Words of Hope Weekday Devotions

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, May 14, 2026 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Exodus 3: 1-4. Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness and came to Mount Horeb, the mountain of God.  There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed.  Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight and see why the bush is not burned up.”  When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, May 13, 2026 was written by Jonathon McClellan and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 19:14 NKJVBut Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”  Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 was written by Weber Baker and is narrated by Terri Akkerman. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from 1 Peter 3:8-12 Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called—that you might inherit a blessing. For:“Those who desire to love life    and to see good days,let them keep their tongues from evil    and their lips from speaking deceit;let them turn away from evil and do good;    let them seek peace and pursue it.For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,    and God’s ears are open to their prayer.But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, May 11, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Adam Carter.Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Isaiah 41:10Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, May 08, 2026 was written and narrated by Thomas Riggs. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 66:8-9Praise our God, all peoples,    let the sound of his praise be heard; he has preserved our lives    and kept our feet from slipping. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, May 07, 2026 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Genesis 5.20-22Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.” Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, May 06, 2026 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Gordon Markley. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from John 8:31-32Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, May 05, 2026 was written by Charlie Rose and is narrated by Terri Akkerman. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from John 10.27My sheep hear my voice. I know them and they follow me. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, May 04, 2026 was written by Jan Nunn and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 25.35-40‘For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’” Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, May 01, 2026 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Michael Benham. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Esther 4.14For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, April 30, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Johnny Engelke.Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 62. 1-2Truly my soul finds rest in God;    my salvation comes from him.Truly God is my rock and my salvation;    God is my fortress, I will never be shaken. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, April 29, 2026 was written by Weber Baker and is narrated by Gordon Markley. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from James 5: 1-6Come now, you rich people, weep and wail for the miseries that are coming to you. Your riches have rotted, and your clothes are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you, and it will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure for the last days. Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on the earth in luxury and in pleasure; you have fattened your hearts on a day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered the righteous one, who does not resist you. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, April 28, 2026 was written by Les Geiter and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Philippians 1:6And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, April 27, 2026 was written by Jonathon McClellan and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Philippians 4:19, MSGYou can be sure that God will take care of everything you need, God’s generosity exceeding even yours in the glory that pours from Jesus.  Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, April 24, 2026 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Michael Benham. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from 1 Peter 2.9-12But you are God's chosen and special people. You are a group of royal priests and a holy nation. God has brought you out of darkness into divine marvelous light. Now you must tell all the wonderful things that God has done. The Scriptures say,"Once you were nobody. Now, you are God's people. At one time no one had pity on you. Now God has treated you with kindness.”Dear friends, you are foreigners and strangers on this earth. So, I beg you not to surrender to those desires that fight against you.  Always let others see you behaving properly, even though they may still accuse you of doing wrong. Then on the day of judgment, they will honor God by telling the good things they saw you do. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, April 23, 2026 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Angela Whorton. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from    Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer:                   The Empty Dark          Oh let me, too, be willing to sit in the empty dark          and let the darkness enter me.          Let me not pretend to know how it will be.          Let me lose my plans, though it terrifies me.          Let me not imagine any better time          to practice than now.          Let me be the bowl that sings when touched,          the bowl that is content with its own stillness.          If I want answers, let me sit with my longing.          If I want lessons, let me find them right here.          And if it is dark, let me not run from the dark,          but lean into it. And if it is light,         let me long for the light. Let it enter me.         Let me not pretend to know how it will be.                             Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, April 22, 2026 was written by Reed Kirkman and is narrated by Gordon Markley. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 20:17-28 (Inclusive Bible)When the other ten heard this, they became indignant with James and John. Jesus called them together and said, "You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the nations lord it over them, and the powerful exercise authority over them. But it is not so among you. Whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be the servant of all. For the Chosen One came not to be served, but to serve, and to give life for many."  Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, April 21, 2026 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.  Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, April 20, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Terri Akkerman.Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Exodus 13.3Then Moses said to the people, “Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery, because the Lord brought you out of it with a mighty hand.” Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, April 16, 2026 was written by Weber Baker  and is narrated by Johnny Engelke.Today’s Words of Inspiration come from 1 Peter 1:8-12Although you have not seen him, you love him, and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace intended for you made careful search and inquiry, inquiring about the time and circumstances that the Spirit of Christ within them indicated when it testified in advance to the sufferings intended for Christ and the subsequent glory. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things that have now been announced to you through those who brought you good news by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look! Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, April 15, 2026 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Gordon Markley. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Jonah 1:7-10As my life was ebbing away,    I remembered the Lord,and my prayer came to you,    into your holy temple.Those who worship vain idols    forsake their true loyalty.But I with the voice of thanksgiving    will sacrifice to you;what I have vowed I will pay.    Deliverance belongs to the Lord!”Then the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out onto the dry land. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, April 14, 2026 was written by Logan Alexander Johnson and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Jonah 1:1-5One day long ago, God’s Word came to Jonah, Amittai’s son: “Up on your feet and on your way to the big city of Nineveh! Preach to them. They’re in a bad way and I can’t ignore it any longer.” But Jonah got up and went the other direction to Tarshish, running away from God. He went down to the port of Joppa and found a ship headed for Tarshish. He paid the fare and went on board, joining those going to Tarshish—as far away from God as he could get. But God sent a huge storm at sea, the waves towering. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, April 13, 2026 was written by Thomas Riggs and is narrated by Angela Whorton.Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Judges 6:39-40Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me. Let me make just one more request. Allow me one more test with the fleece, but this time make the fleece dry and let the ground be covered with dew.” That night God did so. Only the fleece was dry; all the ground was covered with dew.And Anne Lamott: "The opposite of faith is not doubt -- it is certainty."  Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, April 10, 2026 was written by and narrated by Rev. Dr. Gary Kindley. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from The Book of Psalms 25:6-8 (adapted from NRSVUE translation)Be mindful of your mercy, O God, and of your steadfast love,    for they have been from days of old.Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions;    according to your steadfast love remember me,    for the sake of your goodness, Holy One!Good and upright is God;    therefore God instructs the broken in the way. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, April 09, 2026 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Genesis 1:25God made the wild animals according to their kinds… and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.And a quote by Denise Levertov in “Beginnings”:“We have only begun to love the earth, … only just begun to envision how it might be to live as siblings with beast and flower and not oppressors.”  Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, April 08, 2026 was written by Charlie C. Rose and is narrated by Gordon Markley. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Ephesians 3:4In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, April 07, 2026 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Proverbs 3:5-6Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, April 06, 2026 was written by Jan Nunn and is narrated by Terri Akkerman.Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Song of Solomon 2:11-12 See! The winter is past;    the rains are over and gone.Flowers appear on the earth;    the season of singing has come,the cooing of doves    is heard in our land. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, April 03, 2026 was written by Thomas Riggs and is narrated by Michael Benham. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 22:1; Matthew 27:46; and Mark 15:34My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?    Why are you so far from saving me,    so far from my cries of anguish? Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, April 02, 2026 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from 1 Corinthians 11, 23b-25On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it he said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me,” In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and God’speople—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as often as you drink it.” Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, April 01, 2026 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Gordon Markley. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from John 13:21-26After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit and declared, “Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.”  The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking.  One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining close to his heart; Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking.  So while reclining next to Jesus, he asked him, “Lord, who is it?” Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish.” So when he had dipped the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, March 31, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Terri Akkerman. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Romans 8:31-37If God is for us, who is against us?  Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship or distress... No, for in all such things, we are more than conquerors through Christ who loves us. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, March 30, 2026 was written by Jonathon McClellan and is narrated by Adam Carter. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Isaiah 48.18Oh, that you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea… Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, March 27, 2026 was written by Dan Peeler and is narrated by Angela Whorton. