Weekly Wisdom Devotionals · Mar 28, 2025
Weekly Wisdom: Living Righteously
Scripture “For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” Devotional What does it mean to “fight the good fight of faith”?
Weekly Wisdom Devotionals
A short devotional each week, written by Zak Shellabarger: one passage, read closely, with something to carry into the days after it. Designed to be read in a few minutes and thought about for longer.
Weekly Wisdom: Abundant Grace
Scripture “Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou…
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: All Things New
Praising God and prayer bring about healing. When you seek Him in all circumstances, He will empower you to live out your purpose!
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: Anger Management
Scripture He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. Devotional Do you find it difficult to manage anger?
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Weekly Wisdom: Are You a Fan or a Follower?
Scripture Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. Devotional Have you truly taken a step towards being a devoted follower of Jesus?
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Weekly Wisdom: Atonement & Sacrifice
Scripture Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
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Weekly Wisdom: Be Bold!
Jesus is the way, truth, and life! You have the power to bring souls into eternal life through walking with Jesus, trusting God is in control, and relying on the Holy Spirit.
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Weekly Wisdom: Being a Bold Witness
Scripture Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Devotional Do you ever feel like you’re standing alone?
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Weekly Wisdom: But I Don’t Know What to Pray
Scripture Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. Devotional Do you ever find prayer challenging or wonder if you’re doing it right? You’re not alone.
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: Can You Get Away With Sin
Scripture Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Devotional Do you ever think you can get away with sin?
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Weekly Wisdom: Come to Jesus
Scripture And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
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Weekly Wisdom: Conquering Temptation
Scripture “Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Weekly Wisdom: Couch potato, Who Me
Scripture The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
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Weekly Wisdom: Despair
Scripture “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Devotional How can those suffering…
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Weekly Wisdom: Discernment
Scripture “Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
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Weekly Wisdom: Dollars & Sense
Scripture Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
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Weekly Wisdom: Drew Brees on Faith & Mental Health
Devotional Hi Pray.com family, this is Drew Brees. May is mental health awareness month, so I'd like to share how we connect our faith to this. The Word of God is full of Scriptures that address emotional distress.
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Weekly Wisdom: Fear Over Faith
Scripture “But now thus says the Lord, they created, you know, Jacob and he that formed you, O Israel fear not for I have redeemed you. I have called you by name. You are mine.
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Weekly Wisdom: Fighting Anxiety
Scripture “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” Devotional Anxiety feels awful. It has the potential to consume your mind, isolate you from others, and prevent you from living out your purpose.
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: For God and Country
Scripture “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.” Devotional What does the Bible say about Christian citizenship?
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Weekly Wisdom: Forgive them
Scripture Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.
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Weekly Wisdom: Gentle Strength
Scripture “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Devotional Meekness, or gentleness, is not weakness. In the Bible, both Moses and Jesus are described as meek.
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Weekly Wisdom: Glorifying God
Scripture “Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.” Devotional Most of us care about how we appear to others.
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Weekly Wisdom: Godly Integrity
Scripture He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. Devotional What is integrity in God’s eyes?
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Weekly Wisdom: God’s Grace and Family
Scripture And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: Devotional Family is a precious…
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Weekly Wisdom: God’s Masterpiece
Scripture “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Devotional Did you know that you’re God’s masterpiece in the making?
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Weekly Wisdom: God’s Phone Number
Scripture Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. Devotional Have you ever wondered if God has a direct line you can call in times of need?
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Weekly Wisdom: God’s Wisdom
Our audio series recaptures the Book of Proverbs with simplistic and poetic language.
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Weekly Wisdom: Good News for Bad Times
Scripture These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
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Weekly Wisdom: Goodness of God
Scripture "For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly." Devotional Did you know that…
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Weekly Wisdom: Gratitude
Scripture “This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Devotional Each day is a new beginning and another opportunity to see things from God's perspective.
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Weekly Wisdom: Growing Strong
Scripture “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry,…
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: The Giant of Guilt and Shame
Scripture Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
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Weekly Wisdom: He is Coming
Scripture “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, In the seventh month on the first of the month you shall have a rest, a reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.”…
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: He Never Leaves
God renews our strength when we come to Him. Even in grieving, He gives us strength to serve. Caring for the needs of others brings healing.
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Weekly Wisdom: Healing with Jesus
Scripture “When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled. And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: Healthy Living
Scripture “But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
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Weekly Wisdom: Hope in Darkness
Scripture “O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; For my soul is full of troubles: and…
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: Humbleness
Scripture “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Devotional We serve a God of humility—One who left the throne of heaven to take on the cross for our sins.
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Weekly Wisdom: Identity
Scripture “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness…
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Weekly Wisdom: Joyful Expectation
Believe the impossible! Christmas is a time for hope. Read about how you can overcome doubt.
