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Max Lucado Daily Devotional

Max Lucado Daily Devotional

Max Lucado

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.71.3K Ratings

Overview

It doesn’t matter if it’s a good day, a hard day, or somewhere in-between—we need the hope God offers every day. Max shares words of hope and help through simple, one-minute daily devotionals to encourage you to take one step closer to Jesus.

623 Episodes

Prayer 101

When I pray, I think of a thousand things I need to do. I forget the one thing I set...

Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2026

Prayer is Portable

Some people excel in prayer. They are the SEAL Team Six of intercession. They’d rather pray than sleep. Why is...

Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2026

A Prayer Life Reboot

I’m a recovering prayer wimp. For years my prayers seemed to zig, then zag, then zig again. Maybe you can...

Transcribed - Published: 1 June 2026

A Life of Joy and Abundance

Jesus was accused of much, but of being a grump, sourpuss, or self-centered jerk?  No. People didn’t groan when he...

Transcribed - Published: 29 May 2026

Finish the Race

The Christian race is demanding, grueling, and sometimes agonizing.  It takes a massive effort to finish strong. But many don’t....

Transcribed - Published: 28 May 2026

What Jesus Celebrates

In Luke 15, Jesus tells three stories of something lost and something found. A lost sheep. A lost coin. And...

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2026

The Outlook of Christ

Jesus said, “Your eyes are windows into your body.  If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your...

Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2026

The Doorway to the Heart

Proverbs 4:23 advises, “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Think of your heart...

Transcribed - Published: 25 May 2026

Speak the Truth

In Acts 1:8 Jesus says, “You will be my witnesses—in Jerusalem, in all of Judea, in Samaria, and in every...

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2026

A Focused Heart

Jesus’ heart was so focused that his last words were “It is finished.” God wants us to have focused hearts...

Transcribed - Published: 21 May 2026

Others are Watching

A vibrant, shining face is the mark of one who has stood in God’s presence. After speaking to God, Moses...

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2026

Prepare for Worship

Do you prepare for church worship?  We’re sadly casual when it comes to meeting God. Suppose you were invited to...

Transcribed - Published: 19 May 2026

Give God Your Thoughts

How do I detect God’s unseen hand on my shoulder and his inaudible voice in my ear? Give God your...

Transcribed - Published: 18 May 2026

Ever in His Presence

2 Corinthians 6:1 says we are “God’s fellow workers.”  Rather than report to God, we work with God.  We are...

Transcribed - Published: 15 May 2026

Learning to Listen

I believe we can learn to listen to God if we are equipped with the right tools. The first tool...

Transcribed - Published: 14 May 2026

God’s Invitation

Some of us have tried to have a daily quiet time with God and have not been successful. And all...

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2026

A Listening Heart

“Let he who has ears to hear, use them.” Eight times in the Gospels and eight times in the book...

Transcribed - Published: 12 May 2026

The Touch of Jesus

People longed for the compassionate touch of Jesus. Each one who came was touched, and each one touched was changed....

Transcribed - Published: 11 May 2026

Thirsty for Mercy

Ephesians 4:32 says, “Be kind and loving to each other, and forgive each other just as God forgave you in...

Transcribed - Published: 8 May 2026

A Passionate Moment

Few situations stir panic like being trapped in a relationship. Some opt to flee, to get out of the relationship....

Transcribed - Published: 7 May 2026

What We Can Become

Jesus is pure; we are greedy. He is peaceful; we are hassled. He is spiritual; we are earthbound. The distance...

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2026

The Heart of Jesus

The heart of Jesus was pure. Peter traveled with Jesus for three and a half years, and he described Jesus...

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2026

Jesus Wants to Change Your Heart

The love of people often increases with performance and decreases with mistakes. Not so with God’s love. He loves you...

Transcribed - Published: 4 May 2026

A Heart Like His

What if, for one day—24 hours—Jesus were to become you? Imagine. Your heart gets the day off, and your life...

