In today's edition of the Daily Devo, Dr. Pete delves into Ephesians chapter 6, emphasizing the importance of spiritual strength and the true nature of our battles. He reminds us that our struggles are not against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces of darkness. Dr. Pete encourages listeners to rely on the Lord's vast strength, especially …

Welcome to another episode of The Daily Devo with Pastor Pete. In today's devotion, we delve into Matthew chapter 4, focusing on the calling of the first disciples, Simon Peter and Andrew, and their transformation from fishermen to disciples of Christ. Pastor Pete emphasizes how God uses our existing skills and professions to fulfill His divine pur…

The mess you are in does not change the mission you are on! Matthew 28:16–20 (CSB) —16The eleven disciples traveled to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them. 17When they saw him, they worshiped, but some doubted. 18Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. 19Go, therefore, and mak…

Be faith-centered. 2 Corinthians 5:7 (CSB) —7For we walk by faith, not by sight. I want to encourage you to take the Gratitude Journey. Grab this little gratitude journal, and I promise it will help you increase your gratitude. Click here to get your copy on Amazon. Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Wo…

Be hope centered. Romans 12:12–13 (CSB) —12Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer. 13Share with the saints in their needs; pursue hospitality. I want to encourage you to take the Gratitude Journey. Grab this little gratitude journal, and I promise it will help you increase your gratitude. Click here to get your copy on A…

Be gospel centered! Acts 8:1–4 (CSB) —1Saul agreed with putting him to death. On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the land of Judea and Samaria. 2Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. 3Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter…

Be Trinity centered... Matthew 28:19–20 (CSB) —19Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” I want to encourage you to take the Gratitude Journ…

Be biblically centered!!! Psalm 19:7–11 (CSB) —7The instruction of the Lord is perfect, renewing one’s life; the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy, making the inexperienced wise. 8The precepts of the Lord are right, making the heart glad; the command of the Lord is radiant, making the eyes light up. 9The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring foreve…

We have a BIG problem and a BIG promise. 2 Corinthians 5:16–17 (CSB) —16From now on, then, we do not know anyone from a worldly perspective. Even if we have known Christ from a worldly perspective, yet now we no longer know him in this way. 17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come…

Don't let your guard down. Acts 27:13 (CSB) —13When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose. They weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. I want to encourage you to take the Gratitude Journey. Grab this little gratitude journal, and I promise it will help you increase your gratitude. Click here to get…

God is still working! John 5:17–18 (CSB) —17Jesus responded to them, “My Father is still working, and I am working also.” 18This is why the Jews began trying all the more to kill him: Not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal to God. I want to encourage you to take the Gratitude Journey. …

Are you a lion or a gazelle? 1 Peter 5:8–9 (CSB) —8Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. 9Resist him, firm in the faith, knowing that the same kind of sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world. I want to encourage you to take…

The Lord already knows all about it. Psalm 139:1–7 (CSB) —1Lord, you have searched me and known me. 2You know when I sit down and when I stand up; you understand my thoughts from far away. 3You observe my travels and my rest; you are aware of all my ways. 4Before a word is on my tongue, you know all about it, Lord. 5You have encircled me; you have …

Pride will diminish your gratitude. Ephesians 5:20–21 (CSB) —20giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21submitting to one another in the fear of Christ. I want to encourage you to take the Gratitude Journey. Grab this little gratitude journal, and I promise it will help you increase your gratitud…

Pride will deprive us of spiritual growth. Proverbs 19:20 (CSB) —20Listen to counsel and receive instruction so that you may be wise later in life. Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Word For You Today." Click Here to subscribe to our YouTube channel.By Pastor Pete Pawelek

A spirit of pride will distract you from your purpose and your mission. James 4:6 (CSB) —6But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says: God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Word For You Today." Click Here to subscribe to our YouTube channel.…

Don't let pride destroy your judgment. Proverbs 26:12 (CSB) —12Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Word For You Today." Click Here to subscribe to our YouTube channel.…

Sorry everyone, last week was a real challenge. I had internet issues and some other stuff that caused me to miss a few days. It happens from time to time. That being said we should be on track now. This one thing will distort your reality. Proverbs 29:23 (CSB) —23A person’s pride will humble him, but a humble spirit will gain honor. Click Here to …

God loves you! Psalm 91:9–16 (CSB) —9Because you have made the Lord—my refuge, the Most High—your dwelling place, 10no harm will come to you; no plague will come near your tent. 11For he will give his angels orders concerning you, to protect you in all your ways. 12They will support you with their hands so that you will not strike your foot against…

Look to the ROCK! Isaiah 51:1 (CSB) —1Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were dug. Click Here to sign up for our email list about future Biblical trips. Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Word For …

Our God is victorious, and so are we! Psalm 98:1–3 (CSB) —1Sing a new song to the Lord, for he has performed wonders; his right hand and holy arm have won him victory. 2The Lord has made his victory known; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. 3He has remembered his love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends…

Have you ever made a bad choice? Matthew 27:20–24 (CSB) —20The chief priests and the elders, however, persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to execute Jesus. 21The governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” “Barabbas!” they answered. 22Pilate asked them, “What should I do then with Jesus, who is called Christ?…

How high can you count? Psalm 147:4–6 (CSB) —4He counts the number of the stars; he gives names to all of them. 5Our Lord is great, vast in power; his understanding is infinite. 6The Lord helps the oppressed but brings the wicked to the ground. Click Here to sign up for our email list about future Biblical trips. Click Here to support this ministry…

Psalm 130:3–6 (CSB) —3Lord, if you kept an account of iniquities, Lord, who could stand? 4But with you there is forgiveness, so that you may be revered. 5I wait for the Lord; I wait and put my hope in his word. 6I wait for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning— more than watchmen for the morning. Click Here to sign up for our email list about…

