Words of Hope Week Day Devotions

Send a textThe devotion for today, Wednesday, February 25, 2026 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Acts 17. 5-7But the Jewish religious leaders were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.” Support the show

Send a textThe devotion for today, Tuesday, February 24, 2026 was written by Kris Baker  and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 30:11You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness. Support the show

Send a textThe devotion for today, Monday, February 23, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Logan Johnson.Today's Words of Inspiration come from an old Franciscan votive prayer:Lord God, as I light this small votive candle, may it be light from you.  Support the show

Send a textThe devotion for today, Friday, February 20, 2026 was written by Donna Jackson and is narrated by Gordon Markley. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Romans 12:12Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Support the show

Send a textThe devotion for today, Thursday, February 19, 2026 was written by Reed Kirkman and is narrated by Judithann Anderson. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Jonah 3.1 Then the word of Yahweh came to Jonah a second time: “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach to them the message I told you to share.” Support the show

Send a textThe devotion for today, Wednesday, February 18, 2026 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Isaiah 51:1Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness,    you who seek the Lord.Look to the rock from which you were hewn    and to the quarry from which you were dug. Support the show

Send a textThe devotion for today, Tuesday, February 17, 2026 was written by Jonathon McClellan and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Galatians 3.28There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.  Support the show

Send a textThe devotion for today, Monday, February 16, 2026 was written by Thomas Riggs and is narrated by Terri Akkerman. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Acts 7:33-34Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt. Support the show

Send a textThe devotion for today, Friday, February 13, 2026 was written by Rev. Dr. Gary Kindley, LPC and is narrated by Gordon Markley.Today's Words of Inspiration come from Mark 12:28-31One of the scribes came near…and asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these.”   Support the show

Send a textThe devotion for today, Thursday, February 12, 2026 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Angela Whorton.Today's Words of Inspiration come from Ella Baker“We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes.” And“Justice cannot be attained until those who are not afflicted are as outraged as those who are.” Support the show

Send a textThe devotion for today, Wednesday, February 11, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today's Words of Inspiration come from John 15:15I have called you my friends, because I've made known to you everything that I've heard from my Abba God.  Support the show

