KBN Weekly Devotionals

🙏In Deuteronomy 8:18, God refers to the struggles and the trials that the Israelites will have to endure as they go through the wilderness, but He reassures them that despite the difficult times they are to endure, they will be well. 🌟

I don’t know about you, but as the days go by and as I reflect on God’s goodness, all He has done on my behalf, who He is, all that He means to me, and where He has brought me from, I have a lot for which to be thankful.

🇺🇸 America is facing two huge problems. Baby boomers are retiring, leaving the biggest leadership gap in history and the new generation is unequipped to take over. ❌

👔 🙏 It is not uncommon for Biblical Entrepreneurs to face pressures that tempt them to want to give up or to question whether they should continue their business or the project they have undertaken. Success is never achieved without external resistance.🤚

📖 In Luke 10:25-37, Jesus portrays a Samaritan as a more righteous person compared to the Jewish priest and Levite in the story. This is similar to stating that a non-Christian entrepreneur is more honorable than a Christian one, or a layperson demonstrates a greater level of consecration and service than an ordained minister. 🙏🙌 

👔💼 Many successful entrepreneurs started out poor or came from poor families. Some in their entrepreneurship journey may also experience temporary material poverty due to the trials and tests of building a business before they are able to see the fruit of financial success. 📈

🤷‍♂️ What is life all about? Some people say it's all about finding happiness. Some people say it's all about achieving success. What does God say it's all about? 🙏

⛵️This passage starts after a long night of work with little to show for it. Peter and his friends are on the shore with empty boats. Jesus asks to use Peter's boat, his place of business, to teach the people the Word of God. 🙏

💭🙏Are you weary of hoping for something that still hasn't arrived? Maybe you've been praying and believing, but there's no manifestation! You're starting to wonder if you are crazy for trusting God for something that doesn't seem like it will ever happen. 🙌

😲Fear can cripple your ability to walk out God's destiny for your life. It's like the story Mark Twain tells about a man who died and went to heaven. When he arrived, he wanted to meet the greatest military general ever. When Peter pointed him out, the man was confused. He said, "You must be mistaken. 👉

👏Have you ever felt you deserved more honor than you were given? Maybe because of your age, experience, performance, or reputation you felt worthy of greater acknowledgement.👤 That's how Naaman felt when he showed up at Elisha's house, and Elisha wouldn't even come out to meet him!🏡

🗣💭Have you ever asked God for a sign? For some proof of his promise? When you feel so uncertain that you long for a signal, some substantiation, that His Word will come through? Sometimes in these situations, God deliberately leaves us hanging on hope. Sometimes his whisper is simple, "Believe."🙌

🚫Have you ever felt stuck? Or felt unsure of how to get out of a hard spot? In this passage, the Bible shows us a dishonest manager who used his God-given intelligence to think his way out of a difficult situation. 📖🙏

🙌 Knowing the power of prayer is one thing, but knowing how to pray is completely different. When facing spiritual warfare, we must know how to pray. If prayer is simply talking to God, how complicated can it be? Not very. But unfortunately, we tend to complicate things. 🙏

This question is often asked, “How was the Devil able to cause Adam and Eve to fall? 🍎 How could they have been so stupid to give up intimacy with God🙏, a perfect home in the garden, and eternal life for temporary pleasure?”