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Have you been looking for a daily devotional that offers encouragement, challenges you to go deeper, and strengthens your Biblical understanding — all in about five minutes or less?  The K-LOVE Verse of the Day Podcast is a resource designed to meet you wherever you are in your faith journey and inspire you to move closer to Jesus.  Each day, a K-LOVE Pastoral Partner shares a verse of Scripture and dives into what it means, and how it can be applied in our lives.   New episodes release daily. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss a moment of inspiration. 

  1. 13h ago

    Do It All for the Glory of God

    Do It All for the Glory of God Read the transcript from today's video devotional. The Practicality of Scripture I just absolutely love how practical Scripture is. I think you'll understand as we get into this. Maybe you've been sitting at work or at home, and you started thinking, "Something sounds good. I just want something to eat or something to drink." What's the first thing you think about when that's the case? It's typically, "Oh, this sounds really good." Your mouth starts salivating, and you start thinking about and picturing this drink or this food. Or your first thought is, "Okay, what does my trainer or my doctor say I can or can't have?" That's why I so love the practicality of Scripture. Now, thinking back to our verse today, are we sitting here thinking, "Okay, what does the Lord want me to have right now to eat or drink?" Not really. Let's look at this practically. Meat Offered to Idols Let's put this in the context of this passage and what this really translates into for our lives. I encourage you to read 1 Corinthians chapter 10. It's packed full of some great, great practical things for our lives, especially as we apply it through the lens of the historical context of that time period versus today. Now we have grocery stores we all go to, and we have a whole meat section we get to choose from. In that time, a lot took place where meat was delivered to temples and offered to false gods, and whatever was left over from the meat was actually what was sold in the street markets. There was a lot of meat that was actually offered to idols at that time. That's what this passage really delves into — the appropriateness of eating meat offered to idols. As Paul is unpacking this with the church of Corinth, it's interesting, because he was saying that if you go to an unbeliever's house and they offer meat, don't ask where it came from, because you don't want your conscience to be seared. If the host actually says that this meat was offered to idols, now the host is making an issue out of it and saying, "Hey, this meat was offered to idols," as if that is a good thing. Paul is saying to refrain from eating that meat, because now you have to be a testimony to the world. What Does the Lord Want? That's the context of all of this. Paul is really saying we can't just constantly live in this world where we just do things, where our mind goes to, "What do I want?" He's actually saying that in everything we do, our first thought is, "What does the Lord want me to have or to do?" Secondly, "How am I representing the Lord as an example, as an opportunity to be a witness and give God glory in everything I do?" — whether it's eating or drinking, whether it's meat or wine at the time, because there were also drink offerings to false gods. It was a variety of things Paul is addressing to say: before we do things, do we actually consider ourselves first and what we desire? Or do we actually consider what God may desire, and how we are communicating who we are in Christ to the world by what we do? That's why I so love the practicality of this, because eating and drinking are so basic and fundamental to our everyday lives. Even the Basic Fundamentals I'm sure all of us, if we go without food or water or something to drink, by the end of the day we're hungry and then some. We're constantly living in this space of the basic fundamentals. I love that that's the practicality behind this verse — the basic fundamentals, even beyond everything else that we have in our day. Even in the basic fundamentals, do we actually consider God? Do we actually consider that our body is God's? Do we actually consider how we represent God to those around us and what we're communicating, even by the basic, fundamental things of what we eat and drink? It's just such a core, amazing truth that we have in Scripture, because at the end...

