Daily Devotions with Pastor Jim Cymbala

Daily Devotional | Admitting Our Needs | 1 Timothy 1:7–9 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 1:7–9. Born-again Christian believers are not meant to live under the law of Moses. Saying that confuses and even angers some people! But we’re helpless to abide by every single law. Jesus died on the cross so that we could get out from legalism and law-based faith. We have to tell our Savior that we’re hopeless without Him. God is our salvation and our hope.

Daily Devotional | The Main Thing | 1 Timothy 1:5–6 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 1:5–6. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala challenges us to keep the main thing front and center. Many of us have seen church people argue over the tiniest details while forgetting the simplest truth of Christianity: love Jesus and love others. When we follow this command, God can work mightily in and through us!

Daily Devotional | A Radical Belief | 1 Timothy 1:5 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 1:5. Many of us who grew up in church believe that only people from our own church or denomination will go to heaven. But how can that be, if the Bible says that God loves everyone? We must look at what the Scriptures say and go by that. Are we willing to be radical enough to love everyone like Christ does? Only by the power of the Spirit can we do that—let’s pray for His help today!

Daily Devotional | What Really Matters | 1 Timothy 1:4 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 1:4. Too often Christians wrangle over minor issues. At the end of our lives, what’s going to be more beneficial to a desperate mother or a man looking for redemption—talking about who Cain’s wife could have been or the fact that Jesus died for the sin of mankind? While biblical discussion is beneficial, let’s not lose sight of what matters most.

Daily Devotional | Three Blessings | 1 Timothy 1:1 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 1:1. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala breaks down the three blessings Paul prayed over Timothy: grace, mercy, and peace. We may think that grace and mercy are the same; rather, they go hand in hand. Grace is God’s unmerited favor toward us, and mercy is His compassion on us. When we live in the reality of these blessings, peace then sets in. Praise the Lord for His goodness to us!

Daily Devotional | Absolute Truth | 1 Timothy 1:3 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 1:3. The world today is full of people “speaking their truth.” If everyone has their own “truth,” then how are we supposed to know what’s really true? There is only one absolute truth—Jesus Christ. Through the Bible, we find out about the truth so that we can be able to identify false doctrines. Let’s pray for discernment today and lean on what we know is true.

Daily Devotional | Get Involved! | 1 Timothy | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from the book of 1 Timothy. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala introduces Paul’s letter to a very important young pastor. He provides context for the book and reminds us that the church is the body of Christ. It’s not good if a part of your body is in disrepair! We need to get involved in our local churches, like Timothy needed to, and strengthen the body of believers.

Daily Devotional | Be a Comfort | 2 Corinthians 7:5–6 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 2 Corinthians 7:5–6. The Bible is filled with honest accounts of fragile people like us. In a letter he wrote, the apostle Paul shared how a friend had comforted him. What a difference a little comfort and encouragement can make! May we all seek to be uplifting Christian friends instead of spirit-drainers.

Daily Devotional | Make God Your Everything | Psalm 150 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 150. In this devotional, we see the emphasis on praise in the final psalm. We have so many reasons and ways to praise our Lord, and He’s worthy of them all! But if we’re honest, how often do we praise objects and people other than God? All those things can disappear in the blink of an eye, but our worship of God endures forever. Let’s praise the Lord today!

Daily Devotional | Lower Yourself | Psalm 149 | Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from Psalm 149. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala emphasizes the danger of pride. Pride is the disease of being a terminal know-it-all. But humility is the opposite—humble people appreciate and value correction. God says that He hates pride but will lift up the humble. With the Holy Spirit’s help, we must humbly lower ourselves so that God can raise us up.