RHM Morning Devotional

Prayer: The Struggle Is Real 1 Kings 17:12-15 When Elijah met the widow of Zarephath gathering sticks by the well, he asked her for water — then for bread. She had nothing left but a handful of flour and a little oil, enough for one last meal before she and her son expected to die. Elijah told her to feed him first, and only then herself and her son. She obeyed, and the flour and oil never ran out...

In Prayer: Staying Focused is Harder Than You Think, Part Two, we continue with Proverbs 4:25–26 and look at one of the hardest distractions we face—not our enemies, but the people we love. Our spouses, children, parents, family members, and closest friends may love God and genuinely want the best for us, yet they can unintentionally become a “poison pill” that delays or distracts us from the miss...

Prayer: Staying Focused is Harder Than You Think is a morning devotional founded on Proverbs 4:25–27, which instructs us to look straight ahead, fix our eyes on what lies before us, and stay on the path God has marked out. What I have come to realize is that the closer we get to completing a divine mission or vision, the harder it can become to remain focused. In Nehemiah 6, Nehemiah’s enemies rep...

Prayer: It's All About Discipline Grounded in Hebrews twelve, seven through eleven, New Living Translation, this devotional reclaims a word we've gotten wrong. The Greek behind God's discipline is paideia , not the language of the courtroom, but the language of a father raising a beloved child. When we confess and turn to Christ, we are already forgiven, already redeemed. What follows isn't paybac...

Prayer: Study, Learn, Grow Foundational Scripture: Proverbs 24:16 (NLT)Proverbs 24:16 reminds us that “The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.” Falling is not the end of the story; sometimes it is the classroom God uses to develop us. In my own journey, I had to confront a difficult truth: when different people, vendors, customers, and circumstances changed but the struggles co...

Prayer: God’s Word Requires Action is a morning devotional rooted in James 1:22–25 (NLT), with special focus on verse 22: hearing God’s Word is not enough—we must put it into action. Scripture warns that when we listen without obeying, we are only fooling ourselves. Being a believer is more than acknowledging that God exists; it means allowing what God says to shape how we live, how we respond, an...

Prayer: God’s Word Requires Action is a morning devotional rooted in James 1:22–25 (NLT), with special focus on verse 22: hearing God’s Word is not enough—we must put it into action. Scripture warns that when we listen without obeying, we are only fooling ourselves. Being a believer is more than acknowledging that God exists; it means allowing what God says to shape how we live, how we respond, an...

Prayer: Enjoy What You DoEcclesiastes 2:24–25 reminds us that even King Solomon, after experiencing incredible wealth, wisdom, success, and failure, came to understand a simple truth: the ability to enjoy life and find satisfaction in our work is a gift from the hand of God. God has given each of us unique gifts, talents, and abilities, and when we operate in what He has placed within us, there ca...

Foundational Scripture: Hebrews 12:1–3 (NLT)Prayer: Focus is a reminder that we cannot allow the distractions, temptations, opposition, or desires of this world to pull us away from the mission and vision God has placed before us. Hebrews 12:1–3 calls us to lay aside everything that slows us down and to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, the ultimate example of endurance. Christ endured ridicule, rejec...

Prayer: It’s So HardFoundational Scripture: Hebrews 10:35–36 (NLT)Sometimes the hardest part of faith is not enduring what people do to us—it is choosing to respond the way God calls us to respond. We will encounter people whose motives are selfish, people who discourage us, drain us, hurt us, or even try to interfere with the dreams and purpose God has placed within us. Genuine encouragers can fe...

Prayer: It’s Not Easy Being Breezy Foundational Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6–7It’s easy to humble ourselves before the symbols of authority we can see—a governor, a CEO, a manager, or someone with a powerful title. But 1 Peter reminds us that true humility is about remaining humble under the mighty power of God. His presence may not be visible, but His throne of grace surrounds us everywhere we go—in ou...

Prayer: Pride Is Blocking Your Peace is rooted in Proverbs 16:18–19 (NLT), reminding us that pride not only leads toward destruction—it can rob us of peace long before the fall ever comes. Pride demands attention, recognition, achievement, and the constant need to prove ourselves. If we are on top, we exhaust ourselves trying to stay there; if we are behind, we exhaust ourselves trying to get ther...

