The Drive - A Daily Devotional by Pastor Mike Sternad

Send us Fan Mail Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, And I shall keep it to the end. Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law; Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it. Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness. Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way....

Send us Fan Mail My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word. I have declared my ways, and You answered me; Teach me Your statutes. Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wonderful works. My soul melts from heaviness; Strengthen me according to Your word. Remove from me the way of lying, And grant me Your law graciously. I have chosen the way of t...

Send us Fan Mail Deal bountifully with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word. Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Your law. I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me. My soul breaks with longing For Your judgments at all times. You rebuke the proud—the cursed, Who stray from Your commandments. Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept...

Send us Fan Mail How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. Blessed are You, O LORD! Teach me Your statutes. With my lips I have declared All the judgments of Your mouth. I have rejoiced in the way of Your testi...

Send us Fan Mail Psalm 119:1-8 Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the LORD! Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart! They also do no iniquity; They walk in His ways. You have commanded us To keep Your precepts diligently. Oh, that my ways were directed To keep Your statutes! Then I would not be ashamed, When I look into all Your comma...

Send us Fan Mail As life flies by, remember to praise the Father.  Every year seems to race by more quickly than the last. It seems like time is speeding up and you wonder, What has happened to the last ten years? They were here and now they are gone! In light of this, know that your time on earth will not last forever. You are here and then you are gone. There’s no need to see this truth in a pes...

Send us Fan Mail Memories are moments we can reflect upon and praise God for.  When you remember God’s radical work in your life, it blesses you like crazy. Each step you see how you were being called to a higher purpose and how things you had been through could now be used as a testimony to His faithfulness! God clearly has brought you through the roughest of times imaginable, and for that you ca...

Send us Fan Mail Truth may not be popular, but it leads to your God-given purpose.  You know the way to be saved and you know the Lord who saves. There are so many people who resist the truth; they follow lies instead. As you’ve been transformed by the truth from God, you are now given a path to follow. You have a purpose from God and it is glorious! It may not seem like it’s glorious, but once yo...

Send us Fan Mail  The simple gospel changes your life and min- isters to you.  Jesus died and rose again so you could be saved and set apart to live for Him. It’s such a powerful truth that you need to revisit it again and again to remind yourself why you are so blessed. This gospel message is simple yet profound, and any time you complicate it the results are disastrous. God has not called you to...

Send us Fan Mail God will always be and has always been.  From before the beginning of time, the Lord has always existed. He created you because He absolutely loves you! Maybe you have had moments and seasons that have been unsettling and inconsistent. You have had storms that have clouded your vision and everything was up in the air. In these moments you need to remember who God is! Remember He i...

Send us Fan Mail God’s plan becomes plain as we press into His promises.  Every single promise that God has given you has come to pass or will come to pass. There may be things you have been praying about that have not yet come to fruition, but the Lord knows all about them. You need to keep waiting and praying. Pressing into His promises means you lean upon the Lord for the outcome of what you’ve...

Send us Fan Mail Put to death the past and plow ahead into the future.  The way to grow in the faith is to let past weights go. There may have been times you let the past pull you into a dark and regretful place. You feel guilt, shame and regret. You cringe at the thought of what you did and it stunts your growth today. Let those past weights go and don’t be brought into a dark place anymore. God...

Send us Fan Mail Live out your faith now and uninhibitedly, because life flies by so fast.  You may think and believe that God wants to use you mightily in the future. While that may be true, the future is not yet here. God wants to use you now! If you are waiting for some future moment when the Lord is going to finally activate your faith, you may be missing out on what God wants to do in and thr...

Send us Fan Mail God’s purpose becomes clear as you peer into His precepts.  You’ve been frustrated about God’s calling on your life. You’ve wondered if you are where He wants you to be and if you are doing what He wants you to do. Life seems unclear and you’re super stressed. Sound familiar? We’ve all been in that place before and I believe the remedy is to get back into God’s Word on a consisten...

Send us Fan Mail Dedication to the Lord will give you clear di- rection from the Lord.  The Christian life is all about consistency. As you daily dedicate your life to Him, your path in life will clearly illuminate. It is such a comfort to know that God knows where you need to go and what you need to do. As you remain loyal and obedient to your heavenly Father, confusion flees and clarity results....

Send us Fan Mail Creation cries out stirring you to crave a relationship with God.  As you are relaxing at the beach or enjoying the beautiful mountains, you see God’s amazing handiwork all around you. Isn’t it a blessing to just enjoy the Lord’s creation and be reminded of how powerful, creative and amazing He is? You are joyfully overwhelmed in your heart as you stare at the stars, glimpse the s...

Send us Fan Mail Time is too short, so live for the Lord today.  This is easy to say but it can be a difficult action to take. As the years go by, you realize that time does not slow down. It actually seems to speed up and quite a bit! The good news is that if you are reading this, you are still alive so the Lord wants to use you for His glory! Now is the time to be used for eternity. Not yesterda...

Send us Fan Mail Have faith and forget the past.  As you place present faith in the Lord Jesus, your sordid past grows dim and God’s glorious future for you becomes clear. You may not be able to forget everything in the past but give what has happened to the Lord and He can bring freedom to your heart. You have had hard times, but there is healing. You have had difficult seasons, but God can set y...

Send us Fan Mail Shatter the status quo by setting your mind on things above.  The world will always go opposite of the way of God. The world will never promote Jesus, be into the gospel or share truth. You are unique in that God created you to be a conduit of Christ and a light for the Lord. God wants to use you daily for His glory and has so much more for you to do! This truth is a complete bles...

Send us Fan Mail Let the Scriptures seep into the core of who you are.  When the Bible becomes more than just words on paper, but a living love letter to your heart, the truth will seep into your being and completely transform your life. The Bible isn’t just a nice book with cute little stories that make you feel good. The Scriptures are the very words of God written through His people long ago to...

Send us Fan Mail Clarity comes when we lean on our Creator.  The way from blurry vision to transparent clar- ity is through leaning all your weight on the Lord. You could be having the most confusing season of your life and things just don’t seem to make sense. Maybe you are wondering why all these things are happening. But these are the moments when you should trust God, live out your faith like...

Send us Fan Mail Depend upon the Lord and you’ll deepen your walk with Him.  God will be pleased as you daily lay down your life for the One who created you. Do you want to grow deeper in your faith? Depending on the Lord is a sure way to do that. As you traverse through this life, know that walking independently from God always results in confusion, misdirection and anxiety. You’ve lived in that...

Send us Fan Mail Seek God first and watch Him fiercely work.  As you pursue your relationship with the Creator of the universe, you will see Him do miraculous things and accomplish amazing feats! If you are living for Jesus, most likely you have already seen supernatural and incredible things! And as you remain active for God, know that it opens the door to see the Lord defeat the impossible and b...

Send us Fan Mail Believe in Him and be free from habitual sin.  The more you pursue God and grow in your faith, the more you will view sin as disgusting and disgraceful. The enemy would attempt to have you believe that sin is good and you need to satisfy your flesh by giving in to the temptation that is hurled your way. Don’t do it! Con- tinue to be led by the Spirit so that you will walk by faith...

Send us Fan Mail God is greater than you can see and sense.  Sometimes you don’t see God as big and mighty as He actually is. When you view God as being limited, then He will do limited work in your life. But when you see Him as all-powerful, you’ll know that He is able to shatter the impossible and do the miraculous. He is on the throne and you are at His feet! God is sovereign and in complete co...