father, was lured by the bright lights of the big city, and ended up in a pigpen feeding swine. But he did three things that turned his life around. First, he changed his mind. "When he came to his senses, he said, 'H

FEB. 8, 2026 Fight for your marriage . "Submit to one another out of reverence to Christ."  Eph 5:21 Paul wrote: "Submit to one another out of reverence to Christ." Satan is the enemy of marriage. In order to defeat him, you must first know how to identify where, when, and how he's at work. As long as you focus on fighting each other or blaming yourself, your marriage will continue to slide into further misery with each failed request for intimacy, each unmet expectation, and

FEB. 7, 2026 How to "renew" your mind. "Be transformed by the renewing of your mind."  Ro 12:2 NKJV You were created for love, but you have learned to fear! The neurological love pathway in your brain consciously evaluates toxic thoughts, and as you choose to hand the situation over to God, you do not submit to fear. And love is the stronger of the two pathways! "There is no fear in love; but perfect love [the knowledge and acceptance of God's unearned and unfailing love for

FEB. 6, 2026 Live on purpose, for a purpose . "Be very careful, then, how you live... making the most of every opportunity."  Eph 5:15-16 NIV If you make wise decisions now, you'll have a better future. If you waste your time now, you'll have regrets. That's why you need to do the right thing when you have the opportunity to do it. Paul wrote: "Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us" (Eph 3:2

FEB. 5, 2026 You can make a difference . "He [Andrew] first found his own brother Simon [Peter]...And he brought him to Jesus." Jn 1:41-42 NKJV What do Billy Graham, Campus Crusade for Christ founder Bill Bright, Young Life founder Jim Rayburn, and the Navigators founder Dawson Trotman have in common? The answer is a Sunday school teacher named Henrietta Mears. When Henrietta was thirty-eight years old, she moved from Minnesota to a burgeoning town called Hollywood, Californi

FEB. 3, 2026 Healing for your mind. "Be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind."  Eph 4:23 AMPC We are three-part beings: spirit, soul, and body. When we make Jesus Lord of our lives, our spirit receives healing from spiritual death. But there are still two areas that need Christ's healing touch: our souls (mind, emotions, and will) and our physical bodies. God's Word teaches us that physical health and mental health are irrevocably linked. "For as he thinks in his hea

FEB. 2, 2026 How to conquer your Jericho (2). "Circumcise the sons of Israel again the second time." Jos 5:2 NKJV Before conquering Jericho, God told Joshua to "circumcise the sons of Israel again the second time." Six hundred years earlier, God had inaugurated the practice of male circumcision.  He told Abraham that it would be "a sign of the covenant between Me and you"  (Ge 17:11 NKJV). What was the message here? Remember whose you are! In a sense, all believers have been

FEB. 1, 2026 How to conquer your Jericho (1). "These stones shall be for a memorial to...Israel forever."  Jos 4:7 NKJV Jericho was the strongest city in the Promised Land and the first Joshua's army had to conquer. You could say it represents the biggest challenge you're facing right now. Because the towering walls of Jericho looked impregnable, it would have been intimidating to any would-be invader.  So God told His people to remember and record what He'd done for them in

JAN. 31, 2026 Knowing and enjoying your inheritance . "We are...joint heirs with Christ."  Ro 8:16-17 NKJV We share the same inheritance as Christ! Whatever He has, we have! "Our standing in the world is identical with Christ's"  (1Jn 4:17 MSG). So, if we are co-heirs with Christ, why do we struggle through life? For two reasons:  (1) We don't know about our inheritance . "The exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe"  (Eph 1:19 NKJV). No one ever told us that i

JAN. 30, 2026 He's looking for laborers . "Pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest."  Mt 9:38 NKJV When Martin Luther began the work that became the Great Reformation, his friend Myconius said, "I can best help where 1 am. I will remain and pray while you toil." Then one night, Myconius dreamed that Jesus approached him and showed him His hands and feet, wounded by His crucifixion. He looked into the eyes of his Savior and heard Jesus say to him, "F

JAN. 29, 2026 Avoid comparing yourself to others . "It is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding." Job 32:8 NIV Elihu suddenly spoke up in Job chapter thirty-two. It's apparent he had been present all along, but he held his peace because he believed Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar were older and wiser than he was. "I am young in years, and you are old; that is why I was fearful, not daring to tell you what I know"  (Job 32:6 NIV).  After