  2. 1d ago

    Only Those Who Believe That Jesus Is the Son of God

    Only Those Who Believe That Jesus Is the Son of God Read the transcript from today's video devotional. Have you found yourself laying in your bed, waking up thinking you would have the energy to do everything you'd planned the day before, and you already feel like you lost the battle? I've been there a handful of times and it can feel very defeating. You've got hope. Then you wake up and that hope is deflated. I pray our Verse of the day encourages you in whatever moment you find yourself. The Battle Hinges on Belief The battle hinges on belief. Internally, the fight is happening. It could happen in your mind where you think, "I can't do this," or in your heart—"I'm really not feeling this today." The battle is for our heart. The world wants it, whether you see it or not. The advertising that pops up on your screen, the voices you hear on your TV, or even conversations you hear surrounding you at the coffee shop when you're out and about—it's all about how to get your heart, how to capture it. If the world can determine what you believe, it can keep you from seeing Jesus. It can actually curb your faith. If we go a level deeper, we can think about how it will make you believe that what is possible is completely up to you. But what do you do when you wake up in the morning and you don't have the energy to do anything? The Battle Is Already Won I would encourage you to pause and remember that the battle is already won in Jesus. If you feel today that you don't have the energy to fight, think of this: Jesus already won. It's going back to the truth of what Scripture says and calling yourself to remember. David, the author of the Psalms, actually writes to his soul. He says, "Why are you downcast, O my soul? Put your hope in God." There is this call that we have to choose to engage with when we know that the Bible never changes, it never lies. The Word of God is always true. We have to put our hope in the fact that God is never changing. When the battle feels like it's shifting one way or the other and we can't get out, we need to be like David and call ourselves to attention and say, "No matter what energy I have or don't have today, I will put my hope in God. He's the one that will overcome, and ultimately, the enemy cannot change the outcome of the cross." The Hope That Hinges on Belief The hope that you have today hinges entirely on your belief in Jesus. If you haven't put your faith in Him today, I would ask you to seriously consider it. If you feel hopeless, call on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith. If you feel faithless, the Bible says that He remains faithful. Don't back down in the fight. Just because you feel like you've lost ground does not mean that the war is lost. Jesus won. It says actually that He took the keys of death and hell. He holds them. They belong to Him. The enemy is under His feet. Choose to Stand in Jesus's Victory I would ask that today, wherever you find yourself, choose to stand in Jesus's victory.

  3. 2d ago

    Bookend Your Day with God

    Bookend Your Day with God Read the transcript from today's video devotional. Just Doing, Doing, Doing Every Monday morning, without fail, I get asked the same question by a group of people that I work with: "What did you do this weekend?" If you're like me, this question is followed by a pause. Then you think, and then you just start listing out all of the to-dos that you did over the weekend to catch up on your week. Before long, you start to realize that your weekends sound just as exhausting as your week. God doesn't want us to burn out by just doing, doing, doing. God wants us to rest. Our Verse of the Day is a song that was written to be sung on the Sabbath, the day that was appointed for God's people to slow down and rest. If you're having trouble making margin to settle your heart, be encouraged by our verse today. I will be the first to admit that I give my weekends away so fast and so easily. I wake up Saturday, and it's just go time. We've got sports practices, we've got errands, we've got chores, we've got house projects. It feels like even in the moments where I have time to slow down, I feel guilty, and I just want to keep going and I want to keep doing. Bookending Our Days How do we protect ourselves from this mindset? Our Verse of the Day gives us a really good place to start: bookending our days with focused time and attention on the Lord. The psalm tells us that it is good to proclaim God's unfailing love in the morning and His faithfulness in the evening. I mean, just think about this practically. How many times do you wake up on a Saturday morning, and the first thing you do is grab your phone and start checking notifications, and then you jump into your day? By the end of it, you're exhausted, and you just plop down onto the couch. You pull your phone out, and you start the doom scroll all over again. This is a great place to start to build rest into our schedules. I want to challenge you to do this: the first thing that you do in the morning, just sit with the Lord. Consider His love for you — all the ways that He's proven His love, all the ways that He's showing it now. Before you get too tired at the end of the day, I want you to look back and reflect on all the ways that God has been faithful in your life and in the lives of the people around you. I would be shocked if, in starting to form this rhythm, you didn't find that the moments between the start and the end also filled up with more focused attention on the Lord. Enter Into His Rest When we start and end our days this way, our minds start to center around what God is doing in our lives. Don't burn yourself out. Don't just go, go, go, go. God wants to be with us. Enter into that Sabbath rest. Make margin for what matters most. Reflect on His love. Reflect on His faithfulness. In those moments, your soul will find true rest in the arms of our Savior.

