The Connection Corner
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Daily Devotional
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
The Secret to Being BlessedSeptember 6, 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
Don’t Overlook God’s Gifts
Daily Devotional, Kirstie FordI spent way too much time looking at the church conference website.
It was less than 24 hours away, and I really wanted to go. I had been looking forward to it because I knew I needed that time to step away from the noise, to learn, to be encouraged, and to spend intentional time with God.
But I kept staring at that ticket price.
I couldn’t bring myself to pay full price, so I wrestled with the decision until I finally did what I should have done in the first place.
I prayed.
Then I closed the website and went on with my day.
Not long after that, a family member texted me to ask if I was going to the conference. She told me she had planned to go with a friend who could no longer make it. Then she said, “I was hoping you would come instead because I don’t want to sit by myself.”
My jaw hit the floor.
She had a discounted ticket.
I knew God wasn’t obligated to answer my prayer, but He did anyway.
Sometimes we wonder if we should even bring things like that to God. But I’m here to tell you: you can.
He cares about the little things—even things like my budget. Just like His Word says, He takes care of us and supplies our needs out of His glorious riches.
Our Heavenly Father delights in giving good gifts to His children. The God who created heaven and earth cares enough to be involved in the little details of our lives, and that kind of love is almost too wonderful to wrap my mind around.
That day, I experienced God as the Giver—the One who sees what we need, hears our prayers, and provides in ways we could never arrange on our own.
When was the last time you experienced Him that way?
Maybe it wasn’t a conference ticket. Maybe it was an unexpected phone call, a perfectly timed word of encouragement, a door He opened, or something you needed arriving at just the right time.
Whatever it was, don’t rush past it.
Stop and remember: God is your Provider. He sees you, He cares about what you need, and His glorious riches are more than enough.
What has He provided for you lately that deserves a “thank You” today?
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
More Than a Change of Clothes
Brendan McClain, Daily DevotionalI knew immediately that walking through the front door was probably a bad idea.
You see, I had fallen in the mud, but I had spare clothes in my car. So, I changed shirts and pants, brushed myself off as best I could, and figured Mom would never know.
I was wrong.
Three steps inside, and Mom already had the cleaning bucket in her hand. The scowl on her face told me she knew exactly what had happened. Apparently, changing clothes hadn’t made me clean as much as I hoped it would.
The mud was still on my hands, my legs, and my shoes. I tracked dirt across the floor and left smudges on everything I touched. The fresh clothes only hid the problem. They didn’t solve it.
And I think we do something similar with God.
We try to manage the outside. We clean up our language, go to church more, pray harder, and avoid the “big” sins for a while. We try to cover our guilt with good works, hoping that if we look good enough on the outside, we can somehow hide what’s still messy underneath.
But good works were never meant to save us. They are a response to the salvation we’ve already received—not a way to earn it.
Changing clothes doesn’t wash mud off your skin. And trying harder doesn’t cleanse a sinful heart.
That’s why the gospel is such good news.
Titus reminds us that God’s kindness didn’t appear because we had finally cleaned ourselves up. He saved us because of His mercy. He washed us, renewed us, and gave us new life through the Holy Spirit.
We couldn’t make ourselves clean. So God did for us what we could never do for ourselves.
Jesus doesn’t stand at the door waiting for us to become presentable. No, He steps into the mess.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT
Is Your Love Contagious?
Bri Dunn, Daily DevotionalIs your love as contagious as chicken pox?
Picture this: September 1995 in New Orleans. It’s first grade, and Marshall Collins comes to school with chicken pox.
We had no idea what chicken pox was. We were six. But I’ll never forget the look on Miss Amy’s face when Marshall rolled up his sleeve, scratching.
She about went crazy.
And then, it seemed like everybody else started scratching too. For the next two weeks, our whole class was out with chicken pox.
We’d all played on the same monkey bars that never got wiped down. We sneezed without washing our hands, and before long, what one person carried had spread to everybody else.
It was miserable and itchy, but even at six years old, I learned one thing: all it took was contact.
And isn’t it interesting how the things we carry have a way of rubbing off on the people around us?
That makes me wonder: What if our love worked the same way?
What if the way we give, the way we speak, and the way we show up left people with a little more hope instead of a little more hurt?
Jesus tells us to let our light shine—not so people will notice us, but so they’ll see what God is doing through us and give glory to our Father in heaven.
So maybe the question isn’t just, “Am I being a good person?”
Maybe it’s, “When people come into contact with me, do they come into contact with Jesus?”
Today, that’s my prayer—and I hope it can be yours, too:
Lord, let Your love shine through my life so clearly that people don’t just notice me; they notice You. Let Your love be contagious in every conversation, every inconvenience, and every ordinary moment. May the people I encounter leave with more hope, more grace, and a greater desire to know the One who changed me, too.
A MOMENT TO REFLECT