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In today’s devotional, we’re going to look at how being wise with our time, and investing it in the place of meeting with God face to face, positions us to more fully experience God’s promises every day. May God open our eyes to see the true value of our time, and how deeply he cherishes when we choose to spend it on him. Our Scripture for today comes from Psalm 37:7, and today's worship is  You Are My Joy by Will Reagan. -- When you give to our Summer Initiative, you’re helping with upcoming projects like:    Writing and editing of our brand new product line, First15 devotionals for kids, Translation of more resources into Spanish through Primeros15, Continued development and expansion of our website and app, and Production of the First15 podcast. And your gift will help us reach our goal of $216,584.   So please give to help us meet the Summer Iniative goal!.   

As we continue our series looking at how we can position ourselves to experience the fullness of God’s promises, today we’re looking at how we can cast off negativity, so that we, right here and now, can experience to greater depth the joy that’s available to us in God. May God grant us the courage and perspective to choose life over death today as we seek to live the abundant life wholly available to us in Christ.   Our Scripture for today comes from Proverbs 18:21, and today's worship is Ever Be by Kalley Heiligenthal.  -- Thanks for listening to today’s podcast, casting off negativity.   As you go about your day today, try and notice when you feel negativity taking over. Maybe it’s when you drive, maybe it’s a certain person at work. And rather than seeking to wrestle with it right away, try to calmly notice the negativity, and then invite God to meet you there with his wisdom and presence.    Make sure to rate the podcast today if this episode was meaningful, and write a review if God is doing somet

In today’s devotional, we’re going to go deeper into the place of trust, seeking to open more of our hearts to our good and loving Father, so we can experience more of his promises, moment by moment. Without trust, we’ll miss out on so many of the gifts God wants to give us every day. Without trust, our hearts will be closed off to the fullness of what this life has to offer us. May we as God’s children trust him more fully today in response to his trustworthiness. Our Scripture for today comes from Isaiah 26:3, and today's worship is I Shall Not Want by Audrey Assad.  –   Thank you so much for listening to today’s podcast.  As you go about your day today, continue to stay open and honest about areas in your life that you don’t trust God. Maybe it’s your finances, maybe it’s your emotions or decisions, whatever it is, begin by simply noticing it, and then taking time to process it with God.    God wants all of your heart for your sake and his. He wants you to experience the fullness of what this life

In our second devotional positioning ourselves to more fully experience God’s promises, today we’re going to look at the role of renewing our minds in opening our heads and hearts to receive all God longs to give. May God do a mighty work today as we make space for him to fill.       Our Scripture for today comes from Romans 12:2, and today's worship is God's Got a Reason for Everything by Jason Upton. -- Thanks for listening to today’s First15 Podcast. If you haven’t downloaded our brand new First15 app, make sure to click the link in today’s show notes to check it out! One of the new features that you can enjoy when you download the app is our Guided Prayers. We are adding new prayers to our library every month, so if you need a moment of peace with God, let these prayers be your guide! In today’s First15 Podcast, we want to provide a preview of a new Guided Prayer that our friend Peyton Garland wrote, titled, “Purpose in Pain.” Peyton shares that while pain is a heavy, unavoidable burden, God uses

In today’s devotional, we’re launching a brand new series seeking to position ourselves to receive more of the reality of God’s promises every day. There is so much available to you and to me in God that we fail to tap into. And today we’re looking specifically at how waiting on the Lord, sitting patiently and intentionally at his feet, positions us to receive God’s promise of strength. May God guide us to a better understanding, and deeper experience, of his promises today.   Our Scripture for today comes from Isaiah 40:31, and today's worship is But I Know You by Jillian Edwards.   –   Thank you for listening to today’s podcast.    As you go about your day today, look for opportunities to wait on the Lord. Rather than rushing out into a decision, emotion, or perspective, take a moment to re-establish connection with the Spirit, and move in tandem with him.    If you’re just joining us, make sure to subscribe so you won’t miss one of these free guides to God’s presence. And if today’s episode was meaning

