7-Step Quiet Time Devotional 🙏

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you start this new year walking in His light. 2. 📅 January 1, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s forgiveness is real—and it’s for you. 3. ✝️ 1 John 1:1-10 John proclaims the message of life revealed in Jesus Christ—the eternal life that was with the Father and manifested to us. He writes so believers may share fellowship with God and one another, and experience complete joy. The message is this: God is light; in Him there is no darkness. Those who claim fellowship with God but walk in darkness lie. Walking in the light brings true fellowship and cleansing through Jesus’ blood. Denying sin is self-deception, but confessing sin leads to forgiveness and cleansing because God is faithful and just. 4. 📖 Key Verse If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (v. 9). 5. 📝 Reflection Picture a courtroom. A repeat offender stands t...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you finish this year remembering His faithfulness. 2. 📅 December 31, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: Faithfulness is not automatic—it must be intentional. 3. ✝️ Joshua 24:25–33 Joshua made a covenant with the people at Shechem, establishing statutes and writing them in the Book of the Law. He set up a large stone as a witness to their commitment to God. Afterward, Joshua sent the people to their inheritance. Joshua died at 110 and was buried in Timnath-serah. Israel served the Lord throughout Joshua’s life and during the lives of the elders who witnessed God’s works. Joseph’s bones were buried at Shechem, fulfilling Jacob’s purchase of land. Eleazar, the priest, also died and was buried in Ephraim’s hill country. 4. 📖 Key Verse Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua and had known all the work that the LORD did for Israel (v. 31). ...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you choose Him wholeheartedly today. 2. 📅 December 30, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: Faith is a choice—and it’s personal. 3. ✝️ Joshua 24:14–24 Joshua calls Israel to fear the Lord and serve Him sincerely, rejecting foreign gods. He challenges them to choose whom they will serve, declaring, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” The people affirm their commitment, recalling God’s deliverance from Egypt and His protection. Joshua warns them of God’s holiness and jealousy, urging them to put away idols and incline their hearts to the Lord. The people respond, pledging to serve and obey God. 4. 📖 Key Verse “… as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. … we also will serve the LORD, for he is our God.” (vv. 15b, 18b) 5. 📝 Reflection Imagine a father gathering his grown children for one last conversation. He recalls their childhood moments—first steps, first day of school, nights ...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to remind you of His faithfulness and help you trust Him for the future. 2. 📅 December 29, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: Every victory and blessing comes from God—not our strength. 3. ✝️ Joshua 24:1-13 Joshua gathers Israel’s leaders at Shechem and speaks God’s words, recounting His faithfulness. God chose Abraham, multiplied his descendants, delivered Israel from Egypt, protected them at the Red Sea, and gave them victory over many nations. These victories were not by Israel’s strength but by God’s power. Finally, God gave them land, cities, and food they didn’t work for—pure grace. 4. 📖 Key Verse It was not by your sword or by your bow (v. 12b). 5. 📝 Reflection I once watched an interview with a famous NBA star who grew up surrounded by gangs, drugs, and violence. Most of his friends ended up in prison, but he chose a different path—basketball. He worked hard, practiced daily, and eventually made ...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you love Him fully and live faithfully to His covenant. 2. 📅 December 28, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s promises include both blessings and curses. 3. ✝️ Joshua 23:11-16 Joshua warns Israel to love the Lord wholeheartedly. If they turn back, intermarry, and cling to the remaining nations, those nations will become traps and thorns, leading to ruin. Joshua reminds them that every good promise from God has been fulfilled. But just as God kept His good promises, He will also bring judgment if they break His covenant and worship other gods. Then His anger will burn against them, and they will quickly perish from the good land He gave them. 4. 📖 Key Verse If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them. Then the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land that he...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you cling to Him—not just in words, but in action. 2. 📅 December 27, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: Clinging to God means obeying His Word daily. 3. ✝️ Joshua 23:1-10 After years of peace, Joshua—now old—gathers Israel’s leaders. He reminds them that God fought for them and gave victory over powerful nations. Joshua urges them to stay strong, obey the Law of Moses, avoid mixing with other nations or worshiping their gods, and cling to the Lord. He assures them that God will keep His promises and fight for them. 4. 📖 Key Verse But you shall cling to the LORD your God just as you have done to this day (v. 8). 5. 📝 Reflection Think about retreats or conferences where worship is intense and commitments are loud. People cry out, promise to hold on to God, and feel deeply moved. But when the event ends, life often goes back to normal. Why? Because clinging to God isn’t about a moment—it’s about a l...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you live with faith that is visible and lasting. 2. 📅 December 26, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: Faith leaves evidence that points others to God. 3. ✝️ Joshua 22:21-34 The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh explained that the altar they built was not for sacrifices or rebellion, but as a witness—a sign for future generations that they belong to the Lord, even though they live east of the Jordan. They feared being excluded from worship later, so the altar was meant to preserve unity and faith. Phinehas and Israel’s leaders accepted this explanation, praised God, and abandoned plans for war. The altar was named “Witness,” declaring that the Lord is God. 4. 📖 Key Verse The people of Reuben and the people of Gad called the altar Witness, “For,” they said, “it is a witness between us that the LORD is God.” (v. 34) 5. 📝 Reflection In a courtroom, evidence determines the verdict....

