7-Step Quiet Time Devotional 🙏

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to show you what true refuge looks like in Him. 2. 📅 December 17, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s justice and love meet perfectly in Christ, our ultimate refuge. 3. ✝️ Joshua 20:1-9 The LORD commanded Joshua to appoint cities of refuge for those who kill unintentionally, so they may flee from the avenger of blood. The manslayer must present his case at the city gate, and the elders shall provide him shelter until judgment and the death of the high priest. Six cities were designated—three west of the Jordan (Kedesh, Shechem, Hebron) and three east (Bezer, Ramoth, Golan). These cities served both Israelites and foreigners, ensuring protection for anyone who killed without intent until a fair trial. 4. 📖 Key Verse These were the cities designated for all the people of Israel and for the stranger sojourning among them, that anyone who killed a person without intent could flee there, so that he migh...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to teach you what true leadership looks like in His kingdom. 2. 📅 December 16, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: True greatness is humble obedience, not self-promotion. 3. ✝️ Joshua 19:24-51 The fifth lot fell to Asher. Their territory stretched from Helkath to Sidon and Tyre, including 22 cities with villages. The sixth lot went to Naphtali. Their land extended from Heleph to the Jordan, including fortified cities like Hazor and Kedesh—19 cities in total. The seventh lot fell to Dan. Their territory included cities near Joppa, but when they lost part of it, they captured Leshem and renamed it Dan. After all distributions, Israel gave Joshua the city he requested—Timnath-serah in Ephraim’s hill country. He rebuilt it and settled there. The land division was completed at Shiloh before the LORD by Eleazar, Joshua, and tribal leaders. 4. 📖 Key Verse When they had finished distributing the several territories ...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to remind you of His grace that restores even when we fail. 2. 📅 December 15, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s grace is greater than our failures—He restores and provides. 3. ✝️ Joshua 19:1-23 The second lot fell to Simeon. Their inheritance was within Judah’s territory because Judah’s portion was too large. Simeon received cities like Beersheba and thirteen others, plus additional villages. The third lot went to Zebulun. Their territory extended to Sarid and included twelve cities with their villages. The fourth lot went to Issachar. Their inheritance included Jezreel and sixteen cities with surrounding villages. 4. 📖 Key Verse The inheritance of the people of Simeon formed part of the territory of the people of Judah. Because the portion of the people of Judah was too large for them, the people of Simeon obtained an inheritance in the midst of their inheritance (v. 9). 5. 📝 Reflection Simeon’s ...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to remind you that His plans for you are perfect, even when you feel small. 2. 📅 December 14, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s blessings come by His will, not by our status. 3. ✝️ Joshua 18:11-28 Benjamin, the smallest tribe of Israel, receives its inheritance first among the remaining seven tribes. Their territory lies between Judah and Joseph—a prime location for protection and influence. Though small, Benjamin receives major cities like Jericho and Jerusalem, all by God’s sovereign choice, not by their own strength. 4. 📖 Key Verse The lot of the tribe of the people of Benjamin according to its clans came up, and the territory allotted to it fell between the people of Judah and the people of Joseph (v. 11). 5. 📝 Reflection Benjamin was small, yet God gave them a strategic inheritance and great cities. This wasn’t about their size or strength—it was about God’s will. Do you ever feel ov...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to give you a heart that trusts His promises and steps out in obedience. 2. 📅 December 13, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: Faith is not passive—step into God’s promises with courage. 3. ✝️ Joshua 18:1-10 The whole congregation of Israel gathers at Shiloh and sets up the tent of meeting. Seven tribes still have not received their inheritance. Joshua challenges them, asking, “How long will you put off taking possession of the land the LORD has given you?” He instructs them to appoint men to survey the land and write a description, then return to him. Joshua will cast lots before the LORD at Shiloh to divide the land among the tribes. 4. 📖 Key Verse “How long will you put off going in to take possession of the land, which the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?” (v. 3b) 5. 📝 Reflection One common misunderstanding among many Christians is that faith is completed by waiting. They expect G...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you see your true identity and potential in Him. 2. 📅 December 12, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: God calls you to live boldly, trusting His strength—not your limitations. 3. ✝️ Joshua 17:14-18 The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh complained that their land was too small. Joshua challenged them to recognize their strength and God’s blessing: they were numerous and powerful. He urged them to clear the forested hill country and assured them they could drive out the Canaanites—even those with iron chariots. 4. 📖 Key Verse “You are a numerous people and have great power… For you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have chariots of iron, and though they are strong.” (vv. 17-18) 5. 📝 Reflection Ephraim and Manasseh had received generous land, yet they felt it wasn’t enough. Instead of gratitude, they focused on limitations. Joshua reminded them of their potential: they were blessed by...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you trust His promises that never fail. 2. 📅 December 11, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s promises outlast time, circumstances, and generations. 3. ✝️ Joshua 17:1-13 This passage describes the allotment of land to the tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn. Machir received Gilead and Bashan for his valor, and the rest of Manasseh’s clans received portions. Zelophehad’s daughters boldly claimed their inheritance as God commanded, and they were granted land among their father’s brothers. The territory stretched from Asher to Michmethath and included towns in Issachar and Asher. However, the Canaanites in some cities were not fully driven out but were later subjected to forced labor. 4. 