Daily Devotional Inspirations

[JJ]

Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!

JJ - I hear you. I don't always agree with everything I read in various devotionals, but the four I concentrate on are pretty good. Some devotionals are certainly much better than others and it takes some discernment.* And you can never go wrong with the pure word!

One devotional you might consider is "Daily LIght." It is simply a collection of scripture for the day, arranged according to a topic. (Actually, it has a morning and an evening reading.) Again, it is just verses.

And thanks for sharing the verses on the Passover fulfillments!

*And it may have been you who pointed out that the "Jesus Calling" devotional has some bigger issues. I agree. While it is not one I read, I know a few who do. The more at looked into it, the more I was bothered. And on the radio, a sister reads from it regularly as her whole show - I do have an issue with someone speaking as God who is not. Again, it just bothered me more and more as I listened - it seemed like it was trying to replace the Anointing.

You’re welcome, STG. Thanks for the tip on “Daily Light”.

No, I didn’t say anything about Jesus Calling. But, funny you should mention it. One of my brothers was saved through reading that devotional which was a gift from his wife’s father. My brother bought me one as a gift, and we read some of the readings together. Because of my aversion to devotionals I haven’t read a lot of it.

I realized after I posted last night that what I wrote didn’t point out how dependent I am on cross references and “Treasury of Scripture” citations in the right margin of Bible Hub during my time with the Lord. I also look at various translations during Bible reading. Most of the time words of scripture, cross references, and citations along with the Holy Spirit’s guidance plus what I’ve learned from others provide ready interpretation or understanding to what I’m reading without much effort. Bible Hub is amazing. And, what I’ve learned from preachers and some books in “poor, poor, Christianity” as well as posters here continue to be helpful.

I’m interested to hear from others here about their time with Jesus each day. How much is pray reading still there in your time? For example. What aids, if any do you use? Sometimes I just need to listen to recorded Bible reading instead of reading, or together with looking at the words. Bible Gateway is handy for that. Anyone else a listener?