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Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.

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God’s Calm Control

Date:
May 21, 2026

Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here I am. Send me.”(Isaiah 6:8)

Isaiah says, “I saw the Lord!” His earthly situation turned his eyes upward. That’s what happened to me back in the late 1950s. My disappointment, my loneliness and confusion, rather than hardening the soil of my soul, ploughed deeply. Those things cut away at me, made me sensitive to my Lord...in a way I would otherwise never have been.

Be Still

Date:
May 20, 2026

Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.(Ephesians 5:1)

Since most humans suffer from a lack of balance in their lives, our best counsel on this subject comes from God’s Word, the Bible. In that Book, there appears a most unusual command: “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children” (Ephesians 5:1 NIV 1984). Maybe you never realized such a statement was in the Bible. What a strange command: “Be imitators of God!”

Life without Frenzy

Date:
May 19, 2026

The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught. Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn’t even have time to eat. So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone.(Mark 6:30–32)

Real Prayer

Date:
May 18, 2026

“But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.”(Matthew 6:6)

Prayer Is the Answer

Date:
May 17, 2026

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.(Philippians 4:6–7)

In the fourth chapter of Philippians, Paul mentioned a series of things all of us want:

Committed Disciples

Date:
May 14, 2026

“So you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own.”(Luke 14:33)

I must confess that I misunderstood the teaching of Jesus in Luke 14 for many years. Within the context of declaring the extreme terms of discipleship, He slips in two stories that explain why the terms are so costly.

Making Disciples

Date:
May 13, 2026

Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshipped him—but some of them doubted! Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”(Matthew 28:16–20)

Excellence in Our Integrity

Date:
May 12, 2026

Many a person proclaims his own loyalty, But who can find a trustworthy person? A righteous person who walks in his integrity—How blessed are his sons after him.(Proverbs 20:6–7 NASB)

Daniel 6:4 (NASB) says: “Then the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel regarding government affairs; but they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.”

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