In the last devotional of this series on God’s promises, today we’re looking at the promise of his return. The suffering and pain we’re experiencing right now is not for forever. There is a conclusion to this story, to all of our stories. And that conclusion is being written by a God so good, so loving, and so powerful, that we know this story of humanity ends triumphantly. So may God fill us with hope, peace, and passion today as we take time to focus on his return.   Our Scripture for today comes from John 14:2-3. Today's worship is Come Again by Come Again | Elevation Worship & Maverick City.   . -- A First15 reader, Kim, recently shared with us, “Thank you for this blessing. It is like a balm to my soul. You are bringing the love of Christ to me.” When you help reach the $216,584 Summer Initiative goal, you’ll be a part of connecting more people like Kim with God.    When you help reach the $216,584 Summer Initiative goal, you’ll be a part of connecting more people like Kim with God.   If you h

As we near the end of the series on God’s promises, today we’re going to look at the promise of his presence. The nearness of God is always to our good. In every situation, good or bad, challenging or easy, it’s so good to be near to God. So wherever you are today, lay down every other pursuit, just for the next few minutes, and focus simply on resting on God’s presence. Our Scripture for today comes from Psalm 139:9-10, and today's worship is Where You'll Find Me by First15 Worship feat. Mark Alan Schoolmeesters  --   Thanks for listening to today’s podcast.    Tomorrow we’re wrapping up our series on God’s promises by looking at the promise of his return. The second coming of Christ is meant to be a cornerstone of our faith, a real event we look towards as God’s people where everything will be set right.    Make sure to subscribe to the podcast if you haven’t already, so you won’t miss an episode.    The link to today’s worship song is in the show notes below, and make sure to rate and review.   

In today’s devotional, we’re continuing our series focusing on God’s promises by looking at his promise of comfort. We serve a God of all mercy and comfort, a God who knows our pain, weeps with us, and has a perfect plan to lead us to abundant life even in the midst of it all. Let’s come to God today open-hearted, ready and willing to receive his comfort, that we might be nearer to him as the result of our time together. Our Scripture for today comes from 2 Corinthians 1:3, and today's worship is  Morning by Morning by Pat Barrett feat. Mack Brock. -- When you give to our Summer Initiative, you’re helping with upcoming projects like:    Writing and editing of our brand new product line, First15 devotionals for kids, Translation of more resources into Spanish through Primeros15, Continued development and expansion of our website and app, and Production of the First15 podcast. And your gift will help us reach our goal of $216,584.   So please give to help us meet the Summer Iniative goal!.  

As we enter the middle of our series on God’s promises, today we’re going to look at his promise of freedom. Every day this world tries to chain us to its ways, holding us down where God is trying to lift us up. But in Jesus, we’ve been offered total and complete freedom. And in the Spirit we’re offered a continual pathway to exercise that freedom. Whether it’s fear, lust, pride, or something else, God has real freedom for you today in his presence. May chains break today in light of God’s glorious grace.   Our Scripture for today comes from Galatians 5:1, and today's worship is Bye Bye Babylon by Elevation Worship.  -- Thanks so much for listening to today’s podcast on trusting God with your plans.    If in meeting with God today you realized a real struggle with trusting God with your plans, try picking one plan you have today and trusting him with it. Lay that plan down before it happens today, and ask him to guide you into the fullness of what he has for it. And pay attention to any ways it changes.

Today we’re going to look at God’s promise of compassion. Few things draw me nearer to God, faster, than a fresh revelation of his compassion. In a world that judges us so quickly, and so often fails to offer second chances, compassion is in short supply. May we not only get a revelation of God’s compassion in our own lives today, but may God mold and fashion us into his likeness, that we would be a people of compassion. Our Scripture for today comes from Isaiah 54:10, and today's worship is Run to the Father by Cody Carnes.  –   Thanks for listening to today’s podcast, God promises his compassion.   As you go about your day, look for one opportunity to show yourself compassion when you fail, and one opportunity to show someone else compassion that needs it the most. There’s no greater culture in which we can share the gospel, than one of giving and receiving compassion.    If today’s episode was meaningful, make sure to give us a rating. And check out the worship song today by clicking the link in th

