Category: SOAP Daily Devotionals
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SOAP: Focus on him to avoid sin
Hello there! Thanks for joining me this morning for some more SOAP. I love using my SOAP time to gain guidance for life… and I appreciate that you want to share this time with me. I hope my thoughts bless you. Your support in reading blesses me… thank you! Here’s what I heard this morning:…
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SOAP: Accept and extend grace
Good morning and happy Monday to you! We’ve got a fresh new week ahead… what are ya gonna do with it? Scripture For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. -Romans 3:23-24 Observation All have sinned.…
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SOAP: We’ve got the POWER! (and we are his witness)
GOOD MORNING! I’m a little pumped after reading all the passages for today. If you are reading the current She Reads Truth plan with me, I hope you are pumped, too. (Actually, I hope you are pumped after reading any Bible reading plan!) I’ll hop right into it so you’ll see why I’m so jazzed…
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SOAP: Jesus needed to look to the Father
Hello and good morning to you! Are you in need of some direction? In need of some serious power? Jesus’ secrets are revealed in the book of John. Read on, my friends! Scripture Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, the Son is not able to do anything on his own, but only what he sees…
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SOAP: Be sure to follow the true shepherd
Good morning to you! Thank you for pursuing His Word with me. Here’s what grabbed me in my reading this morning: Scripture “My people were lost sheep; their shepherds led them astray, guiding them the wrong way in the mountains.” -Jeremiah 50:6a Observation Shepherds can lead along the wrong path. (Not sure if this is…
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SOAP: Serving, not being served, is key. And that includes marriage.
Last week at Pine Cove Crier Creek, during the adult teaching time, Craig and Carrie Langemeier mentioned the books Sacred Marriage and Sacred Parenting by Gary Thomas. Since then, I have been savoring a read through Sacred Marriage, taking it a chapter a day so I can really think through the principles. The verse that…
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SOAP: Kindness to inspire repentance
God morning, sweet friends! You may have noticed I took a break last week. I was at PineCove’s Crier Creek, a Christian family camp in Columbus, Texas, and opted to unplug as much as possible while there. The week was filled with great teaching from Craig and Carrie Langemeier for the adults, super fun worship,…
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SOAP: Don’t mess with Him
Howdy! This morning’s title kinds reminds me of the old Texas saying: Don’t Mess with Texas! Well, our Father is much more powerful than Texas, offering more beauty and more strength. Please read on for my SOAP for today: Scripture “The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of distress. He cares for those…
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SOAP: He is about our hearts
Well hello there! I love being back in the habit of sharing my SOAPS with you… and I do hope you are enjoying them and hearing from the Holy Spirit in some way through what you see here. This morning I’m taking a look at what He really wants. Scripture “He has told you, O…
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SOAP: He forgives and moves on. Shouldn’t we?
Hello there, friends! Today I was reading in Jonah and had to giggle as to how well God knows me and my family. Just last night I was having a conversation about something rather similar with one of our children. his timing is beautiful. Read on and SOAP up… Scripture God saw their actions- that…
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SOAP: What he speaks IS true
Good morning! I do hope you had a lovely Fourth of July weekend and holiday yesterday. :) I’m back with more SOAP for you. I love getting back into this rhythm and hope you are enjoying it, too. I’m praying about when to share a new reading schedule with you so we can SOAP together.…
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SOAP: Go away, you devil!
Anyone else out there feel like the devil can be relentless, nagging, pulling and frustrating you? I am SO ready for him to just LEAVE ME ALONE. Let’s get him OUT OF HERE! And so I present today’s SOAP… Scripture Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” –James 4:7…
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SOAP: He desires true, faithful love
Good morning and welcome to my SOAP devotional time! I am reading Bible passages along with the She Reads Truth program. Right now we are smack in the middle of a survey of the Old Testament. (You can see the full reading schedule at This is the Old Testament on the She Reads Truth website.)…
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SOAP: Declaring his might and speaking his glory (Why wait??)
Good morning, sweet friends! It has been awhile since I have shared my SOAPs with you and I’d love to get back into that rhythm. I feel as though the Holy Spirit wants me to get back in that rhythm. Today’s verse echoes that thought. And so here I am. Scripture “They will speak of…
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Daily SOAP & Positive Parenting from King David: Speak Truth
I’m reading 1 Chronicles right now. Sometimes the reading can be dry and filled with lists, and yet it also has lots of gorgeous nuggets tucked in there for us to discover in the stories. Today I found some solid gold and SOAP from King David to share: Scripture: 1 Chronicles 22:11-13 “Now, my son,…