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2026

Grace That Sustains

Paul wrote, “There was given me a thorn in my flesh, from Satan, to torment me.  Three times I pleaded...

Transcribed - Published: 30 April 2026

Confession Offers Freedom

Confession! It’s a word that conjures up many images—some not so positive!  Confession isn’t telling God what he doesn’t know. ...

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2026

Confession Reveals our Hearts

We can’t live with foreign objects buried in our bodies, or our souls. What would an X-ray of your interior...

Transcribed - Published: 28 April 2026

The Value of Confession

One day it dawned on me.  I had become the very thing I hate. A hypocrite. A pretender. Two-faced. I’d...

Transcribed - Published: 27 April 2026

Christ Covers Us

We are poor. Spiritually for sure; monetarily, perhaps. We’ve buried our dreams, desires, and aspirations. Like the mother with Lupus...

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2026

Let Grace Begin with You

Most people keep a pot of anger on low boil. But you aren’t most people. Look at your feet. They’re...

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2026

As I Have Done to You

Victoria Ruvolo doesn’t remember the 18-year-old boy leaning out the window, of all things, holding a frozen turkey. He threw...

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2026

Where Grace Abounds

If hurts were hairs, we’d all look like grizzlies! So many hurts. When teachers ignore your work, their neglect hurts....

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2026

Enough of the Frenzy

Attempts at self-salvation guarantee nothing but exhaustion. We scamper and scurry, trying to please God,  collecting merit badges and brownie...

Transcribed - Published: 20 April 2026

Salvation is Not Earned

I became a Christian about the same time I became a Boy Scout, and I made the assumption that God...

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2026

Grace is Personal

Christ took away your sins. He endured not just the nails of the Romans, the mockery of the crowd, and...

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2026

What Just Happened?

We are incarcerated by our past. Our low road choices, our high minded pride. We have been found guilty. Our...

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2026

Jesus, Your Righteous Advocate

Not all guilt is bad. God uses appropriate doses of guilt to awaken us to sin. God’s guilt brings enough...

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2026

Jesus Has Risen to Your Defense

Satan’s condemnation brings no repentance or resolve, just regret. Satan has come to steal, kill, and destroy. To steal your...

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2026

Christ Stands Up for Us

The voices in our world and the voices in our head. Who is this morality patrolman who issues a citation...

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2026

What You Need

She was only five years old when you took the photo. Cheeks freckled by the summer sun, hair in pigtails....

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2026

Occupied by Christ

When grace happens, Christ enters. Christ in you, the hope of glory! For many years, I missed this truth. I...

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2026

Grace Gets Us

Grace is God as heart surgeon. Grace is God cracking open your chest, removing your heart, poisoned as it is...

Transcribed - Published: 7 April 2026

God’s Best Idea is Grace

Your dad makes you come to church, but he can’t make you listen. At least that’s what you’ve always muttered...

Transcribed - Published: 6 April 2026

Grace Rewires Your Heart

Grace. The bank gives us a grace period. The seedy politician falls from grace. Musicians speak of a grace note....

Transcribed - Published: 3 April 2026

God Has an Answer for Life

You stare into the darkness. The ceiling fan whirls above you. Your husband slumbers next to you. In minutes the...

Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2026

Grace Seeps In

God’s grace. It has a wildness about it. A white-water, rip-tide, turn-you-upside-downess about it. Grace comes after you. Some years...

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2026

Serve with Joy

Some people feel so saved that they never serve. Some serve at the hope of being saved. Does one of...

Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2026

Grow in Salvation

Are a bride and groom ever more married than they are the first day? The vows are made, the certificate...

Transcribed - Published: 30 March 2026

Jesus is Worthy of Our Trust

Why did Jesus live on the earth as long as He did?  To take on our sins is one thing,...

Transcribed - Published: 27 March 2026

God’s Door is Open

If you were told you were free to enter the Oval Office at the White House, you’d shake your head...

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2026

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