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Weekly Wisdom: Light of the World
Scripture “You are the light of the world.” Devotional Jesus calls Himself the light of the world in John 8:12 and refers to us as the light of the world in Matthew 5:14 .
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Weekly Wisdom: Listen for God’s Voice
Scripture “Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
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Weekly Wisdom: Living for Jesus
Scripture “In all things shewing [proving] thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he…
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: So You Want to be a Disciple?
Scripture “If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
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Weekly Wisdom: Loving Others
Scripture “But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.” Devotional…
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: More Than Able
Scripture Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us; Devotional God, as described in Ephesians 3:20-21 , is a God of abundance.
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Weekly Wisdom: No Fear in Love
Scripture “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my…
3 min
Weekly Wisdom: Our Dayspring
Scripture "...thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, Through the tender…
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: Our Greatest Gift
Scripture "And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
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Weekly Wisdom: Our Helper
Scripture “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” Devotional Do you desperately need peace?
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Weekly Wisdom: Our Hope
Scripture “For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?” Devotional Even though Easter Day has passed, don’t let your celebration of the Risen Christ end.
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Weekly Wisdom: Overcoming Depression
Scripture But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is…
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: Overcoming Doubt
Scripture “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
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Weekly Wisdom: Overcoming Temptation
Scripture Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. Devotional Have you ever faced temptation and veered off God’s path for you?
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Weekly Wisdom: Peace
Scripture “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
3 min
Weekly Wisdom: Pitiful Decisions
Scripture I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
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Weekly Wisdom: Positivity
Scripture “For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” Devotional The only positive mindset is a Godly mindset.
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Weekly Wisdom: Praising God
Scripture “Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.” Devotional When you praise God, you’re acknowledging His…
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: Promise Keeper
Scripture “Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
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Weekly Wisdom: Pure in Heart
Scripture “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Devotional King David had many failings, yet he truly exemplified and valued integrity.
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Weekly Wisdom: Questions for Jesus
Scripture “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
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Weekly Wisdom: Resolving Conflict
Scripture It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. Devotional As humans, conflict is inevitable.
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Weekly Wisdom: Rest in Him
Scripture “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of…
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: Seeking God
Scripture “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” Devotional Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and…
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: Spiritual Gifts
The Bible mentions wisdom, faith, healing, prophecy, serving, teaching, and more. This message will teach you about using your unique gift.
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Weekly Wisdom: Staying on Track
To have a relationship with Jesus, He must be first in your life.
4 min
Weekly Wisdom: Steadfast Hope
Scripture “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”…
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: Suffering
Scripture These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
3 min
Weekly Wisdom: Taking the Pressure Off
Scripture And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
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Weekly Wisdom: The Abundant Life
Scripture The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
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Weekly Wisdom: The Lamb of God
Scripture “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” Devotional Why did John the Baptist refer to Jesus as the Lamb of God?
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Weekly Wisdom: The Love of Christ
Scripture “Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he.
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Weekly Wisdom: The Real Thing
Scripture “So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord...also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
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Weekly Wisdom: Transformation
Scripture “Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?
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Weekly Wisdom: Trials
Scripture “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?” Devotional In this life, we all face trials and tribulations.
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Weekly Wisdom: True Freedom
Scripture “But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his…
2 min
Weekly Wisdom: Overcoming the Voice of Condemnation
Scripture “There is therefore now no condemnation to them, which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” Devotional The Bible tells us that Satan is an accuser of the brethren.
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Weekly Wisdom: What is Salvation
Scripture Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins,…
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Weekly Wisdom: What Song Are You Singing?
Scripture “I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a…
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Weekly Wisdom: What's A Wife To Do
Scripture Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;…
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Weekly Wisdom: When Trouble Comes
Scripture God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the…
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Weekly Wisdom: Winning Spiritual Battles
Scripture “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the…
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Weekly Wisdom: Winning the Battle
Scripture “Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
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Weekly Wisdom: Wise Choices
The Bible is clear that we're slaves no matter what -- but it's up to us who the Master will be. We can choose to be slaves to sin and allow the devil to run our lives, or we can be slaves to God and to righteousness. And even when we disobey Him, He still extends His grace to us.
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Weekly Wisdom: You are Blessed
Scripture “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
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Weekly Wisdom: Your Legacy
Scripture “Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son…
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Weekly Wisdom: Your Promised Land
Scripture “And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people…
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Weekly Wisdom: Your Secret Place
Scripture “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret.
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Weekly Wisdom: Your To-Do List
Scripture Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. Devotional We all have our ways of finding satisfaction in checking off tasks throughout the day. Have you ever found yourself doing that?
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Weekly Wisdom: Your Will Be Done
Scripture “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” Devotional Sometimes we discover God’s will after looking over our shoulder to see what He has already done.
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Weekly Wisdom: Your Will Be Done
Scripture “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” Devotional Sometimes we discover God’s will after looking over our shoulder to see what He has already done.
2 min