Send a textThe devotion for today, Tuesday, February 10, 2026 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Rev. Gerald Dillenbeck: …Don't speak of lovewhile practicing hatewith tools of fear….  Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Monday, February 09, 2026 was written by Jan Nunn and is narrated by Judithann Anderson. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Romans 10:12 The Good News God loves everyone equally. It does not matter the color of your skin or how you identify. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Friday, February 06, 2026 was written by Thomas Riggs and is narrated by Dana Goodenow. Today's Words of Inspiration come from James 3:13-16Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Thursday, February 05, 2026 was written by Charlie C Rose  and is narrated by Adam Carter. Today's Words of Inspiration come from John 1:5 (NIV)The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Wednesday, February 04, 2026 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Johnny Engelke.Today's Words of Inspiration come from Luke 6:24-25“But woe to you who are rich,    for you have received your consolation.Woe to you who are full now,    for you will be hungry.Woe to you who are laughing now,    for you will mourn and weep.” Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Tuesday, February 03, 2026 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Romans 13:10Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfillment of the law. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Monday, February 02, 2026 was written by Jonathon McClellan and is narrated by Adam Carter. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Romans 12:21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.AndRev, Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.: As you press on for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the weapon of love. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Friday, January 30, 2026 was written by Rev. Dr. Neil G. Thomas and is narrated by Larry Carter.Today's Words of Inspiration come from 1 Timothy 5:17-21 New International VersionThe elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.”  Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.  But those elders who are sinning you are to reprove before everyone, so that the others may take warning. I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Thursday, January 29, 2026 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Adam Carter. Today's Words of Inspiration come from John 15:12:This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. And a post by WholyChristian:“Love requires sacrifice because it demands something from us that selfishness refuses to give. The more we love like Jesus, the more it will cost us. But the more it costs, the more it transforms.” Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Wednesday, January 28, 2026 was written by Dan Peeler  and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Galatians 6.9“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”  Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Tuesday, January 27, 2026 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Philippians 2:12-13Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.  Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Monday, January 26, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Angela Whorton. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 9:10Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Friday, January 23, 2026 was written by Reed Kirkman and is narrated by Larry Carter. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 7.12So, whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Thursday, January 22, 2026 was written by Weber Baker. and is narrated by Dana Goodenow. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 19:13Then children were being brought to him in order that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples spoke sternly to those who brought them, but Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.” Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Wednesday, January 21, 2026 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 9.14-17Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “The wedding attendants cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.  No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak, for the patch pulls away from the cloak, and a worse tear is made.  Neither is new wine put into old wineskins; otherwise, the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins are ruined, but new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.” Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Tuesday, January 20, 2026 was written by Donna Jackson and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Philippians 4:7:God will bless you with peace that no one can completely understand. And this peace will control the way you think and feel. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Monday, January 19, 2026 was written by Thomas Riggs and is narrated by Larry Carter. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Acts 8:36-39As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?” And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Friday, January 16, 2026 was written by Rev. Dr. Gary Kindley and is narrated by Gordon Markley. Today's Words of Inspiration come From the song, Breathe, by Michael W. Smith. Lyrics by Marie Barnett:“This is the air I breathe, This is the air I breathe, Your Holy presence living in me.”  And EB White: “The whole problem is to establish communication with one's self.”   Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Thursday, January 15, 2026 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Angela Whorton. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Kate Bowler, “A Resolution for People Who Are Already Doing Their Best:”Every January, we perform this ritual together. We shake off the indulgence of the holidays and brace ourselves for improvement. We tell ourselves that this will be the year we get it together…that any mess was temporary…that with the right plan, the right habits, the right mindset, we can finally become the person we were always supposed to be.This is not a small thing. In the United States and Canada…, New Year's resolutions have become a kind of secular sacrament—an annual recommitment to the belief that limits are a problem to be solved.But what if they aren't? Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Wednesday, January 14, 2026 was written by Charlie C. Rose and is narrated by Johnny Engelke.Today's Words of Inspiration come from Hebrews 11.1:Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Tuesday, January 13, 2026 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Gordon Markley. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Mute Potato by Billy Collins:Before introducing it to a pot of boiling waterI caught a medium-sizeIdaho potato staring up at me with several of its many eyes. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Monday, January 12, 2026 was written by Jan Nunn and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today's Words of Inspiration come from James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Friday, January 09, 2026 was written by Thomas Riggs and is narrated by Larry Carter. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Acts 9:11-14The Lord said to Ananias, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”“Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem. And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.” Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Thursday, January 08, 2026 was written by Jonathon McClellan and is narrated by Dana Goodenow. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Proverbs 3.3-4Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and humanity.  Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Wednesday, January 07, 2026 was written by Jonathon McClellan and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Proverbs 3.3-4Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and humanity.  Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Tuesday, January 06, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Gordon Markley. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 6:25-27Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?  Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Monday, January 05, 2026 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Terri Akkerman. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Joshua 1.9Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Friday, January 02, 2026 was written by Charlie C. Rose and is narrated by Terri Akkerman. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Proverbs 22:6Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Thursday, January 01, 2026 was written by Jonathon McClellan and is narrated by Michael Benham. Today's Words of Inspiration come from 2 Corinthians 4.16-18Therefore, we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So, we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Wednesday, December 31, 2025 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Angela Whorton. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Revelation 21.1-2 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.  Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Tuesday, December 30, 2025 was written by Carole Anne Sarah and is narrated by Gordon Markley. Today's Words of Inspiration come from John 15:12 (NIV)My command is this: love each other as I have loved you. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Monday, December 29, 2025 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Dana Goodenow. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Acts1.8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Friday, December 26, 2025 was written by Weber Baker and is narrated by Larry Carter.Today's Words of Inspiration come from Acts 6. 8-15Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and others of those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke. Then they secretly instigated some men to say, ‘We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.' They stirred up the people as well as the elders and the scribes; then they suddenly confronted him, seized him, and brought him before the council. They set up false witnesses who said, ‘This man never stops saying things against this holy place and the law; for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses handed on to us.' And all who sat in the council looked intently at him, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Thursday, December 25, 2025 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Judithann Anderson. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Be born in me. Sung by Francesca Batistelli:Be born in me, be born in me.Trembling heart, somehow I believe that you chose me.I'll hold you in the beginning. You will hold me in the end.Every moment in the middle make my heart your Bethlehem.Be born in me. Sung by Francesca Batistelli Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Wednesday, December 24, 2025 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Michael Benham. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Genesis 21. 1-7Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah and had said and did for Sarah what had been promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore him. When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God commanded him. Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” And she added, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.” Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Tuesday, December 23, 2025 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today's Words of Inspiration come from The Magnificat: My soul magnifies the Lord,    and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.    For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;for he who is mighty has done great things for me,    and holy is his name.And his mercy is for those who fear him    from generation to generation.He has shown strength with his arm;    he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;he has brought down the mighty from their thrones    and exalted those of humble estate;he has filled the hungry with good things,    and the rich he has sent away empty.He has helped his servant Israel,    in remembrance of his mercy,as he spoke to our fathers,    to Abraham and to his offspring forever.” Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Monday, December 22, 2025 was written by Charlie C. Rose  and is narrated by Angela Whorton. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Isaiah 33. 17-18Your eyes will see the king in his beauty    and view a land that stretches afar.In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror. Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Friday, December 19, 2025 was written by Reed Kirkman and is narrated by Larry Carter. Today's Words of Inspiration come from 2 Samuel 7:18–22 (The Inclusive Bible): “Then David went in and sat before YHWH and said: ‘Who am I, Sovereign YHWH, and what is my family that you have brought me this far? And even this was too small a thing in your eyes, Sovereign YHWH, for you have also spoken about the future of your servant's house… How great you are—Sovereign YHWH! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.'”  Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Thursday, December 18, 2025 was written by Donna Jackson and is narrated by Beth Wilson.Today's Words of Inspiration come from Luke 1:38And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.  Support the show

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Wednesday, December 17, 2025 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Dana Goodenow. Today's Words of Inspiration come from Zechariah 8:16-17These are the things that you shall do: speak the truth to one another, render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace,  do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these are things that I hate, says the Lord.” Support the show