Daily Devotional

January: Created to Add Value Day 23 — 23 January Bread on the Water “Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.” — Ecclesiastes 11:1 (KJV) In the ancient maritime trading world of the Near East, merchants would load their goods onto ships and send them across the Mediterranean

January: Created to Add Value Day 22 — 22 January The Posture That Changes the Room “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.” — Philippians

January: Created to Add Value Day 21 — 21 January The Table You Set for Others “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.” — Psalm 23:5 (ESV) There is something about eating a meal at a table that has been carefully

January: Created to Add Value Day 20 — 20 January Small Fires, Long Winters “Who among you fears the LORD? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD and rely upon his God. Look, all you who kindle a

January: Created to Add Value Day 19 — 19 January How Do You Handle What You Did Not Ask For? “As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” — 1 Peter 4:10 (NASB) I watched a documentary recently about a

January: Created to Add Value Day 18 — 18 January The Ministry of Showing Up “Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the

January: Created to Add Value Day 17 — 17 January Overflow “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of

January: Created to Add Value Day 16 — 16 January What If Your Ceiling Is Someone Else’s Floor? “Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another.” — Romans 12:10 (ESV) Have you ever watched someone you helped succeed move past you, and felt something complicated stir inside your chest

January: Created to Add Value Day 15 — 15 January The Seed You Cannot See Growing “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” — Galatians 6:9 (NKJV) The Chinese bamboo tree is one of the most peculiar plants on earth,

January: Created to Add Value Day 14 — 14 January You Are Here on Purpose “But now, this is what the LORD says — he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through