What is it that grieves the heart of Jesus? Mark 3:5–6 (CSB) —5After looking around at them with anger, he was grieved at the hardness of their hearts and told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6Immediately the Pharisees went out and started plotting with the Herodians against him, how they might k…

What can you finish today? 2 Chronicles 5:1 (CSB) —1So all the work Solomon did for the Lord’s temple was completed. Then Solomon brought the consecrated things of his father David—the silver, the gold, and all the utensils—and put them in the treasuries of God’s temple. Click Here to sign up for our email list about future Biblical trips. Click He…

I just love a good ending. Revelation 22:20–21 (CSB) —20He who testifies about these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! 21The grace of the Lord Jesus be with everyone. Amen. Click Here to sign up for our email list about future Biblical trips. Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "Th…

Would you like to eat breakfast with Jesus? John 21:12–14 (CSB) —12“Come and have breakfast,” Jesus told them. None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. 13Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them. He did the same with the fish. 14This was now the third time Jesus appeared to the disciples after he…

How can you praise the Lord...part 2. Psalm 146:1–2 (CSB) —1Hallelujah! My soul, praise the Lord. 2I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing to my God as long as I live. Click Here to sign up for our email list about future Biblical trips. Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Word For You Today." Cl…

How can we praise the Lord...part 1. Psalm 146:1–2 (CSB) —1Hallelujah! My soul, praise the Lord. 2I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing to my God as long as I live. Click Here to sign up for our email list about future Biblical trips. Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Word For You Today." Cli…

Do what you so you are going to do! Ecclesiastes 5:4–6 (CSB) —4When you make a vow to God, don’t delay fulfilling it, because he does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow. 5Better that you do not vow than that you vow and not fulfill it. 6Do not let your mouth bring guilt on you, and do not say in the presence of the messenger that it was a m…

Praise God for our chapter 9! Read Acts chapters 8 & 9 today... what a difference a chapter makes! Click Here to sign up for our email list about future Biblical trips. Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Word For You Today." Click Here to subscribe to our YouTube channel.…

Walk in faith! Acts 10:30–33 (CSB) —30Cornelius replied, “Four days ago at this hour, at three in the afternoon, I was praying in my house. Just then a man in dazzling clothing stood before me 31and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered in God’s sight. 32Therefore send someone to Joppa and invit…

That's no way to talk! Matthew 26:74–75 (CSB) —74Then he started to curse and to swear with an oath, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed, 75and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. Click Here to support this ministry and receive…

You might be the answer to someone's poverty. Proverbs 19:17 (CSB) —17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and he will give a reward to the lender. Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Word For You Today." Click Here to subscribe to our YouTube channel.…

Get up and stand here. Luke 6:6–11 (CSB) —6On another Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. A man was there whose right hand was shriveled. 7The scribes and Pharisees were watching him closely, to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against him. 8But he knew their thoughts and told the man with the shr…

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This is the question you need to ask. Luke 9:18 (CSB) —18While he was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Word For You Today." Click Here to subscribe to our YouTube channel.…

If you can lose it, it is not yours anyway. Luke 12:15 (CSB) —15He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed, because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.” Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Word For You Today." Click Here to subscribe to our YouTube channel.…

Luke 5:16 (CSB) —16Yet he often withdrew to deserted places and prayed. Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Word For You Today." Click Here to subscribe to our YouTube channel.By Pastor Pete Pawelek

Luke 5:16 (CSB) —16Yet he often withdrew to deserted places and prayed. Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Word For You Today." Click Here to subscribe to our YouTube channel.By Pastor Pete Pawelek

Luke 5:16 (CSB) —16Yet he often withdrew to deserted places and prayed. Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Word For You Today." Click Here to subscribe to our YouTube channel.By Pastor Pete Pawelek

Psalm 112:2–10 (CSB) —2His descendants will be powerful in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. 3Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. 4Light shines in the darkness for the upright. He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous. 5Good will come to the one who lends generously and conducts his …

Luke 2:51–52 (CSB) —51Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them. His mother kept all these things in her heart. 52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and with people. Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Word For You Today." Click Here to subscr…

Let's strive to know the Lord. Check out our new website www.pastorpete.org Hosea 6:1–3 (CSB) —1Come, let’s return to the Lord. For he has torn us, and he will heal us; he has wounded us, and he will bind up our wounds. 2He will revive us after two days, and on the third day he will raise us up so we can live in his presence. 3Let’s strive to know …

Don't miss your blessing! Luke 10:23–24 (CSB) —23Then turning to his disciples he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see the things you see! 24For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things you see but didn’t see them; to hear the things you hear but didn’t hear them.” Click Here to support this ministry and receive th…

Where do you put your trust? Jeremiah 17:5 (CSB) —5This is what the Lord says: Cursed is the person who trusts in mankind. He makes human flesh his strength, and his heart turns from the Lord. Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Word For You Today." Click Here to subscribe to our YouTube channel.…

Who will get the glory? Psalm 115:1 (CSB) —1Not to us, LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory because of your faithful love, because of your truth. Click Here to support this ministry and receive the print devotional called "The Word For You Today." Click Here to subscribe to our YouTube channel.…

You just never know what the Lord is going to do. Deuteronomy 34:10–12 (CSB) —10No prophet has arisen again in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face. 11He was unparalleled for all the signs and wonders the Lord sent him to do against the land of Egypt—to Pharaoh, to all his officials, and to all his land— 12and for all the mighty acts …

What do you do when you can't understand God's plan? Deuteronomy 34:4–7 (CSB) —4The Lord then said to him, “This is the land I promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.” 5So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, accordin…