Daily Devotionals
by Ed Young

Every morning, Pastor Ed Young writes a new daily devotional to help you begin your day in God's Word. Each devotional walks through Scripture verse by verse with honest reflection and one practical way to live it out today.

These aren't verse-of-the-day snippets. Each daily devotion takes about 7–10 minutes to read: short enough to fit a morning routine, long enough to actually go somewhere. Whether you're looking for a morning devotional to start the day grounded, a devotional for today's specific struggle, or a daily rhythm to grow your faith, this is a place to slow down and hear from God before the day speeds up.

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July 20, 2026

Autumn and Spring

James 5:7-8 calls suffering believers to be patient and stand firm, like a farmer who plants and then waits for the autumn and spring rains. Patience isn't denial of injustice; it's confidence in God's timeline, and the hardest part isn't the planting but the not-digging-it-up-to-check. The invitation is to live faithfully in the season between planting and harvest, trusting that what God has promised is already on the way.

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July 19, 2026

My Portion

Psalm 73:23-28 arrives at resolution: held by the right hand, guided by counsel, and finally satisfied that God himself is the portion. Earth holds nothing that competes once the heart settles there. Asaph's response is not private relief but testimony, because someone else is right now where he was in verse 2 with their feet slipping. Declare the portion, and then tell it.

July 18, 2026

Then I Understood

Psalm 73:16-20 marks the turn. What Asaph could not resolve by thinking, he understood the moment he entered the sanctuary of God. The horizontal view keeps the imbalance in focus; the vertical view reveals the ending. When we are standing inside a story that feels unjust, worship is what reframes what analysis cannot resolve.

July 17, 2026

Almost Slipped

Psalm 73:1-5 gives words to what the faithful rarely admit out loud. Asaph nearly slipped, not because he stopped believing but because he watched the arrogant prosper and envy took hold. James tells us judgment is coming for the prosperous wicked; Asaph tells us that knowing it does not always make the waiting easier. Naming the envy honestly is where the way back begins.

July 16, 2026

The Innocent One

James 5:6 lands his heaviest charge: the innocent one, condemned and murdered, who was not even opposing. The indictment is not only against those who act but against those comfortable enough to stop noticing the connection between their prosperity and another's suffering. Awareness is the beginning of repentance here. The call is to speak for someone who has no voice, even when speaking costs something.

July 15, 2026

Fattened

James 5:5 confronts a life of luxury and self-indulgence that has fattened the heart for the day of slaughter. The danger is not enjoyment but the callousness that abundance can quietly produce, blinding us to the need around us. Prosperity either grows generosity or it grows appetite. The question worth asking before the next purchase is whether it meets a need or feeds a hunger that will never be satisfied.

July 14, 2026

Wages That Cry

James 5:4 gives unpaid wages a voice, and that voice reaches the ears of the Lord Almighty. Withholding what a worker has earned is not merely a broken contract but a violation of God's law and a cry God has never ignored. The exploited assume no one with power is listening; James insists otherwise. The call is to notice the people who serve us and treat their labor as worth what it is owed.

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About Pastor Ed Young

Ed Young is the founding and senior pastor of Fellowship Church and the author of more than a dozen books. Known for making biblical truth clear and practical, he writes these daily devotionals to help people meet God in Scripture every morning.

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