Having daily devotions is like eating physical food everyday. You are feeding your inner, spiritual person. You, as a spirit being, need spiritual food just as much and actually more than your body does. If you, as a spirit person, don’t get fed GOOD spiritual food everyday, you will make many more mistakes, fail in many more areas, and make many more bad decisions. Your thoughts and emotions will struggle much more. And, you will have a day of having to make your decisions without much help from God.

When you are running your own life without spending time with Jesus, you are only doing those things you think you should be doing. This is your first time on this planet; this is your first time for being a human; and, this is your first time being a child of God. People who are also on this planet for the first time, are writing, teaching, and counselling you from their “experiences.” They may be more confident and have more world training than you do; but, they are still here for the first time just like you are.

Jesus is the Creator of the universe, the Creator of humans, and your Creator. Plus, He came down to earth and lived life before you. He is the ONLY expert on life and how to live as a human successfully. So, let Jesus set you a life pattern that will make you a winner at life BEFORE you end up learning things the hard way.

James 4:1-2 (NIV) What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, BECAUSE you do not ask God.

This Scripture from the Bible is describing what is happening to every person who is leaving God and His Bible out of their lives. Even those who are writing books and speaking authoritatively as “experts,” are missing out on what life is really about. Many have all kinds of THINGS but don’t have what it takes to be happy and successful. Jesus wants to head you in the direction of true meaning, purpose, fulfillment, and happiness.

Before you make any decisions about Devotions With Jesus, ask Jesus to help you answer some very important questions. These devotions can only be helpful, if they are responding to the desires of your heart.

1. The Pursuit Of God: Are you willing to let Jesus teach you how much God loves you and respects your free will?

2. The Greatness Of God: Would you be interested in Jesus showing you how God balances His power and authority with love, grace, and mercy.

3. The Dream: Would you like Jesus to help you understand what God’s special plan is for your life and future?

4. The Children Of God: How about letting Jesus help you live your life based on a special relationship with your heavenly Father?

5. The Word Of God: Are you open to Jesus giving you a complete appreciation and respect for what God is saying to you through the Bible.

6. Hearing God’s Voice: Would you appreciate it if Jesus taught you the difference between your thoughts, the world’s philosophies, Satan’s temptations, and God’s influence?

7. God’s Answers To Prayer: Would you like it if Jesus helped you establish a better communication with God that opens the doors to miracles in your life?

8. The Kingdom: Would you be interested in Jesus explaining what it means to be a citizen of God’s Kingdom and be living on the basis of its rights and privileges?

9. Born To Win: How would you feel if Jesus helped you live in faith, trust, dependency, and reliance on God’s power to win over the difficulties of life?

10. The Good News: What about letting Jesus move you from a life of always having to win over struggles to a life filled with joy and happiness?

11. Building Relationships: Are you available for Jesus to take your relationship with God and help it flow through you to other people?

12. Working With God: Would you like Jesus to teach you how to cooperate with, work together with, and yield to God and His provisions?

13. Living The Christ-life: How about letting Jesus help you discover how to work together with Him so you can not only live victoriously yourself, but, you would be able to provide the victorious Christian life to those around you?