Prayer: What Pride Is Blocking Is Love explores the sobering truth found in James 4:6: “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Destructive pride fills the heart with self-love, leaving little room for genuine love toward God or others. Scripture warns that people will become lovers of themselves, while Jesus teaches that His followers will be recognized by the way they sincerely lov...

Prayer: What Pride Is Blocking, Part 2Based on Psalm 10:4–5, this devotional examines how pride blocks our ability to receive instruction, correction, and wisdom. When we become convinced that our way is always right, we stop listening—even when experienced people, clear evidence, and repeated failures reveal that something needs to change. Pride may allow us to achieve temporary success, but with...

Prayer: What Pride Is Blocking, Part One Foundational Scripture: Psalm 10:4–5 (NLT)Pride does more than make us think too highly of ourselves—it blocks our ability to learn, grow, and receive instruction from God. God lovingly teaches and disciplines His children, but we must remain humble and open enough to receive what He is showing us. As success, recognition, awards, and accomplishments increa...

Prayer: Check Yourself is a devotional rooted in Romans 12:3, where Paul warns us not to think more highly of ourselves than we should, but to honestly evaluate ourselves according to the faith God has given us. Accomplishing something significant can make us feel proud of our hard work, but pride becomes dangerous when the story shifts from what God has done to “I did this, I accomplished that, a...

Prayer: To Be Loving Proverbs 10:12 (NLT): "Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses." The world says love is a secondhand emotion — something that comes and goes, easily lost, easily doubted. But Scripture tells a different story. Love isn't secondhand; it's the first and greatest gift, poured out by God through the sacrifice of His Son. It's because of that love that we've be...

Prayer: Hate Tries to Destroy, But Love Endures is a morning devotional founded on 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 from the New Living Translation. Known as part of the Bible’s great “love chapter,” these verses reveal the very character of God: patient, kind, merciful, faithful, hopeful, and enduring. God does not keep a record of our wrongs, abandon us in our failures, or give up when we fall short. Instea...

Prayer: Peace Be With You is founded on Colossians 3:12–15 and reveals that the peace of God is demonstrated through the way we treat others. As people who have answered God’s call and accepted Christ, we are instructed to clothe ourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. We must make allowances for one another’s faults, forgive as the Lord has forgiven us, a...

Prayer: The Choices We Make is a devotional rooted in Proverbs 4:25–27, reminding us that the direction of our lives is shaped by the choices we make. God’s Word instructs us to look straight ahead, establish meaningful goals, and carefully plan the path that will lead us toward them. As believers, every step of progress gives us another opportunity to recognize God’s faithfulness and give Him glo...

Prayer: Remain Focused is founded on Philippians 4:8–9, where Paul teaches us to fix our thoughts on what is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and worthy of praise. That instruction is easier said than done when life is filled with pressure, uncertainty, distractions, and spiritual opposition. Yet even as we are shaken through seasons of testing, God is refining us—separa...

Prepare Yourself is a devotional rooted in 1 Peter 1:13–16, reminding us that faithful living begins with a prepared mind. Peter instructs us to prepare our minds for action, exercise self-control, and place our hope completely in the grace of Jesus Christ. Christians are not claiming to be perfect; we are intentionally striving toward the holy standard God has established, allowing His Word to gu...

Prayer: No Matter What, I Will Worship GodDaniel 3:16–18 gives us a powerful example of unwavering faith through Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. When commanded to worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s golden statue, they respectfully refused to compromise their relationship with God. They understood that believers are not called to conform to environments that oppose God, but to transform those environme...

Prayer: We Are Loved is a comforting reminder from Psalm 103:8–13 that God is compassionate, merciful, patient, and overflowing with unfailing love. During seasons of trials, storms, and disappointment, it can feel as though God has forgotten us or is punishing us. However, Scripture reminds us that when we sincerely confess and repent of our sins, God forgives us and removes our guilt. Our diffic...

Prayer: There Is Purpose in Our PainJames 1:2–4 reminds us to consider it joy when we face trials, but the truth is, that is often easier said than done. None of us enjoys the hurt, disappointment, or uncertainty that trials can bring. Yet Scripture teaches us that there is purpose in our pain. Our faith is tested so that our endurance can grow, and Romans reminds us that endurance develops charac...