Churchgoers often get one-year devotional books from Christian bookstores and give these as gifts for life events, such as baptisms, confirmations, graduations, weddings, among other occasions. They tend to be associated with a daily time of prayer and meditation. Daily devotionals differ from traditional breviaries, which are used by Christians to pray the canonical hours at fixed prayer times every day, in that daily devotionals can be used at leisure.Дaily devotionals have a long tradition in Christian religious communities, with the earliest known example being the GГ¦lic FelirГ© written in Ireland in the Ninth Century. There continues to be a multitude of devotional books and calendars, in addition to numerous online devotionals, that are tailored to a variety of recipient, denomination, or view. With the advent of online content, daily devotionals come in multiple formats including apps, blogs, websites, and emails. Traditionally daily devotionals came in the format of a book, with one reading passage for each day, and often a reflection and prayer related to the Scripture lesson. Examples of daily devotional booklets include Beside The Still Waters, The Upper Room, Our Daily Bread, and The Word Among Us. Many daily devotionals take the form of one year devotional books, with many being tailored specifically for children, teenagers, students, men and women. Invest your time in the Word first and that investment will soon be paying off in every area of your life.The Upper Room daily devotional sits behind a vase on a Methodist Christian home altarДЄ daily devotional is a Christian religious publication that provide a specific spiritual reading for each calendar day. Just do like I did and set other things aside. But let me warn you, donвЂ™t wait until you think you have the time. YouвЂ™ll be amazed at what happens in your life too, if you give GodвЂ™s Word priority. And by the end of that 30 days, IвЂ™d not only read the Gospels and Acts three times, IвЂ™d kept all my housework done, taken care of my children, and refinished several pieces of furniture to boot! I was amazed. Surprisingly enough, at the end of the first day I had accomplished more than I would have under normal circumstances. But I set myself to put other things aside and do it anyway. With two small children and my house turned upside down from a recent move, I couldnвЂ™t see how I could possibly spend that much time reading the Word and still get everything done. It seemed an impossible task at the time. Twenty years ago I decided to read the Gospels and the book of Acts three times in 30 days. I know from experience what an impact that can have on your life.

God says that wisdom is the вЂњprincipal thing.вЂќ Principal means вЂњfirst in importance.вЂќ That means the Word of God needs to occupy the place of highest importance in all of your activities. ItвЂ™s the wisdom of Almighty God written down so that you can apply it to your everyday circumstances. You see, the Bible is not just a textbook, a storybook or a history book.

ItвЂ™s no secret.вЂќ But when you understand what I mean, it could be a revelation to you. вЂњWell,вЂќ you may be saying, вЂњIвЂ™ve heard that before. Put the Word of God first place in your daily life. I want to tell you the only real secret to getting ahead in this world.