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to open your eyes to see His salvation clearly today. 2. 📅 December 25, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: True peace comes from recognizing Jesus as God’s salvation. 3. ✝️ Luke 2:25-35 Simeon, a righteous and devout man in Jerusalem, was waiting for Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. He had been promised he would see the Christ before death. Led by the Spirit, he entered the temple, held the infant Jesus, and praised God: “My eyes have seen Your salvation—a light for the Gentiles and glory for Israel.” Simeon blessed Mary and Joseph, warning that Jesus would bring both hope and division, and that Mary would experience deep pain. 4. 📖 Key Verse For my eyes have seen your salvation (v. 30) 5. 📝 Reflection Simeon wasn’t famous. We don’t know his background. But we know this: he was faithful, Spirit-led, and waiting for God’s promise. When he saw Jesus, he recognized Him as God’s salvat...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you see the wonder of Christ’s coming and respond with faith. 2. 📅 December 24, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s promises are real—let’s go and see what He has done. 3. ✝️ Luke 2:8–20 Shepherds were watching their flocks at night when an angel appeared, and the glory of the Lord surrounded them. The angel announced good news: a Savior, Christ the Lord, was born in David’s city. The sign would be a baby wrapped in cloths, lying in a manger. Suddenly, a multitude of angels praised God, saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom He is pleased!” The shepherds hurried to Bethlehem, found Mary, Joseph, and the baby, and shared what they had heard. Everyone marveled, and Mary treasured these things in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had seen and heard. 4. 📖 Key Verse “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you see His passion and love behind the gift of Jesus. 2. 📅 December 23, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: Christmas is about God’s zeal and love, not just a holiday tradition. 3. ✝️ Isaiah 9:1–7 Isaiah prophesies hope for a land once in darkness. Those who walked in gloom will see a great light, and joy will increase like harvest celebrations. God will break the yoke of oppression and end war. This promise centers on a child given to us—called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His reign will be eternal, marked by justice and righteousness, and the zeal of the LORD will accomplish this. 4. 📖 Key Verse The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this (v. 7b). 5. 📝 Reflection I once received a traditional Korean tea set crafted by an artisan who revived a forgotten technique. Inside the box was a letter explaining the effort and passion behind the gift. That letter ma...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to reveal why obedience matters and how to guard your heart from compromise. 2. 📅 December 22, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: Disobedience destroys. Guard your heart and choose obedience. 3. ✝️ Joshua 22:10–20 After returning home, the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built a large altar by the Jordan. When the rest of Israel heard this, they gathered at Shiloh, ready for war, fearing rebellion against the LORD. They sent Phinehas and ten leaders to confront them, reminding them of past sins like Peor and Achan’s disobedience, which brought judgment on all Israel. They urged the eastern tribes not to rebel by building an unauthorized altar and even offered them land near the LORD’s tabernacle if their land was unclean. 4. 📖 Key Verse And when the people of Israel heard of it, the whole assembly of the people of Israel gathered at Shiloh to make war against them (v. 12). 5. 📝 Refl...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to teach you why obedience matters more than recognition. 2. 📅 December 21, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: True blessing comes through obedience, not applause. 3. ✝️ Joshua 22:1–9 Joshua commends the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for faithfully obeying Moses’ and his commands and for supporting their brothers in battle. Now that God has given rest to Israel, Joshua sends them back to their land east of the Jordan with a blessing, urging them to love the LORD, walk in His ways, and keep His commandments wholeheartedly. He instructs them to divide the spoils of war with their brothers. They return to Gilead with great wealth, livestock, and goods, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. 4. 📖 Key Verse “You have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you and have obeyed my voice in all that I have commanded you. 3 You have not forsaken your brothers these many da...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to remind you that His promises never fail. 2. 📅 December 20, 2025 Today’s truth: God’s promises always come to pass—trust His timing. 3. ✝️ Joshua 21:27–45 The remaining Levite clans received their allotted cities: Gershonites: 13 cities from half-Manasseh, Issachar, Asher, and Naphtali, including Golan and Kedesh (cities of refuge). Merarites: 12 cities from Zebulun, Reuben, and Gad, including Ramoth in Gilead (city of refuge). In total, the Levites received 48 cities with pasturelands throughout Israel’s territory. God fulfilled His promise: Israel possessed the land, settled there, and enjoyed rest on every side. None of their enemies could stand against them, and not one word of God’s good promises failed—all came to pass . 4. 📖 Key Verse Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass (v. 45). 5. 📝 Reflection Think about this: ...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to teach you what it means to give Him your best. 2. 📅 December 19, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: True worship is offering our best joyfully to God. 3. ✝️ Joshua 21:8–26 Israel gave cities and pasturelands to the Levites by lot, as the LORD commanded through Moses. Descendants of Aaron (priests): Received 13 cities from Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, including Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, Debir, and others. Rest of the Kohathites: Received 10 cities from Ephraim, Dan, and half-Manasseh, including Shechem (a city of refuge), Gezer, Beth-horon, Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon. These allocations fulfilled God’s command, ensuring the Levites had places to live and serve. 4. 📖 Key Verse They gave them Kiriath-arba (Arba being the father of Anak), that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasturelands around it. But the fields of the city and its villages had b...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to teach you what true blessing looks like in His kingdom. 2. 📅 December 18, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: True inheritance is God Himself, not worldly gain. 3. ✝️ Joshua 21:1–7 The leaders of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua, and Israel’s tribal heads at Shiloh, asking for cities and pasturelands as the LORD commanded through Moses. Israel obeyed and allotted cities from their inheritance: Kohathites (descendants of Aaron): 13 cities from Judah, Simeon, Benjamin. Other Kohathites: 10 cities from Ephraim, Dan, half-Manasseh. Gershonites: 13 cities from Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, half-Manasseh in Bashan. Merarites: 12 cities from Reuben, Gad, Zebulun. The Levites’ true portion was God Himself. 4. 📖 Key Verse “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities to dwell in, along with their pasturelands for our livestock.” (v. 2b) 5. 📝 Reflection What do we usually...