WELS - Daily Devotions

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260711dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 A Heavy Burden We know what it is like to carry a heavy burden. Our arms begin to ache as we strain to hold up the weight. Our back muscles tighten, and our legs tire under the strain. We can only c...

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260710dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:29 Carrying the Cross The Bible teaches that the burden of sin and selfishness is great because God’s judgme...

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260709dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 First Weariness, Then Rest Jesus spoke in no uncertain terms about the details of Christian discipleship. He said, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross...

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260708dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion Jesus said, “Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do. . . No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” Matthew 11:26-27 A Purposeful Choice Jesus and his cross are natural stumbling blocks to sinners...

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260707dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.” Matthew 11:25 A Revealed Glory The Bible teaches us that the glory of Christ’s cross is naturally hidden from us. It is hidden behi...

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260706dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.” Matthew 11:25 A Hidden Glory In his first letter to the Christians in the city of Corinth, the apostle Paul uses an interesting word to d...

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260705dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! Romans 7:24-25 Freedom The stories of prisoners of war who survived are fascinating. The accounts of the brutal and inhumane treatment by the enemy are horrific....

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260704dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my...

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260703dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] “And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.” Matthew 10:42 God Notices Large gifts or giant acts of kindness are often heralded, praised, and promoted. You have probably...

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260702dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] “Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.” Mat...

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260701dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] “Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.” Matthew 10:38-39 Take up Your Cross In Jesus’ day, you wouldn’t find people wearing cross necklaces or hangi...

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260630dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.” Matthew 10:37 My First Love I have a great relationship with my family. My parents cared dearly for my siblings and me. We all still get al...

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260629dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn, ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—a man’s enemies will be the members of his own ho...

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260628dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion [Jesus said] “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown him before my Father in heaven. Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have co...