Daily Devotions with Pastor Jim Cymbala

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 3:8. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala walks us through some of the gifts and callings on a deacon’s life—and on the lives of all believers. We are called to be sincere, respectable, and trustworthy. We can boldly pray about these things, asking God to guide us toward everything He has planned for us! Let’s ask the Lord to help us live as He wants us to.

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 3:6–7. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala warns us against pride. The devil was a high-ranking angel with no one to tempt him, yet he was so full of pride that he challenged Almighty God! Now he tries to tempt and trap us so that we will have the same judgment he does. All Christians are susceptible to pride. Let’s pray today to be so full of Christ that there will no room for any conceit.

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 3:4–5. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala offers wisdom for families—from those who have babies to those whose children are adults. As Christians, we are called to raise our kids in the way of the Lord. And once our children are grown, though we can’t control them, we can always pray for them. If they’ve strayed, don’t give up! We should never stop praying for our families.

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 3:2–3. In this devotional, Pastor Cymbala reminds us that we cannot love God and money equally. Bickering and bitterness, stinginess and comparison all stem from loving money. Instead of storing up riches and seeking rewards here on earth, let’s turn our focus to God in heaven. Our greatest reward will be seeing Him face to face and hearing, “Well done, good and faithful servant!” (Matthew 25:21).

Join Pastor Jim Cymbala for today’s daily devotional from 1 Timothy 3:1–2. It wouldn’t be right for a pastor to use swear words from the pulpit! His congregation would surely lose respect for him. A pastor—or any church leader—needs to be respectable, hospitable, faithful, and teachable. Even for Christians who don’t aspire to be preachers or bishops, we should all ask the Holy Spirit to give us the attributes required of leaders so we can properly represent our God to a hurting world.