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 🙏 Quiet Time 📅 November 8, 2025 ✝️ 2 Timothy 4:9-22 📖 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. (vv. 17-18) 📝 Only Jesus stands by us, strengthens us, and leads us to heaven. The world may seem appealing, but it cannot save or love us like God does. Don’t envy fame or wealth—trust in Christ alone. He offers what the world cannot: eternal love, rescue, and strength for every battle. 💬 What does this passage speak to you today? 🙏 Share below, and let’s encourage one another in prayer! 7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you trust His presence and power in every season of life. 2. 📅 November 8, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us...