Category - Devotionals

07/14          Colossians 3:18-22

18Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting for those who belong to the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly. 20 Children, always obey your parents, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged.  22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord. 

SERVANT

Lord help me to be a good servant today.  People are hurting, help me to listen. I will pray my list of friends today so that you might be mindful of them.  Oh Lord guide my path on the everlasting way. 

07/13          Colossians 3:17

17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father. 

VALUE

Lord I value my life, help me to value those around me and those I am seeking to help.  People count with you Lord.  Help me to be the kind of person that values everyone I meet.  The Lord is good!  Do Good thru me today Lord.  

07/12          Colossians 3:16

16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. 

LIVE

Jesus, help me to live as if my life totally depended on you because it does.  I pray that I will be a hearer of the Word and a doer of the Word. I love your Word Lord, use it to maneuver my lifestyle into your control.  I want to be more loving and kind Lord, please change me.  

07/11          Colossians 3:15

15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. 

PEACE

I want peace Lord.  Jesus gives us that peace, today Lord Jesus, I especially need your peace.  All around me people are hurting and in trouble.  Chaos seems to be the order of the day.  Surround me Lord with your peace and guide me walk in paths of righteousness filled with your gift of peace. 

07/10          Colossians 3:12-14

12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.  14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. 

FORGIVE

Lord I am not as wise as some but I know your Word and You call us to live a life that forgives and forgets. Help me Jesus today to forgive. Forgive those who have wronged me, forgive those who hurt me, forgive those who simply lied about me, Oh Lord please forgive them and forgive me.  We are the most life you when we forgive-I forgive them Jesus and lift them up in prayer to you. 

07/09          Colossians 3:11

11 In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us. 

HERE

Lord I know you are here and you know everything I do.  Create in me a clean heart today and a right spirit so that everything I do will be wholesome and pleasing to you.  The Lord is my Shepard, I follow Him. 

07/08          Colossians 3:10

10 Put on your new nature and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. 

LIKE

Jesus help me to become more like you each day.  Guide my steps, control my mouth, fill my heart and walk with me in the everlasting way. I want to follow you Jesus. 

07/07          Colossians 3:9

9 Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. 

TRUTH

Father, I pray that today I will speak only truth and not seek to be a pleaser of people.  Help me to speak truth in a loving and kind way seeking to be gentle to everyone.  I need you Lord to guide my tongue and to constantly remind me that I won’t have to apologize for what I don’t say.  Jesus is the focus of my life day by day.  Truth Lord, only truth-no lies. 

07/06          Colossians 3:7-8

7 You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world. 8 But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. 

LANGUAGE

Oh Lord, help me clean up the way I speak.  Angry words are almost as bad as curse words.  Let neither cross my lips.  Jesus help me clean up my life so that I will become more like you each day.  You are my power Lord, help me. 

07/05          Colossians 3:5-6

5 So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. 6 Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. 

STRENGTH

Lord I am not strong so I must depend on your strength.  I know you rejoice in my claiming your strength so help me today to rest in you. Guide me to turn my face towards you every time I face temptation.  I need your strength.  Cleanse me Father and make me whole.  Guide me in the path you have marked out for me.