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the best free modern Christian devotions

Christian daily devotions can be the perfect way to continually be both challenged and reminded of what Jesus has done for us. Some of the best classic Christian literature has been in the form of devotions, but if you want to guarantee to have a new reading every day of every year then you need to choose a modern devotion. With so many great choices available though, which do you pick to read? To help you, here are the pick of the modern Christian devotions:

The Word for Today

word for today devotion The Word for Today is superb modern devotion that is available both online (RSS or web page) or in printed copy in many countries. It is very professionally written and covers a variety of topics which helps ensure you are always being challenged.

word for you today devotion There is even a separate version written for youth which can also be listened to via a podcast as well as read online or posted to you. This version is called The Word 4U 2DAY and is focused more on the issues that younger Christians may face.

Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread is of a similar ilk to the Word for Today and is also very well written.
If you live in the United States or Canada you can also receive a hard copy of the devotion in the post. You can even listen to the devotion via a podcast.

Strength for the Journey

Strength for the Journey is written by Joe Stowell and is a longer and more involved than most devotions. Every day there are application questions that make sure you don’t let the devotion float over your head without it impacting you.

You can either read Strength for the Journey online or via a podcast.

You can find more great Christian devotions here… What is your favorite devotion?

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Free Strength for the Journey Daily Devotional

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Strength for the Journey is a modern daily devotion from Joe Stowell provided by RBC ministries (who also provide the Our Daily Bread daily devotional). It is very well written, and perfect for those who want a devotion with a ‘bit more meat’.

Joe Stowell serves as teaching pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel and the RBC website says of him:

His prevailing passions are to express the heart of the gospel by keeping Christ preeminent in all of life; to embrace the body of Christ across color and class distinctions; and to focus attention on ministry needs in the urban centers, as well as on global needs and trends.

The daily devotions are relatively long, about 2-3 times as long as your normal devotion. So if you feel most devotions are just too short this would be a good choice.

One of the real strong points of Strength for the Journey is the application questions at the end. This is a key part to getting the most out of any devotion, and the questions are always well written by Joe Stowell.

Getting the devotion

The easiest way to access the devotion is to go to the main page of the website each day.

What sets Strength of the Journey apart from most other daily devotions is that the message is provided via podcast. Alternatively you can download it in mp3 format, should you want to listen to an older message – or to listen to a current message online.

Here is the shortcut for the message given today if you want to listen:

You can also subscribe to the RSS feed, although as with Our Daily Bread the feed only shows the first paragraph of the text so it cannot be used as a method of actually reading the devotion. Also in keeping with Our Daily Bread there is no email version available – so lots of people won’t be able to access the devotion in a format they like and will use.

Summary

Strength for the Journey is a really good devotion that is more in depth than many daily devotions with great application questions included. With a podcast and mp3 version available, Strength for the Journey is great choice of devotion.

Ratings:

fCr rating: 4 out of 5