Anchored Devotional

Psalms 121: 1-2 (NIV) “I will lift up my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from? [2] My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”

“But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no longer a prophet of the Lord here whom we can inquire of?” [8] The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah”.” 1 Kings 22: 7-8 (NIV)

Psalms 7: 14-16 (NLT) “The wicked conceive evil; they are pregnant with trouble and give birth to lies. [15] They dig a deep pit to trap others, then fall into it themselves. [16] The trouble they make for others backfires on them. The violence they plan falls on their own heads.”

Psalm 18:30 (NKJV) "As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him"

1 John 3:15 (AMP) “Everyone who hates (works against) his brother or sister [in Christ] is [at heart] a murderer [by God’s standards]; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.”

Ephesians 4: 13-14 (NIV) “Until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fulness of Christ. [14] Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.”

I Peter 1:7 (NLT) “So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. [7] These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold – though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honour on t...

Psalm 96:1-3 (NIV) “Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord all the earth. [2] Sing to the Lord, praise His name; proclaim His salvation day after day. [3] Declare His glory among the nations, His marvellous deeds among all peoples.’"

Ecclesiastes 4: 6 6 Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

Philippians 3:12-14 12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God...

Psalms 147:3 “He heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds”

Proverbs 14: 29 (AMP) “He who is slow to anger has great understanding [and profits from his self-control], but he who is quick-tempered exposes and exalts his foolishness [for all to see].”

James 3: 7-12 (NLT) “People can tame all kinds of animals, birds reptiles, and fish, [8] but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. [9] Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. [10] And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not r...

Ecclesiastes 3:11 (AMP) “He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart (a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God] – yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end.”

Psalm 65:6 (NIV) “Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders; from where the sun rises to where it sets, you inspire shouts of joy.”

Conversation between Diwura Adeniran, Anchored Devotional writer and Mary Ogungbeje, Anchored Devotional coordinator and narrator on the story behind Anchored Devotional.