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Daily Devotional
The Hot Water TestSeptember 16, 2026 - 7:00 am
Don’t Rehearse The RegretSeptember 15, 2026 - 7:00 am
Look Up, It’s Not OverSeptember 14, 2026 - 7:00 am
Come As You AreSeptember 13, 2026 - 7:00 am
Leave Hope Wherever You GoSeptember 12, 2026 - 7:00 am
United We Still StandSeptember 11, 2026 - 7:00 am
Jesus Cares About That TooSeptember 10, 2026 - 7:00 am
Don’t Judge the Book by its CoverSeptember 9, 2026 - 7:00 am
A Refreshing Plot TwistSeptember 8, 2026 - 7:00 am
Can You Sit with MeSeptember 7, 2026 - 7:00 am
HEART OF THE ARTIST
The Secret to Being BlessedSeptember 6, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Hardest HallelujahAugust 30, 2026 - 7:00 am
Meet Me in the ValleyAugust 9, 2026 - 7:00 am
Holding on Through HeartbreakJuly 5, 2026 - 7:00 am
Faith That Falls ForwardJune 18, 2026 - 7:00 am
STORIES ABOUT SONGS
- Come As You AreSeptember 13, 2026 - 7:00 am
- The Hardest HallelujahAugust 30, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Fight Nobody SeesAugust 23, 2026 - 7:00 am
One Way Through the ChaosJuly 26, 2026 - 7:00 am
The Gospel Still Changes EverythingJuly 12, 2026 - 7:00 am
Stories About Songs
- Come As You AreSeptember 13, 2026 - 7:00 am
- The Hardest HallelujahAugust 30, 2026 - 7:00 am
- The Fight Nobody SeesAugust 23, 2026 - 7:00 am
- One Way Through the ChaosJuly 26, 2026 - 7:00 am
- The Gospel Still Changes EverythingJuly 12, 2026 - 7:00 am
Daughter, I See You
Brenda Price, Daily DevotionalHere’s a message from the Father’s heart to that busy girl.
“She thinks I don’t see her. The busy one, the strong one, and the one who smiles at meetings, answers every email, but cries in the car with the music turned up. She thinks her loneliness is invisible, but it echoes in my heart.
I saw her that morning she couldn’t get out of bed. I was with her that night when she wondered if anyone would notice if she disappeared, and I heard her when she finally whispered, ‘God, do you see me?’
Yes, daughter, I see you.
I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. You are not just noticed. You are known, cherished, held, and loved even in silence.
Even in loneliness, I am near. I am not just God of the whole world. I am the God who sees you. Even when your strength runs out where no one else can see, my love does not shrink back. It stretches wider, longer, deeper, and higher than your thoughts can reach. You are not unseen. You are fully known and fully loved right here, in this moment.
So, when you feel hidden in your exhaustion or alone in the quiet, remember this: I am closer than you think, and My love has never left you.
My prayer for you this Father’s Day is that you would truly experience what Paul prayed for in Ephesians—that you would have the power to understand how wide, how long, how high, and how deep Christ’s love really is.
Not just know it in your head.
Experience it in your heart.
Because God’s love was never meant to be merely understood.
It was meant to be received.
Because when you begin to grasp even a small part of God’s love for you, everything changes.
May you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love really is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
Joy At The Door
Bri Dunn, Daily DevotionalThere’s nothing like when “Dada” comes home.
Most evenings, it’s just me and Lennox. The toys are scattered, dinner plates sit half-finished, and you can feel it… He’s getting tired of me. Not in a harsh way, just in a toddler kind of way.
My husband Chris works another evening job, and I’m grateful for it. I really am, but when that door unlocks at the end of the day and Lennox sees Chris, everything changes. His eyes light up. He shouts for joy, and just like that, he’s gone.
There’s no hesitation and no dragging his feet. His whole body is basically saying, “See ya Mom, I’m going to my dad.”
It’s not because anyone told him to, but because something deep inside my son knows— Dada’s arms are where I belong.
I believe we were made for that kind of response. It is God-given.
Somewhere along the way, though, we learn to hesitate. We get distracted. We carry disappointments, responsibilities, and burdens that weigh us down. Sometimes life doesn’t feel joyful at all.