  4. 3d ago

    Draw Near and Stay Near

    Draw Near and Stay Near Read the transcript from today's video devotional. As Close as We Choose to Be You and I are as close to God as we choose to be. Sometimes I look around and I ask myself, "How is this person so close to God?" It seems like they have a vibrant relationship with the Lord. I have those people in my life, and I'm like, "Man, I want to be like them." The reality is, there's a price that they pay to stay close to God. In our Verse of the Day, Paul is teaching on what it means to be reconciled to God. United With Christ Paul wants to remind us of this foundational truth: you have been united with Jesus Christ. What does that mean? When we respond to the Gospel, we are now in Jesus Christ. That means when God looks at us, He sees righteousness. Our position as believers is that we are the righteousness of Christ. We're united with Him. We are in the family of God. We're adopted. We're loved. 1 Peter chapter 2 and verse 9 would tell us that we are God's prized possession. We're in the family of God. Brought Near Then Paul says this: "Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to Him through the blood of Christ." He says you used to be far away, and I love that because it reminds me of where I used to be when I didn't know Jesus. Sometimes it's so healthy to just remind ourselves where we used to be and where we are now, because there's a price that was paid for our sin. Let us never forget that forgiveness was very costly. When Paul says you were brought near to Him through the blood of Christ, he's talking about Jesus going to the cross, absorbing the wrath that you and I deserved, to pay for our sins. He's saying, because of that, you have been brought near. What does that mean? You and I have access to God. We can approach God with boldness, with courage, knowing that when we draw near to Him — James chapter 4 and verse 8 says — God will draw near to us. Christianity is not just about saying yes to Jesus, being forgiven of sin and just waiting for Jesus to come back. Staying Near It's about having a vibrant relationship with Jesus. It's about staying near. In fact, I believe the key to ministry is not having crazy charisma or style. The key to ministry is falling in love with Jesus every single day. Ask yourself today, "What do I need to do not just to draw near, but to stay near?" There's a price that we have to pay if we want to stay close to Jesus. There are some seasons in my life where I don't feel as close to the Lord, and that's okay. My job is to keep drawing near. Maybe you're in that season today where you're like, "Well, I'm drawing near, and I feel like I'm in a dry place." I want to encourage you and tell you this: that season will come to an end. Keep drawing near. When you do that, God will draw near to you.

  5. 4d ago

    Seek the Lord While You Can Find Him

    Seek the Lord While You Can Find Him Read the transcript from today's video devotional. When I read this verse, something comes to mind for me that might resonate with some of you, but maybe others will just be learning about it now. When I was a kid, there was something called Highlights magazine. I don't know if that brings up anything for anyone, but for me, the nostalgia is strong and I have favorable memories. It's mainly because what this verse is talking about was represented in a very small and minuscule way in something in this magazine. Hidden Pictures It was a section called Hidden Pictures. You turned to the page and when you look at the picture, you see this big piece of art that's filling up the whole page. Within that picture, there are all these other little pictures that are woven into the greater piece of art. There's a list on the side of all of these items. Your job is to look at this picture, this piece of art, and find the hidden pictures that are inside. I used to love to grab my pen and go through that list and try to find with keen eye in the middle of this greater picture where the other hidden pictures were. Well, that comes to mind for me because I believe what we're seeing here on the pages of Isaiah is calling us to this work here on earth: to seek where we can see the Lord in the middle of our regular life. Where are the hidden pictures of God's hand of kindness? Where are the hidden pictures of God's grace, His goodness, His forgiveness? Where can we see God? Maybe at first glance, we don't see Him right away. Finding God in Hard Seasons For some of us, this feels like a very foreign prospect, because we might be in a season where it feels like I'm looking at this picture of life, I'm looking at this artistic work that's unfolding, and I can't see how there can be any evidence of God in the middle of any of it, because it's just hard right now. I feel like at every turn there is disappointment and sadness, frustration. This is something that is real to the plight of the human being on earth. There are others of us who are going, "Man, I can't help but see at every turn all the ways that God is at work in the middle of my story. Things are good. I'm thriving, I feel hopeful." The cool thing is, for each one of us on the journey, the difficulty of finding God at work and the abundant nature of seeing God at work intersect with one another. Seeking God in Community Do you know why? Because God actually designed our pursuance of Him not to be individual, but communal in nature. The reader in the first century of the Scriptures, understanding who Jesus was and what it meant to know Him and reading these letters about His life—the people would have known it wasn't just for them by themselves to figure out where they could see God at work. It was to understand what it meant to know God for themselves relative to the community. The reason that was important is exactly how I just lined it out. There were times where people needed the encouragement of the ones who were seeing God everywhere, when they felt like He was invisible. There was the calibration for people who felt like they could do no wrong and everything was all good—but to remember there was pain and need and brokenness in life. They served one another in community as they sought to see the hidden pictures of God in the world. Increase Your Focus I don't know which side you find yourself on today, but let's increase our focus. Let's set our lenses to try to find God at work in the hidden pictures right here in our lives on earth.

