Luke Powell Daily Devotions
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Forgotten Kings - Josiah (day 1): Renewing Our Vows
June 21, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.37 MBJosiah's great legacy was renewing the covenant that the people of Judah had forsaken. The good news is that God is willing to forgive and let us renew our covenant with him.
Forgotten Kings - Hezekiah (day 5): A Heart for People
June 18, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 2.83 MBWhen people came to worship even though they ceremonially unclean, Hezekiah had compassion and let them worship, begging God to forgive them. Here he foreshadows Jesus, who did the same thing many times. Know today that you can come as you are to a God who cares... and Christian, be Christ-like, not Pharisee-like, in the way you treat others!
Forgotten Kings - Hezekiah (day 4): A Heart for Worship
June 17, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.31 MBHezekiah's great legacy was reopening the temple for worship. Jesus too was committed to communal worship. Whether in-person or online, are you engaging with others and being a part of communal worship, rather than just personal worship? You will find a blessing there, if you do.
Forgotten Kings - Hezekiah (day 3): Taking Responsibility For Our Lives
June 16, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.43 MBHezekiah was dealt a bad hand, but instead of making excuses he took responsibility and made changes where he could. What an example for us!
Forgotten Kings - Hezekiah (day 2): Getting Rid of What's Bad
June 15, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.29 MBHezekiah made sure that the temple was cleansed of all the things that defiled it. Paul teaches that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. We cleanse ourselves of the things that defile us - not because that's what the rules say, but because we want to be rid of things that weigh us down in our walk with God.
Forgotten Kings - Hezekiah (day 1): Focusing on What's Good
June 14, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.69 MBChristianity is not about avoiding a list of "don'ts". It's about doing what's good and true and faithful. King Hezekiah was a man who seemed to understand this!
Forgotten Kings - Jehoshaphat (day 5): Choosing God's People
June 11, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.27 MBThere was one blemish on Jehoshaphat's life - he made alliances with the wrong people. Be reminded today that the people you align yourself with can bring you closer to God or pull you away from God. Choose wisely!
Forgotten Kings - Jehoshaphat (day 4): Relying on God's Strength
June 10, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.57 MBWhen an army advanced against Judah, Jehoshaphat realised that Judah was too weak to withstand the onslaught. In a wonderful prayer, he resolves to keep his eyes on God and face his foes. And God promises to give him and his people strength and courage to go out and fight. Hear the same words from God, spoken into your life today: "Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.”
Forgotten Kings - Jehoshaphat (day 3): Seeking God's Guidance
June 09, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.3 MBUnlike his father Asa, who didn’t consult God at a crucial moment in his life, Jehoshaphat always seemed to seek God, through God's Word, through God's people, and through fasting and prayer. Do you need God's guidance in your life at the moment? Use these three methods, like Jehoshaphat did, and see how God reveals himself to you.
Forgotten Kings - Jehoshaphat (day 2): Following God Wholeheartedly
June 08, 2021 03:00 - 1 minute - 1.69 MBJehoshaphat didn't live out his faith with a joyless sense of duty… His HEART was devoted to God. Let us follow God wholeheartedly today.
Forgotten Kings - Jehoshaphat (day 1): Following God with Devotion
June 07, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.35 MBJehoshaphat's life is defined by his devotion to God. How easy it is to be slack and half-hearted in our faith! Let's commit again to being fully devoted to the God who is fully devoted to us.
Champion (Fri): be a vessel
June 04, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.65 MBIn a touching scene, a 10-year old autistic boy laid hands on his Sunday School teachers and prayed for them. You think God can't use YOU? He used Connor, and He will use anyone who is willing.
Champion (Thurs): Storms bring great purpose
June 03, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.3 MBCraig's greatest storm in life brought about his greatest purpose. What purposes could your storms be bringing? Approach them through the eyes of faith, and see what God has in store for you.
Champion (Wed): getting out into the rain
June 02, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.03 MBCraig learned that he could either try protect his autistic son Connor, or he could free him. How often we stay inside where it is safe and dry, instead of playing out in the rain and living life to the full!
Champion (Tues): speaking words of life
June 01, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.58 MBWhen Craig Johnson's little boy was diagnosed as autistic, he heard the voice of the enemy trying to break him down. But Craig decided to speak words of life and truth over his son instead - and this changed everything! What words are you speaking into your situations? Speak words of life.
