Daily Treasure is a 365 day devotional read and written by Sharon Betters and the occasional guest author. Every entry in this 365 devotional embraces the power of God’s Word to encourage, equip and energize the reader to walk by faith in the pathway God has marked out for them, no matter how diffic…

TODAY'S TREASUREBut in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.1 Peter 3:15Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREIf we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.1 John 1:9For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.Romans 12:3Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREBut be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. James 1:22-24But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.James 1:25Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASURESearch me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!Psalm 139:23-24Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREWe have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. Hebrews 6:19Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREBlessed be the God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulations, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds by Christ.2 Corinthians 1: 3-5Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREBehold, He that keeps Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps.Psalm 121:4Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREBe kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.Ephesians 4:32Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREThe Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.Psalm 34:18Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREGod is our refuge and strength, a very present help in times of trouble.Psalm 46:1Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREBut He gives more grace. Therefore, it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”James 4:6 ESVSend us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREEveryone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. How, then, can they call on the One they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”Romans 10:13-15Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASURESoon afterward He went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means.Luke 8:1-3 ESVSend us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREJonathan helped David find strength in God. 1 Samuel 23:16Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREA despairing man should have the devotion of his friends, even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty. But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams as the streams that overflow when darkened by thawing ice and swollen with melting snow, but that cease to flow in the dry seasons, and in the heat vanish from their channels. Job 6:14-17Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREI will go before you and level the exalted places, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who call you by your name.Isaiah 45:2-3 ESVSend us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASURERejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Romans 12:15 ESVSend us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASURE A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.Proverbs 15:1, 4He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity. Proverbs 21:23Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREFinally, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me — put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:8-9Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREA word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.Proverbs 25:11Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREPray without ceasing.1 Thessalonians 5:17Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREAnd let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.Hebrews 10:24-25Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREDon't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. Philippians 4:6 (MSG)Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREI appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf.Romans 15:30 ESVSend us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREThose who look to Him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.Psalm 34:5 ESVSend us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREWe put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and distresses.2 Corinthians 6:3-4Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREThe righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. Psalm 92:12-15 ESVSend us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREFor we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life is in you. 2 Corinthians 4:11-12Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREOh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! Psalm 34:8Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREBut we have this treasure (the gospel) in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 2 Corinthians 4:7For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. Deuteronomy 7:6Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREBut we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 2 Corinthians 4:7We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life is in you.2 Corinthians 4:8-12Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREMay the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. Romans 15:5-87Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREAnd now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will.2 Corinthians 8:1-5Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREI thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. Philippians 1:3-4Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASURETherefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.Colossians 3:12-17Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREBe still, and know that I am God.Psalm 46:10But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.John 14:2-17Send us a comment!Support the show

Today's TreasureAll Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREBear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREBecause of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him.” Lamentations 3:22-24Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASURENot in your own strength for it is God who is all the while effectually at work in you – energizing and creating in you the power and desire – both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight. Philippians 2:13 AmplifiedSend us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREBut you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God, once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.1 Peter 2:9-12Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREYou have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed. Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees! Psalm 119:4-5Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREArise, shine, for your light has come and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.Isaiah 60:1Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREVillage life ceased, it ceased in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, arose a mother in Israel.Judges 5:7Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASURETherefore, encourage one another and all the more as you see the Day approaching.Hebrews 10:25Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASURE(Not in your own strength) for it is God who is all the while effectually at work in you — energizing and creating in you the power and desire — both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight. Philippians 2:13 AmplifiedSend us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREAbove all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Proverbs 4:23A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones. Proverbs 14:30The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil. Proverbs 15:28Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREBear one another's burdens and thus fulfill the law of Christ.Galatians 6:2A new commandment I give you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.John 13:34-35Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASUREThe steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.Lamentations 3:22-23Send us a comment!Support the show

TODAY'S TREASURETrust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge. Psalm 62:8Send us a comment!Support the show