And yet, the invitation hasn’t changed.
Habakkuk wrote those words during a season when everything around him seemed uncertain. Yet he made a choice: “I will rejoice in the Lord. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation.”
Not because life was easy, but because God was still good.
God is our Father, and He is near. What would it look like to turn towards Him with that same instinctive joy? To rejoice in the God of your salvation and to drop whatever you’re holding to let love—not obligation, fear, or routine—be the thing that moves you?
And maybe faith, at its core, isn’t as complicated as we’ve made it. Maybe it looks a lot like that small pair of feet hitting the floor, heart wide open, running toward the Father who just walked in the room.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
Forgiveness Finds A Way
Brenda Price, Daily DevotionalHave you been carrying around bitterness and anger because of a falling out with someone… maybe someone in your own family?
Maybe you will relate to Michael’s story.
He hadn’t spoken to his dad for a very, very long time. A painful falling out drew a line neither of them crossed for nearly a decade. I mean, they missed holidays, birthdays, milestones—all of it. And the silence… it became normal. But even when silence feels normal, the hurt never really leaves.
One Sunday, after hearing a sermon on forgiveness, Michael sat in his car a little longer than usual. The engine was off, but his thoughts weren’t. And he prayed, “God, I don’t know how to forgive my dad. I don’t know how to do it, but I know You’ll help me. I’ll try with Your strength.”
It wasn’t polished. It wasn’t confident. But it was a step.
And then—his dad called.
There was no warning. No buildup. Just, “I don’t know why, but I felt like I had to call.”
So, they met for coffee. And what began as a tense conversation, started to shift. The edges softened. Voices cracked. Tears came. Apologies followed. Hugs were shared, and forgiveness was given. And slowly, they began rebuilding what had been broken, one small step at a time.
Michael says, “Only God could have softened these two hardened hearts and turned years of silence into a fresh start.”
And I believe him.
Because somewhere in that moment, one willing heart made room for more than just a single act of forgiveness.
When one heart turns toward God, He can begin healing wounds that once felt impossible to touch.
So, I wonder… is there someone in your life who has hurt you? Maybe more than once.
It would be easy to let bitterness settle in and let silence become your normal. But Jesus invites us to a different way.
Seven times seventy, right?
Not because the hurt wasn’t real. Not because trust is automatically restored. But because forgiveness frees your heart from carrying what God never intended you to carry alone.
Maybe today isn’t about having all the right words.
Maybe it’s simply praying the same prayer Michael prayed:
“Lord, I don’t know how to forgive, but with Your help, I’m willing to take the first step.”
And sometimes that’s where healing begins.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
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SEVEN TIMES SEVENTY TIMES by Chris August
I’ve been living in this house here
Since the day that I was born
These walls have seen me happy
But most of all they’ve seen me torn
They’ve heard the screaming matches
That made a family fall apart
They’ve had a front row seat
To the breaking of my heart
7 times, 70 times
I’ll do what it takes to make it right
I thought the pain was here to stay
But forgiveness made a way
7 times, 70 times
There’s healing in the air tonight
I’m reaching up to pull it down
Gonna wrap it all around
I remember running down the hallway
Playing hide-and-seek
I didn’t know that I was searching
For someone to notice me
I felt alone and undiscovered
And old enough to understand
Just when I’m s’posed to be learning to love you
Let me doubt again
7 times, 70 times
I’ll do what it takes to make it right
I thought the pain was here to stay
But forgiveness made a way
7 times, 70 times
There’s healing in the air tonight
I’m reaching up to pull it down
Gonna wrap it all around
I lost count of the ways You let me down
But no matter how many times You weren’t around
I’m all right now
God picked up my heart and helped me through
And shined a light on the one thing left to do
And that’s forgive you, I forgive you
7 times, 70 times
If that’s the cost I’ll pay the price
7 times, 70 times
I’ll do what it takes to make it right
I thought the pain was here to stay
But forgiveness made a way
7 times, 70 times
There’s healing in this house tonight
I’m reaching up to pull it down
Gonna wrap it all around
Yeah, I’m gonna wrap it all around
I’ve been living in this house here
Since the day that I was born