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Nehemiah 9.14-15You made known to them your holy Sabbath and gave them commands, decrees, and laws through your servant Moses. In their hunger you gave them bread from heaven and in their thirst you brought them water from the rock; you told them to go in and take possession of the land you had sworn with uplifted hand to give them. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, March 26, 2026 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 63: 1“O God, you are my God. Earnestly I seek you;/ my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you/as in a parched and weary land where there is no water.  Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, March 25, 2026 was written by Reed Kirkman and is narrated by Adam Carter. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 22:23-32  (The Inclusive Bible)“Woe to you religious scholars and Pharisees, you frauds!You pay tithes on mint, dill, and cuminwhile neglecting the weightier matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness.These you should have practicedwithout neglecting the others!”  Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, March 24, 2026 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Ephesians 2:10For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.   Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, March 23, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Michael Benham. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 65:5Awesome things will you show us in your righteousness, O God of our salvation. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, March 20, 2026 was written by Donna Jackson and is narrated by Adam Carter. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Philippians 2:7,8 [He] emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, March 19, 2026 was written by Weber Baker and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Antiphon for the Holy SpiritBY HILDEGARD OF BINGENTRANSLATED BY BARBARA NEWMAN The Spirit of Godis a life that bestows life,root of world-treeand wind in its boughs. Scrubbing out sin,she rubs oil into wounds. She is glistening lifealluring all praise,all-awakening,all-resurrecting. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Angela Whorton. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Matthew 9:27-31As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, crying loudly, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”  When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you have faith that I can do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith, let it be done to you.” And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly ordered them, “See that no one knows of this.”  But they went away and spread the news about him through all that district. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, March 17, 2026 was written by Logan Alexander Johnson and is narrated by Logan Johnson. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Colossians 1.9-14Because of this, since the day we heard about you, we haven’t stopped praying for you and asking for you to be filled with the knowledge of God’s will, with all wisdom and spiritual understanding. We’re praying this so that you can live lives that are worthy of the Lord and pleasing to him in every way: by producing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God; by being strengthened through his glorious might so that you endure everything and have patience; and by giving thanks with joy to the Father. He made it so you could take part in the inheritance, in light granted to God’s holy people. He rescued us from the control of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. He set us free through the Son and forgave our sins. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Monday, March 16, 2026 was written by  Thomas Riggs and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Psalm 42:11Why, my soul, are you downcast?    Why so disturbed within me?Put your hope in God,    for I will yet praise him,    my Savior and my God. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, March 13, 2026 was written by Rev. Dr. Gary Kindley and is narrated by Adam Carter. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Philippians 3:7-9 (The Message)“The very credentials these people are waving around as something special, I’m tearing up and throwing out with the trash—along with everything else I used to take credit for. And why? Because of Christ. Yes, all the things I once thought were so important are gone from my life. Compared to the high privilege of knowing Christ Jesus as my Master, firsthand, everything I once thought I had going for me is insignificant—dog dung. I’ve dumped it all in the trash so that I could embrace Christ and be embraced by him. I didn’t want some petty, inferior brand of righteousness that comes from keeping a list of rules when I could get the robust kind that comes from trusting Christ—God’s righteousness.”  Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, March 12, 2026 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Johnny Engelke. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Numbers 6: 24-26*The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, March 11, 2026 was written by Donald (Luke) Day and is narrated by Gordon Markley. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Isaiah 11. 1-4There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Tuesday, March 10, 2026 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Terri Akkerman. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Martin Luther: Today we can leave the governance of the universe to God. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Friday, March 06, 2026 was written by Thomas Riggs and is narrated by Angela Whorton. Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Ephesians 2:14-16For Christ himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Thursday, March 05, 2026 was written by Charlie C. Rose  and is narrated by Johnny Engelke Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Support the show

Send us Fan MailThe devotion for today, Wednesday, March 04, 2026 was written by Hardy Haberman and is narrated by Gordon Markley.Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Ezekiel 36: 25-28 I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you.  A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you, and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.  I will put my spirit within you and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances.  Then you shall live in the land that I gave to your ancestors, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God.  Support the show