August
Harvest
Gathering what grace has grown
What was sown in tears is reaped with joy. August celebrates the harvest — the faithfulness of God made visible, the fields white and ready, the labourers not labouring in vain.
31 devotions · one for each day
Garments of Praise
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Hebrews 13:8 →August 2ndThe Spirit Upon You
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
James 1:5 →August 3rdThe Good Shepherd's Voice
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7 →August 4thThe Fellowship of His Sufferings
The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
James 5:16 →August 5thThe Mountain of the Lord
Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 →August 6thGlory Fills the House
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9 →August 7thThe Promise of the Father
He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
1 John 4:4 →August 8thA Heart That Listens
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 John 4:8 →August 9thDust in the Sandals
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
Revelation 3:20 →August 10thThe Hand on the Plough
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore.
Revelation 21:4 →August 11thBread Broken for Many
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalm 16:11 →August 12thThe Rock That Followed Them
For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Psalm 84:10 →August 13thA Heart of Flesh
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
Psalm 100:4 →August 14thKeys of the Kingdom
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
Deuteronomy 31:6 →August 15thStrength Out of Weakness
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9 →August 16thMercy New Every Morning
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
1 Chronicles 16:11 →August 17thThe Wind That Breathes Again
If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven.
2 Chronicles 7:14 →August 18thHe Restoreth My Soul
Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Nehemiah 8:10 →August 19thThe Ancient Paths
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song.
Isaiah 12:2 →August 20thThe Quiet Authority of Love
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
Isaiah 26:3 →August 21stCourage for the Cave
And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, 'This is the way, walk in it.'
Isaiah 30:21 →August 22ndThe Shadow of the Almighty
But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5 →August 23rdFire by Night
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Matthew 5:6 →August 24thThirst That the Rock Meets
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:7 →August 25thThe Refiner's Fire
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!
Luke 11:13 →August 26thBehold, I Am Doing a New Thing
For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:18 →August 27thThe Heart That Stays Soft
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16 →August 28thAwake, O Sleeper
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights.
James 1:17 →August 29thPour Out Your Heart
What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.
1 Corinthians 2:9 →August 30thOpen the Floodgates
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Romans 15:13 →August 31stStones That Cry Out
Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
Psalm 30:5 →