📖 Key Verse They approached Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the leaders and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance along with our brothers.” So according to the mouth o...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you see His grace beyond human standards of fairness. 2. 📅 December 10, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s blessings flow from His will, not human fairness. 3. ✝️ Joshua 16:1-10 This passage describes the inheritance given to Joseph’s descendants of Joseph—Manasseh and Ephraim. Their territory stretched from the Jordan near Jericho through the hill country to Bethel and extended westward to the sea. Ephraim’s boundaries are detailed, including towns within Manasseh’s inheritance. However, the Canaanites in Gezer were not driven out and remained, serving as forced labor. 4. 📖 Key Verse The people of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance (v. 4). 5. 📝 Reflection Our culture values fairness—equal rights, equal opportunities. But God’s ways often look different. When the land was divided, Joseph’s two sons each received an inheritance. To human eyes, that seems unfair...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you see His promises in His Word today. 2. 📅 December 9, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s Word is not just history—it’s His living promise for you today. 3. ✝️ Joshua 15:20-63 This passage details the inheritance of the tribe of Judah according to their clans. It lists numerous towns and villages across different regions—the southern border near Edom, the lowland, the hill country, and the wilderness—showing the vastness of Judah’s territory. Despite these conquests, the Jebusites in Jerusalem were not driven out and continued to live among Judah. 4. 📖 Key Verse “This is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans.” (v. 20) 5. 📝 Reflection At first glance, today’s passage might feel like a long list of hard-to-pronounce names. But these details matter—they show that God keeps His promises down to the smallest detail. Every village listed is proof that what...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to give you a heart that boldly seeks His blessings and trusts His goodness. 2. 📅 December 8, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: God delights when we ask boldly—He gives abundantly to those who trust Him. 3. ✝️ Joshua 15:13-19 Caleb receives Hebron as his inheritance because of his faithfulness to God. His nephew Othniel wins a battle and marries Caleb’s daughter, Achsah. Achsah, knowing the land she received is dry, boldly asks her father for springs of water. Caleb generously gives her both upper and lower springs, showing his willingness to bless her abundantly. 4. 📖 Key Verse She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs (v. 19). 5. 📝 Reflection Family influence is powerful—and faith is no exception. Caleb’s life shows us that wholehearted devotion to God doesn’t just bless t...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to give you a heart that trusts His promises and serves Him wholeheartedly today. 2. 📅 December 7, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s promises are sure, and His blessings flow to those who serve Him faithfully. 3. ✝️ Joshua 15:1-12 Joshua 15 describes the allotment of land for the tribe of Judah. Their territory stretched south to the wilderness of Zin near Edom and included significant regions in the promised land. Though land was divided by casting lots, Judah received its portion first, showing its central role among the tribes. This fulfilled God’s covenant promise to Abraham’s descendants and marked Judah as a leading tribe in Israel’s history. 4. 📖 Key Verse The allotment for the tribe of the people of Judah according to their clans reached southward to the boundary of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin at the farthest south (v. 1). 5. 📝 Reflection Israel’s twelve tribes remind us of God’s covena...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to give you a heart that obeys completely. 2. 📅 December 6, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: Wholehearted obedience to God is never wasted—He is faithful to His promises and gives lasting inheritance. 3. ✝️ Joshua 14:1-15 As Israel begins dividing the land, Caleb approaches Joshua to recall the promise given through Moses after the spy mission. While others spread fear, Caleb followed the LORD wholeheartedly and kept faith with God’s word. Now at eighty-five, he asks for the hill country of Hebron, where the Anakim still live, trusting that God will enable him to drive them out. Joshua blesses him, and Hebron becomes Caleb’s inheritance because he wholly followed the LORD. The chapter notes that the land had rest from war. 4. 📖 Key Verse “Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.” (v. 9) ...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you remember His past faithfulness and trust Him today. 2. 📅 December 5, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: Faith grows stronger when rooted in God’s past faithfulness. 3. ✝️ Joshua 13:15-33 Moses distributed land east of the Jordan to three groups: Reuben received territory including Heshbon and the kingdom of Sihon. Gad received Gilead and land reaching to the Jordan and Sea of Chinnereth. Half-tribe of Manasseh received Bashan, including Og’s former kingdom and sixty towns. The Levites received no land; the LORD Himself was their inheritance. 4. 📖 Key Verse These are the inheritances that Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho (v. 32). 5. 📝 Reflection Joshua 13 begins with God telling Joshua about land still to be conquered. Then it reviews what has already been done—the land east of the Jordan given to Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh throu...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to keep your heart steadfast in obedience and guard you from spiritual compromise. 2. 📅 December 4, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: Partial obedience leads to spiritual decline—stay rooted in God’s Word daily. 3. ✝️ Joshua 13:1-14 Joshua is old, and God reminds him that much land remains to be possessed, including regions of the Philistines, Sidonians, and other Canaanite territories. God promises to drive out these nations but commands Joshua to allot the land to Israel as an inheritance. Nine tribes and half of Manasseh will receive land west of the Jordan, while Reuben, Gad, and the other half of Manasseh already have land east of the Jordan, given by Moses. However, Israel fails to drive out the Geshurites and Maacathites, who still live among them. The tribe of Levi receives no land; their inheritance is the offerings made to the LORD. 4. 📖 Key Verse Yet the people of Israel did not drive out...