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Daily Devotional
Hope in Life’s RiptidesAugust 6, 2026 - 7:00 am
Kindness Delivered to Your DoorAugust 5, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Greener Grass TrapAugust 4, 2026 - 7:00 am
Fireworks Fade, Freedom LastsAugust 3, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Power of a PauseAugust 2, 2026 - 7:00 am
What To Do with Unanswered PrayersAugust 1, 2026 - 7:00 am
Rescued From Life’s RiptideJuly 31, 2026 - 7:00 am
Clear Truth in an Upside-Down WorldJuly 30, 2026 - 7:00 am
Wisdom Works When You ListenJuly 29, 2026 - 7:00 am
Trusting God in the FreefallJuly 28, 2026 - 7:00 am
HEART OF THE ARTIST
Holding on Through HeartbreakJuly 5, 2026 - 7:00 am
Faith That Falls ForwardJune 18, 2026 - 7:00 am
From Dusty Bibles to Daily BreadJune 14, 2026 - 7:00 am
Leaving No SurvivorsJune 7, 2026 - 7:00 am
When Joy Fills RoomsMay 31, 2026 - 7:00 am
STORIES ABOUT SONGS
One Way Through the ChaosJuly 26, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Gospel Still Changes EverythingJuly 12, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Beauty in the Broken RoadJune 28, 2026 - 7:00 am- From Dusty Bibles to Daily BreadJune 14, 2026 - 7:00 am
- Leaving No SurvivorsJune 7, 2026 - 7:00 am
Stories About Songs
- One Way Through the ChaosJuly 26, 2026 - 7:00 am
- The Gospel Still Changes EverythingJuly 12, 2026 - 7:00 am
- The Beauty in the Broken RoadJune 28, 2026 - 7:00 am
- From Dusty Bibles to Daily BreadJune 14, 2026 - 7:00 am
- Leaving No SurvivorsJune 7, 2026 - 7:00 am
Rest for the Ringmaster
Brenda Price, Daily DevotionalI can just imagine if Martha in the Bible was working from home. She’d be juggling Zoom calls and laundry and snacks for the kids and a burnt pot of spaghetti, while muttering, “Did anyone else see that email? Jesus help me. Why are my co-workers not doing anything?”
But you know, when Martha went to Jesus about Mary, he didn’t roll his eyes at her. He didn’t shame her for caring too much or trying to hold everything together. He just reminded her of this…
You can still care deeply, but you can also take a breath. Sit at my feet and keep your eyes on me, because you don’t have to carry it all.
So, if you’re feeling like you’re the ringmaster juggling a circus, just pause. Have a seat. Leave it at the feet of Jesus. Pray. Ask Him for help. Simply say, “Lord, I am here. I’m taking a pause and being still. Help me, Jesus.”
And maybe the chaos won’t disappear immediately, but something inside you can finally loosen its grip because you were never meant to carry all of this alone. Remember, God is not demanding perfection from you.
He just wants you to notice that He is there in the middle of all of it with you—steady and unhurried, ready to carry what you were never meant to. His way of carrying life is lighter than the exhausting striving we so often choose.
So today, even if it’s just for a minute between the noise and the next thing calling your name, there’s an open place at His feet where you can rest. Go to Him, and let Him be strong for you.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
When Grief Keeps Going
Daily Devotional, Tammi ArenderThe air felt thick the moment I stepped out of the car in Start, Louisiana. I came expecting a small-town 5K, but the town had practically doubled in size.
Cars lined the road. People gathered in clusters. And I kept hearing one name—Hillary—spoken like everyone knew her.
That’s when the story started to come into focus. There is a pastor here—Jeff Thomas. He runs to support St. Jude. You see, his daughter, Hillary, died at five months old. She was on her way there for treatment, but she didn’t make it.
And somehow… Pastor Jeff kept running.
Not away from it—but straight through it. For her and for other families.
I saw Pastor Jeff out there running to remember his daughter and help other families. And all around him were others—locals, visitors, and strangers—moving in that same direction.
By the time it was over, I knew this was sacred.
It was about what happens when someone decides to keep going—and entrusts the ache to God. You see, we all carry things. Some of them heavy. Some of them unresolved. But there is a way to keep moving forward. Not by pretending it doesn’t hurt, and not by letting grief define the story, but by holding firmly to the word of God and continuing to live with hope.
And maybe that looks like one more step today. One step toward giving the hard things to a good God who can help you carry them.
And trusting that even now… none of it is in vain.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
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Paddleboards and Praise
Daily Devotional, Heart of the Artist, Stories About SongsIt wasn’t a stage. It wasn’t a writing room.
It was water.
During the chaos and uncertainty of 2020, Chris Tomlin found himself in Montana, sitting alone on a paddleboard in the middle of a still lake at sunset. No noise. No crowd. Just water and silence.
And on that lake, something unsettled him—in a good way.
He became deeply aware of how small he was… and how vast God is.
Not in a crushing way. In a clarifying way.
He had spent years writing songs of deliverance—songs people cling to when they need rescue, grace, and mercy. And those songs matter. Deeply.
But out there on the water, something else was rising.
A different kind of worship song. It was not one that sounded like “God, come through for me,” but “God, you are holy.”
The kind that echoes what’s already been sung long before any of us arrived:
There in that awe-inspiring setting, Chris was reminded of the book of Revelation, where believers from every nation worship before God’s throne crying out, “Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God Almighty… for you alone are holy.” He also thought about the angels surrounding God’s throne declaring, “Holy, holy, holy.”
That’s where Holy Forever was born—out of stillness, not striving.
It holds both sides of worship we often separate: the God who rescues us, and the God who stands far above us. Because we need both the God who meets us in our mess, and the same God who reminds us He was never overwhelmed by it at all.
And maybe that’s what your soul needs today—not just rescue, but reverence.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
Lyrics:
A thousand generations falling down in worship
To sing the song of ages to the Lamb
And all who’ve gone before us and all who will believe
Will sing the song of ages to the Lamb
Your name is the highest
Your name is the greatest
Your name stands above them all
All thrones and dominions
All powers and positions
Your name stands above them all
And the angels cry, Holy
All creation cries, Holy
You are lifted high, Holy
Holy forever
If you’ve been forgiven and if you’ve been redeemed
Sing the song forever to the Lamb
If you walk in freedom and if you bear His name
Sing the song forever to the Lamb
We’ll sing the song forever and amen
Hear your people sing, Holy
To the King of Kings, Holy
You will always be, Holy
Holy forever
You will always be, Holy
Holy forever