  6. 5d ago

    Don't Be Captured

    Don't Be Captured Read the transcript from today's video devotional. A Strong Warning In Colossians chapter 2 and verse 8, there's some really strong language that Paul uses. Apparently, it's possible for us to be captured — to be captured by wrong ideas, anti-biblical ideas. That means not just distracted, but captured, where these ideas, this kind of thinking, these philosophies could take hold of us and do what they want with us. It's a strong warning that he gives us. He says there's a distinct difference between that which belongs to the world — this knowledge that belongs to the world — and that which, in his words, comes from Christ. It's a big warning for us here. There is a danger for us today, just like there was a danger when Paul was writing to the Colossians in the first century. There are things that we hear that sound good, that sound deep, sound meaningful and might even sound true. The question is, do they line up with Scripture? Do they agree with Christ? It doesn't matter how polished the ideas are. It doesn't matter how confident the person delivering those ideas is. It doesn't matter how persuasive the arguments are. If it comes from — in his words here — merely human thinking, then it stands apart from Christ. It is no good for us, and it cannot give us life. We have to be on guard about this. The Christian Must Be Discerning You're bombarded all the time. You're hearing ideas, you're hearing information, you're hearing philosophy, you're hearing knowledge. If you're connected in any way to social media, you see it over and over again. What Paul is saying here is that the Christian must be discerning. What that means is that you could hear something, and it's not going to be obviously wicked. Right? There are some things that you hear, and you know that's wrong. That's gross. That's not biblical. Then there are other things that you might hear and think, "Oh, well, I kind of like that." It might sound really good. It might be presented, like I said, with a lot of confidence. What are you going to do with that? You have to say, "What does the Bible say? What does Jesus say? Is this according to Scripture?" If it's not, then I have to reject it. Measure Everything by Christ Practically speaking, how do we stay clear? How do we protect ourselves? How do we keep ourselves from being captured by these empty philosophies and this high-sounding nonsense? If you haven't figured it out already, we have to measure everything we hear by Christ. Does this idea honor Him? Does it agree with His Word? Does it draw me closer to Him? Does it make me more dependent on Him or less? Does it make me more dependent on others, or maybe myself? Does it draw me into humility? Does it draw me into obedience, or does it push me into something else, like self-rule? We remember this word from Paul in Colossians chapter 2 and verse 8: "Don't let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ."

  7. 6d ago

    A Dangerous Prayer

    A Dangerous Prayer Read the transcript from today's video devotional. Prayers That Go Deeper Have you ever heard the term "dangerous prayer"? It's this idea that most of our prayers are centered around personal requests. "Lord, help me find that new job." "Lord, help us buy this house." "Lord, help me ace this upcoming test." While none of these prayers are bad, and they are all things that we can and should be bringing before God, the Bible tells us that there are prayers we should be praying that go deeper than this — prayers that pull us into a closer relationship with God and help us grow spiritually. One of these dangerous prayers we find in Psalm 139, and that's our Verse of the Day. What Makes It Dangerous? You might hear this prayer and go, "What exactly makes these sorts of prayers dangerous?" To put it simply, it's dangerous because you need to be prepared for when God inevitably answers it. See, this sort of prayer requires an extreme level of humility. It calls us to open up our lives completely to God, saying, "Lord, transform me in ways that I might not be ready for. "Lord, uncover every single area of my life." I mean, let's be honest — how many of us like to ask somebody to point out everything that's wrong with us? Yet that's exactly what David is doing here. He's saying, "Search me, O God." Let's look at how David invites God into his life through this dangerous prayer. Search My Heart First, he asks God to search his desires and motives. He says, "Search me, O God, and know my heart." See, in the Jewish worldview, the heart was the center of the person. Your desires, your character, your will, how you made choices — all of it centered around your heart. When David invites God to search his heart, he's saying, "Lord, go to the deepest parts of me. "I'm giving You everything." That's dangerous — to let God have everything — because we've got to be willing to let it all go. Test My Anxious Thoughts Once he invites God into those innermost places, he says, "Lord, help me to trust You more." He says, "Test me and know my anxious thoughts." I don't know about you, but I find myself praying against anxiety all the time. Usually that prayer goes like this: "Lord, take away my anxiety." David doesn't say, "Take away my anxiety." He says, "Test me and know my anxious thoughts." There's this idea of, "Lord, show me all of the places that I'm faltering in my faith. Show me all of the ways that I'm not trusting You. Test me. Put me to the test and know all of my anxious thoughts so that I can rewire my mind "and trust You more." Point Out Anything That Offends You Lastly, David invites God into his actions. He goes from this inward place of the heart to his mind, and then he says, "Lord, if there is anything in me that offends You, Lord, point it out." See, for David, it wasn't just about intellectually knowing what God wanted him to do. It was about how he was living it out. If anything was not in line with God's will, he wanted to know about it so that he could focus on it. The beauty of these sorts of dangerous prayers is that God isn't asking us to pray this way just so we can see the mess that we've made. It's about inviting God in so that He can heal us and help us grow in all of these ways. Let's Pray Dangerously I want to challenge us: let's pray dangerously, because this is the way that God leads us onto this path of everlasting life. Let's pray dangerously, and let's be ready for when God begins to answer.

