Category: SOAP Daily Devotionals

  • Sunday SOAP: He gives wisdom, knowledge and joy

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    Hello there and welcome back to more SOAP. This morning this memory verse from the She Reads Truth Ecclesiastes series grabbed me: Scripture “For to the person who is pleasing in his sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy.” Ecclesiastes 2:26a Observation He gives the really good stuff to those who follow Him. Application My…

  • SOAP: Ask Him. He wants to talk to you

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    Hello there! Are you settling into a new routine quite yet? Still working it out? I’ve got a few things settled schedule- and routine-wise and I am looking forward to incorporating more healthy habits into my life now that I’m home and not off to what feels like a thousand places. I’ve been asking God…

  • SOAP: I will SPEAK OF HIS SPLENDOR!

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    “I will speak of your splendor and glorious majesty and your wondrous works.” Psalm 145:5 Observation: Yes! There have been so many amazing ways He has guided me and provided for me — of course I should share these! Application: How will I do this? I keep thinking about it.  And I am getting better…

  • Seek The Right Priorities!

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    Scripture: “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added to you” Matthew 6:33 Observation: Ask God for guidance Act on it honestly All you need (and want) will be provided. Application: I don’t believe this says that all I ask for I will be given always. I…

  • SOAP: We are His sanctuaries!

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    Good morning, friends! Oh, how I have missed posting on a regular basis! I keep hearing instruction to post my SOAP devos on a more regular basis and plan to get back on track very soon. I am praying about what my reading schedule should be so that I can share it with you, as…

  • SOAP: Love Each Other

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    So this is the verse that grabbed me this morning:"This is my command. Love each other." There's a lot to observe in that, if you choose. You can take it in little ways and big ways. You can think about just who 'each other' may be and just what 'love' may mean, exactly. And/ orYou…

  • SOAP: Love one another deeply

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    Good morning from Healdsburg, California! My reading this morning was Isaiah 36-37, Psalm 76 and 1 Peter 1.  The Scripture that grabbed me was this one: “… love one another deeply, from the heart.” from 1 Peter 1:22 Observation: We are being instructed to love deeply. Love is something that takes effort. It’s an action…

  • SOAP: A prayer for knowledge and discernment

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    I am in love with so much of the scripture I have been reading daily! Check this one out: “And this is my prayer:  That your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless…

  • SOAP– Commending the enjoyment of life

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    Scripture: “So I commend the enjoyment of life, because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany him in his work all the days of the life God has given him under the sun.” Sweet words from Ecclesiastes 8:15.  I’ll let you journal…

  • SOAP- Hope, Riches, Incomparable great power

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    This scripture from Ephesians is my prayer this morning for my children, my husband and also me.  Actually, it is my prayer for all of us.  Truly knowing each of these things, or even just grasping a touch of them, would be exciting and overwhelming, at least in my opinion. Don’t you think? I think I…

  • SOAP: Sin, Forgiveness, Grace & Moving on

    SOAP: Sin, Forgiveness, Grace & Moving on

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    Hello friends! What started as a personal journal entry and prayer, has turned into a SOAP post. When I started writing this morning, I didn’t want to talk publicly about my sin because, well, who likes to talk about THAT? Instead, my typical behavior is to just beat myself up about it… yep even stuff…

  • SOAP: He’s been there since my youth

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    My Scripture for today: “For you have been my hope, O Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth.” -Psalm 71:5 Oh, how this verse, and the other listed in the photo, makes me smile. He’s always been there, guiding, nudging, listening, helping.  This verse is encouraging for me. I hope it is for you, too. …

  • SOAP- Seeking instruction? I sure am!

    SOAP- Seeking instruction? I sure am!

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    Happy Monday, friends! Ready for some SOAP? Let’s go: Here’s your Scripture: I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will counsel you and watch over you. –Psalm 32:8 Observation: I read and copied the verse onto an index card just a few hours ago and thinking about it…

  • Today’s SOAP: Looking to the right source of wisdom 

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    Got questions? Here’s your S for today: “Look to the Lord and his strength; Seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done, His miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, –1 Chronicles 16:11-12 What are your O, A, P? I’m journaling a LOT today as I try to listen better. I pray this helps…

  • Today’s SOAP: Summing up the law

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    Hi there! Ready for some SOAP? Here is your Scripture to get you started: So in everything, Do to others what you would have them do to you, For this sums up the Law and the Prophets. –Matthew 6:12 So what are your O, A, and P in regards to that for today?? Go as…