DAILY DEVOTIONS with MICHELE

Today's Scripture | Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker in World War II. Her family helped many Jews escape the Holocaust by hiding them in a secret room in their home. Eventually, they were arrested and sent to...

Forgiveness is an act of the will, a decision to extend grace and mercy in spite of our emotions. In the last moments of His life, as He hung despised on the Cross, Jesus breathed out the words, “Father, forgive them.”

Whatever grudge, resentment or anger lies between us and another person … lies between us and God too. Our feet should rush to be first in forgiveness. Even if that person is not ready for resolution, we are able to return to the altar with a clear conscience and a clean heart.

Jesus and Paul mandated forgiveness – and modeled it too. Paul suffered for the Gospel – practicing forgiveness along the way and seeing new converts won into the Kingdom. Even as Jesus hung on the Cross, He cried out to God to forgive His persecutors, the very ones for which He died.

Hope in God! We are fully confident of the things for which we hope, and we are completely convinced of the reality of the things that we cannot see – substance and evidence.

Today's Scripture | Genesis 33:4 But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. Hugging has been dubbed a “miracle drug.” Medical science declares that hugs are a healthy way to boost the immune system. They cure depression, reduce stress,...

Are you facing adversity? Do you feel overwhelmed and overlooked? The Jesus in you is greater than anything in this world. He makes you more than a conqueror. He is the hope of glory.

From the pit to Potiphar to prison to the palace – Joseph’s hope was securely placed in God. Remember that the issue you endure may be the instrument God will use to undo a lifetime of reversal for yourself and your family. God’s favor is upon you.

Why do most of us fall short of these amazing feats? Because the only way to attain these goals is to study. Paul encouraged us to work at laying out and living out the truth of God’s Word plain and simple.