In today’s devotional, we’re continuing our series of taking hold of God’s promises by looking at his promise of strength. Every day I wake up, I’m reminded of my weakness. No human has ever lived a perfect day. But the goodness of this promise lies in that God promises his strength when we are weak. In his grace, you and I can live with the real, meaningful, and powerful strength of our God.     Our Scripture for today comes from Isaiah 41:10, and today's worship is Power Made Perfect by Covenant Worship feat. Nikki Moltz.  -- Thanks for listening to today’s First15 Podcast. If you haven’t downloaded our brand new First15 app, make sure to click the link in today’s show notes to check it out! One of the new features that you can enjoy when you download the app is our Guided Prayers. We are adding new prayers to our library every month, so if you need a moment of peace with God, let these prayers be your guide! In today’s First15 Podcast, we want to offer a preview of a new Guided Prayer that our friend

  In today’s devotional, we’re launching a brand new series looking at various promises our heavenly Father makes towards us, and creating space to take hold of them a little bit more every day. Today we’re looking at how God promises us his will, and how we can live our lives in connection to his desires and plans for us. May God stir our hearts to surrender anything that isn’t best for us, and may he empower us to take hold of his passion, and his desires, that we might align our lives with his will. Our Scripture for today comes from Ephesians 1:9-10, and today's worship is Promises by Maverick City Music.   –   Thank you for listening to today’s podcast, the first in our weeklong series looking at the promises of God.    Taking hold of God’s promises can be really challenging, especially if there’s been a time where we felt like God didn’t come through for us. So if you feel like your heart is blocked up at all this week as we focus on this subject of God’s promises, I want to encourage you, before yo

As we have learned this week, our God is fully trustworthy. Placing our trust in his hands is the wisest thing we could ever do. As we finish up our week on trust today, we’ll explore how trust plays a role in our sanctification and maturing as believers. As we commit to walk with and trust the Lord, may he bring forth a harvest of righteousness in our lives.   Our Scripture for today comes from Psalm 37:5-6. Today's worship is New by Craig and Rachel Denison.   . -- A First15 reader, Kim, recently shared with us, “Thank you for this blessing. It is like a balm to my soul. You are bringing the love of Christ to me.” When you help reach the $216,584 Summer Initiative goal, you’ll be a part of connecting more people like Kim with God.    When you help reach the $216,584 Summer Initiative goal, you’ll be a part of connecting more people like Kim with God.   If you haven’t given yet — or you’re led to give again — please do so today.  

As we begin to wrap up our week on trust, today we’ll look at the  idea of trusting God for provision. May we find rest and peace today as we remind ourselves of our infinite Father’s ability to provide each and every need—big or small. There is rest available for God’s children  today in the place of toil and striving. Your good Father wants to assure you of that today. Our Scripture for today comes from Psalm 37:25-26, and today's worship is Mighty One by Todd Dulaney & Maryanne J. George.  --   Thank you for listening to today’s podcast.    Tomorrow we’re wrapping up our series on the marks of a true Christian by exploring how we can overcome evil with good. Make sure to subscribe so you won’t miss this wrap up of our series.    And if this series has been especially meaningful for you in some way, consider taking a moment to write about your experience in a review. Ratings and reviews are how people find this free space for God’s presence, and your story could be just what someone needs to start s

Today we’ll explore how emotional health and trust are linked. We are all emotional beings and how we’re doing emotionally affects us all on a regular basis. God has something to say about your emotional health, and it is my hope you are encouraged and feel afresh how deeply you’re loved by the Lord as we focus in on this truth. Our Scripture for today comes from Psalm 33:21, and today's worship is  God of Peace by Nikki Moltz. -- When you give to our Summer Initiative, you’re helping with upcoming projects like:    Writing and editing of our brand new product line, First15 devotionals for kids, Translation of more resources into Spanish through Primeros15, Continued development and expansion of our website and app, and Production of the First15 podcast. And your gift will help us reach our goal of $216,584.   So please give to help us meet the Summer Iniative goal!.  

