Month: January 2026

Exodus 16:3

“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”

Israel remembered Egypt as a place of full stomachs and easy days. They forgot the chains. Look at this verse again. Hunger made slavery look appealing. Memory has a way of editing the past. We do that too. We remember laughter and forget the worry. We confuse youth with joy and familiarity with safety. The past feels safe because it is finished. But God never called His people to live backward. He meets us in today. Manna falls fresh each morning. Yesterday cannot feed us now.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.

Suggested thought for prayer.
Lord, help me trust You for today’s bread and not romanticize yesterday, but walk faithfully with You right now.

Matthew 26:29

“I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the
vine from now on until that day when I drink
it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”

Where is your favorite place to be? I know mine. My son has a formal dining room with a large round table. When our whole family gathers there, we share a meal, but more than that, we share one another. The food is good, but the fellowship is better.

As I think about it, I realize I have not really answered the question of where. I have answered the question of with whom. That is what Jesus was doing in this verse. He was looking beyond the moment to another table, another gathering, another shared joy. What touches my heart is not the location He hints at, but the promise of being together.

Heaven is not just about where we will be. It is about who we will be with. That will be my favorite table and my favorite place.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.

Suggested prayer thought: Lord, thank You that my future is not just a place, but a promise of being with You forever.

Today we read: Romans 5:3

“We glory in our sufferings, because we
know that suffering produces perseverance;”

Many parents are familiar with the children’s book called, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” I’ve had a few of those myself. I’ve come to realize that I love good days and struggle to get through the hard days. 

But according to this verse, God is still with us on both kinds of days.

Here is how it works, God takes the broken pieces of your Friday and uses them to pave the road to your Sunday. Your pain isn’t a sign of His absence; it’s the canvas for His presence. He uses the friction of life to polish the diamond of your soul. 

Your trial isn’t just a storm to survive, it’s a school where you learn that His grace is enough.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.

Suggested thought for prayer: Lord, take my struggle and transform it into a testimony of Your faithfulness. Help me realize that nothing is wasted today.

Psalm 57:11

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
may Your glory cover all the earth.

When David lifted this prayer, he wasn’t sitting on a throne; he was hiding in a cave. Yet even there, he refused to shrink God down to the size of his hard days. David chose a higher view. He looked past the shadows of disappointment and fixed his gaze on a God who cannot be diminished. When our expectations collapse, God does not. His glory still towers above the heavens. His character remains unedited, unaltered, unshaken. 

That is the God we have. If troubles come, God is still great and he is on our side.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.

Today pray:
Father, lift my eyes above my disappointments and restore my confidence in Your unchanging goodness, wisdom, and glory.

Today’s focus is 1 Corinthians 10:13:

“God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can
bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out…”

There is a famous quip that goes, “I can resist anything except temptation.” While it makes for a good laugh, it isn’t the truth. Paul reminds us here that **God is faithful.** Temptation may strike with force, but it can never kick down a door that God has reinforced. He doesn’t just suggest an exit; He provides a way of escape—every single time.

Modern culture often labels every struggle an “addiction,” suggesting we are fundamentally powerless. But God’s Word says otherwise. We may occasionally choose not to resist, but to claim a temptation was “too strong” is to suggest that God failed His promise.

Whatever pressure you face today, you have the capacity to endure it, because God is faithful to His word.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking. 

Suggested Thought for Prayer:

Lord, give me eyes to see the escape and the feet to take it. Thank You for being faithful even when I feel weak.

Daniel 6:10  

“Three times a day he got down on his knees,
prayed, and gave thanks to his God…”

A dear preacher friend of mine, once visited an elderly woman drowning in grief and financial trouble. With tears in her eyes she said, “Nobody has as many troubles as I do.”  

But is that so?

Consider: Daniel prayed three times a day—and gave thanks.  

This, while living in a foreign land, surrounded by enemies, threatened by kings, betrayed by coworkers, and staring down a den full of lions. Gratitude wasn’t his reaction to comfort. It was his declaration of trust.

Thankfulness doesn’t grow from calm circumstances but from a settled heart. Joy blooms when we believe God is for us, even when life is not.

If you want a joyful life, practice gratitude.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.

Suggested thought for prayer: 

Lord, teach me to give thanks before answers come, trusting that You remain in every season of my life.

As a younger man, I was around my brother a lot. When we were together, I had no fear. I was a big man, but my brother was much stronger. If I had a need, I trusted him to help me.

  Nahum is saying that about God. In Nahum 1:7, Nahum says that about God. He says, 

“The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knows them that trust in him.”

When life trembles beneath your feet, God does not. Nahum calls God a strong hold, not a flimsy shelter or a temporary escape, but a fortress. 

God is a refuge built for the day of trouble. God doesn’t simply offer protection; He is the protection. Step inside His strength and you’ll find peace. He knows those who trust Him, He knows their fears, their tears, and their unspoken hopes. And when we are in His strong hold, fear loses its voice and faith finds its footing again.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.

  Suggested thought for prayer:

Lord, draw me into Your strong hold, steady my heart, strengthen my trust, and remind me that Your protection never fails.

Psalm 62:8

“Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out
your heart before him: God is a refuge for us.”

Trust is not a seasonal assignment; it is a lifelong invitation.

God doesn’t ask you to trust Him only when skies are blue. He whispers the same invitation in the storm. “At all times,” David writes, when strength is steady and when knees tremble. Trust becomes the bridge between what you feel and what God knows. Pour out your heart, and watch Him gather every worry with gentle hands. He is not startled by your fears or wearied by your questions. He is your refuge, steady, welcoming, and wonderfully near. Trust Him, and find rest waiting on the other side.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.

Suggested thought for prayer: 

Lord, teach me to trust You in every season, to rest in Your refuge, and to pour out my heart without fear or hesitation.

James 5:16

“Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.”

James gives us a simple picture of healing that begins with honesty. Look at the verse again. Confession is not about public shame but shared grace. When sin stays hidden, it quietly drains strength and joy. I have learned that silence is rarely neutral. It slowly hardens the heart. James reminds us that healing often flows through relationship. We speak truth. We pray together. God works powerfully in that event. 

Freedom begins when we stop pretending and start trusting God with the truth. In the quiet of your room. Let your confession begin by telling God. He knows everything, but confession makes us honest to God…and with ourself.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.

Suggested thought for prayer: Lord, give me courage to confess honestly and trust Your forgiveness fully.

Today’s focus is: Romans 12:12

“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.”

Some verses read like instructions. This one reads like a lifeline. In it, Paul hands us three simple words: joyful, patient, and persistent. They lead us though our hardest days.

First, “Be joyful in hope.” Joy doesn’t wait for the storm to pass; it looks ahead to the sunrise God has already scheduled.  

Second, “Be persistent in prayer.” When life grows heavy, prayer keeps your heart breathing. It reminds you that heaven is not silent.  

Third, “Be patient in affliction.” Patience is the quiet courage to trust that God is working even when you cannot see His hands.

Affliction will come. But this verse whispers a promise: God is not late. In the waiting, He shapes us. In the struggle, He strengthens us. In the testing, He grows a patience that anchors the soul.

James said it well: “the testing of your faith develops patience.” Hard times make us stronger.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.

Suggested Prayer: Lord, steady my heart with hope, strengthen my patience in trials, and keep me prayerful as You shape my life with Your faithful love.