Free Spirit Devotional

“Pray without ceasing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV That verse does not leave a lot of gray area. It does not say to pray only when I want...

“Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 NIV Physical fatigue comes from all directions....

“They help each other and say to their companions, “Be strong!” Isaiah 41:6 NIV I sent a text to a friend this morning, “How are you?”...

“They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to...

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.” Isaiah 55: 8 NIV Sometimes not. I remember...

“You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes,...

“Since we have such a great cloud of witnesses, let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Hebrews 12:1 NIV I have this...

“Then Jesus said to them, ‘Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; a...

“Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.” Matthew 10:38 NIV Once in a while I will find myself watching a...

“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.” Proverbs 18:22 NIV Happy anniversary sweet wife. As of today,...

“My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God; on behalf of a man He pleads with God as one who pleads for a friend.” Job...

“Fools fold their hands and ruin themselves.” Ecclesiastes 4:5 NIV My dad had working hands. They were rough and hard, callused from a...

“The stew was poured out for the men, but as they began to eat it, they cried out, “Man of God, there is death in the pot!” And they...

“Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4 NIV Someone...

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not...

“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her…However, each one of you must love his wife as he...

“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing...

“Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on the new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.”...

“One who has unreliable friends comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24 NIV We added a dog...

“He said to them, ‘Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” Luke 20:25 NIV The back story, I meet with a...