Today we’ll be discussing the plans we make for our lives. So often, our plans symbolize control. Giving up control of our life’s direction can be scary and feel unsafe. But this is all part of growing in trust of our heavenly Father. As we continue in that direction today, may you feel encouraged and motivated to place your plans in the hands of a capable, trustworthy Father who has your best interest in mind, always.   Our Scripture for today comes from Proverbs 19:21, and today's worship is Whatever Your Plan Is by Bethel Music feat. Josie Buchanan.  -- Thanks so much for listening to today’s podcast on trusting God with your plans.    If in meeting with God today you realized a real struggle with trusting God with your plans, try picking one plan you have today and trusting him with it. Lay that plan down before it happens today, and ask him to guide you into the fullness of what he has for it. And pay attention to any ways it changes.    I hope God gives you a clearer sense of how you can trust him

As we focus this week on growing in trusting God, today we’ll explore the concept of obedience. Trust and obedience are directly related. Willing, joyful obedience comes from a place of deep-rooted trust in the character and intentions of your God. When we learn to trust the heart of the Father, obedience is a natural response to whatever he asks. May you grow today in your willingness and excitement to quickly obey the Lord as you learn of his love and goodness.   Our Scripture for today comes from Isaiah 1:19, and today's worship is I Have Decided by Forerunner Music feat. Jaye Thomas.  -- Thanks for listening to today’s First15 Podcast. If you haven’t downloaded our brand new First15 app, make sure to click the link in today’s show notes to check it out! One of the new features that you can enjoy when you download the app is our Guided Prayers. We are adding new prayers to our library every month, so if you need a moment of peace with God, let these prayers be your guide! In today’s First15 Podcast, we

Trust is something we are not created to give away lightly. We value trust like we value our own lives, constantly scrutinizing others to see if they’re worthy of our trust. But still we are made to do life with help. We are made to place our trust in that which will provide us with more life, joy, and peace. I pray that this week you and I will discover how trustworthy our heavenly Father is. I pray that we will willingly hand over control of our lives to a capable, loving, and near God. And I pray we will experience the abundant life that can only come through placing our trust in a God who gives up everything for relationship with us. Our Scripture for today comes from Psalm 22:4-5, and today's worship is I Will Trust by Red Rocks Worship.   –   Changed Lives =  A Changed Culture. This is what our First15 Summer Initiative is all about!   First15 has just launched a $216,584 Summer Initiative with the goal of connecting more people to God. And today your gift can be DOUBLED up to a total of $20,000!  

As we wrap up our week on God’s heart to meet with man, today we’ll look at the encouraging story of John on the island of Patmos. Right when we think we’re unusable, a season is too dry or we’re past our prime, God comes and speaks fresh life and vision. If you find yourself like John on Patmos today, I pray God brings a new word of courage and life to you despite your season.   Our Scripture for today comes from Revelation 1:17-19. Today's worship is Communion by Bryan McCleery.   . -- A First15 reader, Kim, recently shared with us, “Thank you for this blessing. It is like a balm to my soul. You are bringing the love of Christ to me.” When you help reach the $216,584 Summer Initiative goal, you’ll be a part of connecting more people like Kim with God. And when you give today, your gift can be DOUBLED up to $20,000! When you help reach the $216,584 Summer Initiative goal, you’ll be a part of connecting more people like Kim with God.   If you haven’t given yet — or you’re led to give again — please d

As we near the end of our week on God’s heart to meet with man, we look today at Pentecost. The day of Pentecost was a major fulfillment of God’s desire to meet with us. On that day, his Holy Spirit flooded the earth and was poured out on ordinary people, just like you and me. We see God’s desire to dwell with a people satisfied as his Spirit fills them and remains with them forever. May you be encouraged today as you look more deeply at God’s overwhelming desire to be one with you in your day to day life. Our Scripture for today comes from Acts 2:1-4, and today's worship is Come Again by Elevation Worship & Maverick City.  --   Thank you for listening to today’s podcast.    Tomorrow we’re wrapping up our series on the marks of a true Christian by exploring how we can overcome evil with good. Make sure to subscribe so you won’t miss this wrap up of our series.    And if this series has been especially meaningful for you in some way, consider taking a moment to write about your experience in a review.