Champion (Mon): dealing with changes
May 31, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.52 MBHow do you deal with unexpected changes in life? When Craig Johnson and his wife learned they were expecting (even after surgeries to prevent it from happening!) they started panicking. But then they remembered that God's plans can be trusted, and that He gives us grace to walk the road we're on.
God is... Truth (Fri): the Holy Spirit is Truth
May 28, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.53 MBThe Spirit of Truth not only guided the disciples to remember Jesus' words and write the truths we find in the New Testament, but the Spirit guides you and as we read the Bible and seek the truth. Have you received the Spirit's anointing? Receive it by faith today!
God is... Truth (Thurs): Devouring the Words of Truth
May 27, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MBCharles Spurgeon tells of real bookworms that would eat their way through the books on his shelf. Are we bookworms, devouring God's true word, so that we hear the voice of truth and not the voice of the enemy?
God is... Truth (Wed): God's Word is the Truth
May 26, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.59 MBJesus said that God's Word is the truth that sanctifies us (John 17:17). In a world of relativism, how good to know that we can rely on the true Word of God to guide us.
God is... Truth (Tues): Jesus is the truth
May 25, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.59 MBPontius Pilate asked "what is truth?" when the personification of truth was right in front of his eyes! Are you close to the truth but still denying it? Jesus IS the essence of truth. Believe in His words and actions today.
God is... Truth (Mon): Objective Truth
May 24, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.59 MBThe world teaches that truth is relative - what you believe is true for you. But John - and the whole Bible - is based on the objective truth: that God is real and Jesus is King.
God is... Life (Fri): To Live is Christ, To Die is Gain
May 21, 2021 03:00 - 1 minute - 1.83 MBLike John, Paul knew that God is life. He could say that to live meant to focus on Christ, and to die one day would be gaining a new life in Christ's presence. Will you find life to the full by living this way?
God is... Life (Thurs): Life's ending
May 20, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.41 MBThe great promise of Jesus is that the dash between our days is not all we have! But if we believe in Him, we will have eternal life. So live with all your might while you do live, and look forward to another life on the other side.
God is... Life (Wed): The Dash between the Days
May 19, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.26 MBJesus promised those who are born again life to the full. Have you surrendered to Him? When you do, the dash between your days takes on a whole new meaning and purpose.
God is... Life (Tues): Life's Beginning
May 18, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 2.96 MBYour birthday is a sacred day! Your birth was a true miracle, a day worthy of celebration. And it's all because God knit you together in the womb. Truly, life itself is a wonderful work of God - thank Him, that you are alive today.
God is... Life (Mon): There Must Be More to Life Than This
May 17, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.55 MBFreddie Mercury's song "There Must Be More to Life Than This" reminds us that even with all the fame and fortune in the world, without Jesus, something is missing in our lives. David's song in Psalm 63, on the other hand, shows us that God's love is better than life.
God is... Love (Fri): God's inspiring love
May 14, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.19 MBWhen you truly get that GOD IS LOVE, you are always inspired to love others with the same love He has given you. How can you show someone that God is love today?
God is... Love (Thurs): God's Tough Love
May 13, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.19 MBWhen you think of the phrase GOD IS LOVE… remember, sometimes this love includes discipline. Sometimes God’s touch and his words can sting a little. But he will do whatever it takes to transform you into the person he made you to be, even some tough love.
God is... Love (Wed): God's Sacrificial Love
May 12, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.53 MBWhenever you hear the phrase GOD IS LOVE… please remember, that it is not a cheap, easy love that he offers. It is a costly love… A love that sent God himself to a cross in our place.
God is... Love (Tues): God's Parental Love
May 11, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.46 MB“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” (1 John 3:1) Have you allowed these word to touch your heart? God's love is, at its core, the love of a parent.
God is... Love (Mon): a life-changing sentence
May 10, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.46 MBThe sentence "God is love" can rock your world when you get it. For a man named Jim, it meant everything to him even when he could remember nothing else.
God is... Light (Fri): Reflecting His Light
May 07, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.04 MBMuch like the moon, the human heart has no light of its own. It can only reflect the light of the sun. If you've received the light of God's love... go out and share it with others by living like Jesus did.
God is... Light (Thurs): His light guides us
May 06, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.02 MBOnly the light of the world - Jesus - can lead us safely ashore. Be careful that you are not following false lights! His Word is "a lamp for your feet, and a light for your path".
