Every Word is a one-minute, Bible-based devotional presented by John Bradshaw, designed to provide a daily dose of spiritual reflection in the midst of a busy schedule.
Where is the condemnation? “Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.” - Romans 8:34 (NKJV)
Look for ways to do God's work. “And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers.” - 1 Corinthians 12:28 (NKJV)
You can only imagine. “O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions.” - Psalm 104:24 (NKJV)
Don't even try it. “Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.” - Genesis 13:12 (KJV)
All you get is the truth. “Your sins are forgiven.” - Luke 7:48 (NKJV)
The good times might not always last. “He who trusts in his riches will fall.” - Proverbs 11:28 (NKJV)
God is calling you. “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?' Then said I, ‘Here am I; send me.'” - Isaiah 6:8 (KJV)
There's a lot at stake. “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” - Romans 8:14 (KJV)
You might do desperate things. “But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you.” - Romans 8:9 (NKJV)
A monster we all must fight… “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” - Romans 8:1 (KJV)
“The fault … is not in our stars…” “For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.” - Psalm 103:14 (NKJV)
A ministry of possibilities… “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?” - Luke 11:13 (KJV)
You'll be spiritually healthy. “Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” - 1 Peter 2:11 (KJV)
You take defensive measures. “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” - James 4:7 (KJV)
The devil can't take you against your will. “Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” - Romans 6:16 (KJV)
He makes it easy. “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” - Romans 10:13 (KJV)
He even used a donkey. “...to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people." - Revelation 14:6 (KJV)
It will stand forever. “The God of heaven [shall] set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed. - Daniel 2:44 (KJV)
The true oil crisis… “They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them.” - Matthew 25:3 (KJV)
There's little that is as important… “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come.” - Matthew 24:14 (KJV)
That's when others see Jesus in you. “The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many.” - Matthew 20:28 (KJV)
Vote for freedom… “Yield yourselves unto God.” - Romans 6:13 (KJV)
Why so many Thai restaurants? “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” - Psalm 34:8 (KJV)
You can't go wrong. “For You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created.” - Revelation 4:11 (NKJV)
They've been doing it for years. “They that worship [God] must worship Him in Spirit and in truth.” - John 4:24 (KJV)
That was next-level spite. “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.” - Acts 9:13 (NKJV)
He saved as many as Schindler. “He who wins souls is wise.” - Proverbs 11:30 (NKJV)
You'll be remembered for something. “Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out.” - Acts 3:19 (NKJV)
Can we trust God when things don't work out? “Fear not, for I am with you.” - Isaiah 43:5 (NKJV)
Hopefully we can learn. “Fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” - Ephesians 6:4 (KJV)
The man with the golden arm. “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” - 1 John 1:7 (NKJV)
Grace isn't a free pass. “Go and sin no more.” - John 8:11 (NKJV)
Don't condemn yourself. “Neither do I condemn you.” - John 8:11 (NKJV)
It becomes slavery. “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” - 2 Corinthians 3:17 (KJV)
It doesn't mean God isn't leading you. “And it came to pass, when all the kings who were on this side of the Jordan,… the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof; that they gathered themselves together to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.” - Joshua 9:1–2 (KJV)
Some mistakes can be costly. “Yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.” - Romans 6:13 (KJV)
You can't always know what's beneath the surface. “Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another.” - Colossians 3:12-13 (NKJV)
The $50,000 gift. “Be kind to one another.” - Ephesians 4:32 (NKJV)
It is possible for you. “He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.” - Proverbs 16:32 (NKJV)
Back then, it was a death sentence. “And Jesus answering said, ‘Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?'” - Luke 17:17 (KJV)
You'll wonder why you waited so long. “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God.” - Exodus 20:8-10 (KJV)
Some things are important. “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” - Matthew 6:33 (KJV)
The best decision of all. “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” - Matthew 6:33 (KJV)
This wasn't just life advice. “He gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.” - Matthew 10:1 (KJV)
The authorities were watching. “Another book was opened, which is the Book of Life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.” - Revelation 20:12 (KJV)