Daily Devotion: Indwelling Sin by James Meikle

Bible Reading: Romans 7:14-21 KJV 

Key Verse:  "Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me."
- Romans 7:17 KJV

There is a mysterious wisdom in the way of God with his people—to whom he grants to know but in part, and to be renewed but in part. Were they, while here, wholly delivered from sin, and had the unclouded vision of his glorious face, and full communion with God—there would be nothing reserved for the day of glory. It is with them, therefore, as with ancient Israel, among whom God wisely left some of the heathen nations undestroyed—to excite their faith, and stir up their endeavors to extirpate them, and to be a means of preserving them from sinning with security and impunity.

Daily Devotion: Do the Impossible by Wil Pounds

Bible Reading: John 5:2-9 KJV 

Key Verse:  "When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?"
- John 5:2-9 KJV

Jesus saw a thirty-eight year old man lying on his mat at the pool of water at Bethesda and approached him asking, “ ...Wilt thou be made whole?” (John 5:6). Christ told the man to do the impossible. “Rise, take up thy bed, and walk” (v. 8) The apostle John tells us “And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked...” (v. 9).

Daily Devotion: Your Mind Must Become Heavenly by Octavius Winslow

Bible Reading: Colossians 3:1-8 KJV 

Key Verse:  "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
- Colossians 3:2 KJV

To win heaven, the mind must become heavenly; and to be heavenly, it must habituate itself to heavenly things and heavenly pursuits. It is a law of our mental constitution, that the mind assimilates in its tone and habits of thought with the subject which most engrosses its study. Hence it is that we sometimes become men of one idea. 

Daily Devotion: Prayer Comes Before Mercy by Charles Spurgeon

Bible Reading: Ezekiel 36:37 KJV 

Key Verse:  "Thus saith the Lord God; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock."
- Ezekiel 36:37 KJV

Prayer is the forerunner of mercy. Turn to sacred history, and you will find that scarcely ever did a great mercy come to this world, unheralded by supplication. You have found this true in your own personal experience. God has given you many an unsolicited favor—but still great prayer has always been the prelude of great mercy with you. When you first found peace through the blood of the cross, you had been praying much, and earnestly interceding with God that He would remove your doubts, and deliver you from your distresses. Your assurance was the result of prayer. When at any time you have had high and rapturous joys, you have been obliged to look upon them as answers to your prayers. When you have had great deliverances out of sore troubles, and mighty helps in great dangers, you have been able to say, "I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears." Prayer is always the preface to blessing. It goes before the blessing—as the blessing's shadow.

Daily Devotion: He Expounded All Things To His Disciples by J.C. Philpot

Bible Reading: Mark 4:34-41KJV

Key Verse:  "But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples."
- Mark 4:34 KJV

What is the exact meaning of the word "disciple"? It means "a learner", one who is under a teacher, whose submissive and devoted pupil he has become, and from whom he receives continual instruction. And thus a disciple of Christ is one who is admitted by the Lord Jesus into his school, whom he himself condescends personally to instruct, and who therefore learns of him to be meek and lowly of heart. A disciple of Jesus is one who sits meekly at the Redeemer's feet, receiving into his heart the gracious words which fall from his lips. This was Mary's happy posture, whom the Lord commended for choosing the better part. Such is also the posture of all the saints of God, according to the ancient declaration, "Yes, he loved the people; all his saints are in your hand; and they sat down at your feet, every one shall receive of your words" (Deut. 33:3).

Daily Devotion: Jesus warns against idle words by Favell Lee Mortimer

Bible Reading: Matthew 12:33-37 KJV 

Key Verse:  "But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment."
- Matthew 12:36 KJV

Behold an instance of the severe terms in which the meek and gentle Jesus sometimes rebuked sinners. He called the Pharisees a "generation of vipers." Thus he declared them to be the seed of the old serpent, and the children of Satan. They had accused him of casting out devils through the power of Satan, while they themselves belonged to the family of the wicked one. It is to be expected that the children of the devil should utter blasphemies, even as a bad tree brings forth bad fruit.

Daily Devotion: Delight Yourself In The Lord by J.E. Smith

Bible Reading: Psalms 37:1-8 KJV 

Key Verse:  "Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart."
- Psalms 37:4 KJV

When we think of delight, we often imagine moments of happiness — a warm sunrise, the laughter of loved ones, or a quiet victory after a long struggle. But in Psalm 37:4, David invites us to a deeper, richer joy, a delight in the Lord Himself. To delight in the Lord means to find our deepest pleasure, satisfaction, and fulfillment in who God is not merely in what He gives. It is a relationship built on love, trust, and nearness. The more we know Him, the more our hearts align with His will, and the more our desires begin to reflect His own.