Tag Archives: Turning Points with God: 365 Daily Devotions

What Price Unity?

For Saturday May 27, 2023 Philippians 2:4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. The greater good is a phrase we hear often today. It has good implications … Continue reading

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The Spoken Word: A Soft Answer

For Saturday May 20, 2023 Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Leslie Flynn tells a story from the days when many people traveled by rail. A baby cried throughout the night, … Continue reading

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Search Me

For Saturday May 13, 2023 2 Peter 3:18 Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. There are two words we should say less and less as we grow in the Lord: “I’m sorry.” Or, … Continue reading

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High Calling

For Saturday May 6, 2023 Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. In the film Cheaper by the Dozen, Steve Martin’s character, Tom Baker, … Continue reading

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A Close Shave

For Saturday April 29, 2023 Matthew 10:6-7 “Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ “ One of the members of W. E. Sangster’s … Continue reading

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Classic Duo

For Saturday April 22, 2023 Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. In Hollywood history there have been but a handful of couples who were so perfectly paired that they created … Continue reading

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Grace For a Season

For Saturday April 15, 2023 Hebrews 9:27 It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment. Warren Wiersbe tells of a frontier town in which a horse-drawn wagon with a little boy aboard was racing through … Continue reading

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A Common Story

For Saturday April 8, 2023 Matthew 5:11-12 “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven.” … Continue reading

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The Cushion of The Sea

For Saturday April 1, 2023 Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God. A number of years ago, a submarine being tested had to be submerged for several hours. Upon returning to harbor, the captain was asked, “How … Continue reading

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A World of Difference

For Saturday March 25, 2023 Romans 5:5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. A schoolteacher once asked her class, “What’s … Continue reading

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Idle Tales?

For Saturday March 18, 2023 Luke 24:11-12 And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them. But Peter arose and ran to the tomb. Luke is considered a historian of first rank, whose verifiable … Continue reading

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The Road To Calvary: Humility

For Saturday March 11, 2023 John 13:5 [Jesus] poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. Your boss has assigned you a task: come … Continue reading

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Still, Small Voice

For Saturday March 4, 2023 John 10:4 “The sheep follow him, for they know his voice.” In the classic film Field of Dreams, the main character, Ray Kinsella, hears a small voice say, “If you build it, he will come.” … Continue reading

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Reach The Heart

For Saturday February 25, 2023 Ephesians 6:2-3 Honor your father and mother . . . that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth. Why is it so important for children to honor and … Continue reading

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“You Know, Mr. President . . .”

For Saturday February 18, 2023 Isaiah 26:3 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. In his book Truman, David McCullough shares this story: As President [Truman] felt more than … Continue reading

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Our Need, God’s Choice

For Saturday February 11, 2023 Mark 6:50 Immediately [Jesus] talked with them and said to them, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” Two artists were asked to create original paintings that represented their ideas of … Continue reading

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Curing Me-First-Ism

For Saturday February 4, 2023 1 Timothy 3:6 [An elder must not be] a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. The late theologian Francis Schaeffer wrote that when we violate … Continue reading

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Advancing The Cause

For Saturday January 28, 2023 Mark 5:19 Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you. The thirty-four-year-old general was striking and handsome, with blue eyes and reddish hair. Major General George … Continue reading

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Speaking Out

For Saturday January 21, 2023 John 2:16 [Jesus] said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!” “Cheap grace is the mortal enemy of our church.” Those are the … Continue reading

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The Four Lepers

For Saturday January 14, 2023 2 Kings 7:9 We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we remain silent. The lepers in 2 Kings 7 were trapped between the Syrian army and the town … Continue reading

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