Daily Devotions with Pastor Jim Cymbala

Daily Devotional | A Place for Pastor | 1 Timothy 5:17–18 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 5:17–18. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala shares from the heart of a shepherd of God’s people. Churches should honor their pastors, making sure they are taken care of financially. But while a pastor should be paid and cared for, but he should not be greedy and seek all the church’s money! Churches need a healthy balance in taking care of leadership. Let's pray for our leaders—that the Lord will guide and bless them!

Daily Devotional | True Servants | 1 Timothy 5:16–18 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 5:16–18.  In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala shares from his heart about the ministry. Imagine if a pastor were able to give back to his church every penny he’d been paid! Churches are supposed to pay their staff—and the Bible lines that out—but true servants of the Lord don’t do it for the money. Serving our Savior should be payment enough. Let’s align our hearts with the will of God today and serve Him joyfully.

Daily Devotional | Don’t Drift | 1 Timothy 5:14–15 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 5:14–15. Many of us have seen people praise, worship, and serve the Lord publicly and then suddenly have nothing to do with Him or His church. What happened? They turned away from God—that starts by drifting away little by little. We can’t drift! We must ask the Holy Spirit every day to keep us close to Him.

Daily Devotional | Mind Your Own Business | 1 Timothy 5:8–13 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 5:8–13. Thanks to social media and constant news coverage, we are drowning today in the opinions of others. But the only real opinion that matters to us should be Christ’s. When we get idle and mindlessly scroll, we’re paying more attention to the business of others than our own. Let’s do what the Lord has called us to today and mind our own business.

Daily Devotional | Selfish Christians | 1 Timothy 5:5–7 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 5:5–7. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala encourages us to care for one another. Yet some people who claim to be Christians will deny helping their own family members! How can we be followers of the selfless Christ and then turn around and be selfish? Let’s ask the Lord to help us be more like Him today.

Daily Devotional | Reach Out | 1 Timothy 5:3–4 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 5:3–4. Widows in Bible times were fairly destitute, so the church was to care for them. But some people tried to take advantage of that system. Today it’s still our duty to reach out and care for the widows in our churches—especially those in our families! Let’s have tender hearts toward the people who need us.

Daily Devotional | Treat Them Right | 1 Timothy 5:1–2 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 5:1–2. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala shares a story about his mother in church! They had to do some conflict resolution. We’ve all been told to treat others how we want to be treated. Whether it’s a relative, a neighbor, or a stranger, let’s treat people the way Jesus wants us to.
 

Daily Devotional | Save Yourself | 1 Timothy 4:15–16 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 4:15–16. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala reminds us that our words and actions are our testimonies. Are we teaching others how to be saved? We must continue to live the Christian life—we don’t get to backslide just because we’re saved! Let’s ask the Lord to rejuvenate our spirits today so we can walk in His light.

Daily Devotional | Fully Devoted | 1 Timothy 4:12–15 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 4:12–15. Instead of spending all our time obsessing over some earthly thing that won’t help us in eternity, why don’t we devote ourselves to what God wants us to do? If we spent as much time reading God’s Word as we do scrolling on our phones, imagine how different our lives would be!

Daily Devotional | A Prophetic Word | 1 Timothy 4:13–14 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 4:13–14. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala reminds us to be diligent about prophecy. Christians today still receive specific callings through a prophetic word—it’s important to identify false prophets, though. If what someone speaks over us or loudly declares does not align with Scripture, we know to turn the other way.