God is... Light (Wed): His light opens our eyes
May 05, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.17 MBWhen God shines his light into our hearts and lives, our eyes are opened! Not only do we begin to see everything around us in a new way... but we see our own darkness exposed. Thank God, that his light exposes us not to shame us, but to help us be clean.
God is... Light (Tue): Jesus the Light of the World
May 04, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 1.87 MBJesus is the light of the world, shining brighter than the sun. When he was on earth, He was shining God’s light of perfection in his character. Worship him today as the one truly pure, good and perfect one.
God is... Light (Mon): God's brightness
May 03, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 2.94 MBThe most powerful light on earth was created by physicists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It's one billion times brighter than the sun... but still not as bright as the God of the universe, whose radiance is truly unparalleled.
New CrossRoad album (Friday): Benediction
April 30, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.01 MBDo you sing a benediction to close your church services? Years ago Rich wrote this one to be used at our church, and we recorded it for the new CrossRoad album. Listen and enjoy, and may the Lord bless and keep you. Listen to the song here:
New CrossRoad album (Thursday): The Lord is My Shepherd - Psalm 23
April 29, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.59 MBHow many versions of Psalm 23 have you heard? Rich wrote this new CrossRoad version in a modern ballad style. Listen and be blessed be these timeless words. Listen to the song here
New CrossRoad album (Wednesday): How Long (Psalm 13)
April 28, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 2.82 MBThis new CrossRoad rocker is a co-write by Rich and I - he wrote the riff, I fit words from Psalm 13 to it. David's words teach us how to pray - be honest with God, ask God for help, and remember to trust and praise. Listen to the song here:
New CrossRoad album (Tuesday): How You Love Me
April 27, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.08 MBRich's new CrossRoad song shows us that even when we get it wrong and don't love God as we should... He loves us still. What a comfort to know that it's not about how we love him... but about how he loves us. Listen to the song here.
New CrossRoad album (Monday): Broken
April 26, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.74 MBA new CrossRoad power ballad reminds us that God accepts us as we are - broken - and that we can be healed because our Saviour was broken for us on the Cross. Listen to the song here.
New CrossRoad album (Friday): You Meet Me There (Glorious)
April 23, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.14 MBI wrote this new CrossRoad when I was in a bad way. But what I found, as I always do, is that when storms come God meets me there. Please know this today, that whatever you're going through, He meets you where you are and accompanies you. Listen to the song here
New CrossRoad album (Thursday): It Ain't Mine
April 22, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 2.96 MBA Craig Groeschel book called "Weird" helped me to see that all my money is God's, not just the tithe. And I wrote a Bob Seger style song about it. Me and the CrossRoad guys have fun rocking it out, and it's always a reminder - it ALL belongs to Him. Listen to the song here.
New CrossRoad album (Wednesday): Give Him All the Glory
April 21, 2021 02:00 - 3 minutes - 2.82 MBA Status Quo style worship song? Why not!? Our joy in Christ is greater than anything the world can give - and our music must reflect this. So tap your feet and dance along to this new CrossRoad song! Listen to the song here
New CrossRoad album (Tuesday): Little Ol' Me
April 20, 2021 02:00 - 3 minutes - 3.32 MBGod has a way of using the little people to do great things. If you think God doesn't notice you, think again - he's gonna do great things through you if you just live for him. Listen to the song here
New CrossRoad album (Monday): This is Your Moment
April 19, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.19 MBThe first song on the new CrossRoad album has a Billy Joel inspired piano intro and is called "This is Your Moment". No matter who you are, Jesus is willing to save you and make you new. What if tomorrow is only one day too late? Take his hand now! Listen to the song here
How Great is Your God? (Fri): great in love
April 16, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.18 MBGod's great or "considerably above average" love for us is what defines Him (and us!). Know today that you are loved by Him.
How Great is Your God? (Thurs): great in faithfulness
April 15, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.2 MBGod is also "considerably above average" when it comes to dependability. You can depend on Him to faithfully accompany you through any dark passage.
How Great is Your God? (Wed): great in beauty
April 14, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.38 MBGod could have created a boring world, but instead He created something beautiful and full of wonder! Worship Him today, because He is "considerably above average" in beauty.
How Great is Your God? (Tues): great in intelligence
April 13, 2021 03:00 - 3 minutes - 3.14 MBHow is God "considerably above average"? Certainly in His intelligence! Who else could create such a wonderfully complex world?