  8. Oct 22

    Resurrection Power Through Jesus Christ

    Resurrection Power Through Jesus Christ Read the transcript from today's video devotional. There's something about a name. A name can carry a lot of shame, a lot of guilt. Or a name can carry greatness. Think about when I say Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant or Michael Phelps. We think greatness. In our text today, we're reminded of how the story began when you and I entered the world. It actually started out pretty bad. And here's why. Because it says, "Just as death came into the world through a man." And that's a reference to Adam. We Inherited the Sinful Nature of Adam That means Adam sinned, and we've inherited the sinful nature of Adam. Now we struggle with sin. Now there's suffering, pain, addiction, strife, tension in relationships. We see that all over the world because we live in a fallen world. That's how the story started. It started with death and with sin. But the story didn't end there. It says this: "Now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man." Who's the another man in this text? It's a reference to Jesus Christ. Jesus comes on the scene and He gives us a new identity. How does He do that? Because we've inherited the sinful nature of Adam, now we need a Savior, because the Bible tells us in Romans chapter 6 and verse 23 that the wages of sin is death. We need to be forgiven of sin. The only person who can forgive us is Jesus Christ, because He lived a perfect life, and He's the one that went to the cross and absorbed the wrath of God that you and I deserved. Physical Resurrection It says this: "Now the resurrection from the dead"—that resurrection is for believers who are in Jesus Christ. They will be physically resurrected one day. Like that day is coming where those who have said yes to Jesus, they will be resurrected. Death doesn't have the final say for the believer. Death is not the end. We transition into eternity with our Lord Jesus Christ. Resurrection Power Not only do we have physical resurrection, we also have resurrection power. Paul is writing to Christians who wrestled with doubt. Let me explain. Verse 12, it says this: "But tell me this. Since we preach that Christ rose from the dead, why are some of you saying there will be no resurrection of the dead?" They're doubting that there will be a resurrection. Paul says this: "For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either. If Christ has not been raised, then all of our preaching is useless and your faith is useless." He's trying to tell them, without the resurrection, everything we do is useless. Like there wouldn't be a church. There wouldn't be all these ministries around the world. But he wants to tell them, "Hey, the resurrection is real. Not only will we be physically resurrected, we have resurrection power." What That Means for Us Here's what that means for us. Because Jesus rose from the dead, that means He's able—He's able to take away our anxiety or depression. He's able to help us in our addiction and not only help us, but help us defeat the addiction that we're wrestling with. I don't know what you're carrying today. It could be an addiction. Maybe you've lost a loved one and you're grieving and you're not sure how to navigate that. Maybe you're depressed or fighting hopelessness. Can I just remind you? You carry someone's name and His name is Jesus. He gives us life. He gives us strength. I want to remind you, there's resurrection power. No matter what you're facing today. The call is to ask the Lord for help, is to draw near to Him. Because when we do that, He's going to draw near to us. We have resurrection power.

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Have you been looking for a daily devotional that offers encouragement, challenges you to go deeper, and strengthens your Biblical understanding — all in about five minutes or less?  The K-LOVE Verse of the Day Podcast is a resource designed to meet you wherever you are in your faith journey and inspire you to move closer to Jesus.  Each day, a K-LOVE Pastoral Partner shares a verse of Scripture and dives into what it means, and how it can be applied in our lives.   New episodes release daily. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts so you never miss a moment of inspiration. 

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