Foundations

Daily Devotional

Based on the popular Laying The Foundation series by Derek Prince, this inspiring 358-day devotional encourages Christians to grow and equip their faith.

Over the coming year, you will explore essential Biblical principles covering:

Building a strong foundation for faith
The power of repentance and faith
The New Testament baptisms
The purposes of Pentecost
Laying on of hands
Eternal judgment

Ignite your faith and experience the life-transforming power of God's Word.

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Foundational Truths For Christian Living

358-Day Devotional

This devotional is from the acclaimed Laying The Foundation series.

Contents

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Days 1-40
Days 41-80
Days 81-120
Days 121-160
Days 161-200
Days 201-240
Days 241-280
Days 281-320
Days 321-358

Days 1-40

Day 1: A Solid Foundation

Day 2: Christ The Rock

Day 3: The Only Rock

Day 4: No Other Name

Day 5: Confrontation

Day 6: Revelation

Day 7: Acknowledgement

Day 8: Hearing And Doing What Christ Says

Day 9: The Bible, Foundation Of Faith

Day 10: Proof Of Discipleship

Day 11: The Test Of Love

Day 12: Means Of Revelation

Day 13: Remaining In The Truth

Day 14: Harmony Between The Spirit And The Word

Day 15: The Written Word Of God

Day 16: The Scripture Cannot Be Broken

Day 17: Inspired By The Holy Spirit

Day 18: Eternal, Authoritative

Day 19: The Authority Of The Old Testament In Christ’s Life

Day 20: The Authority Of The New Testament

Day 21: The Apostles, Too, Were Inspired By God

Day 22: God’s Word Works Effectively In You Who Believe

Day 23: Response Determines Effect

Day 24: A Discerner Of The Thoughts And Intents Of The Heart

Day 25: The Secret Of Biblical Faith

Day 26: Being Born Again

Day 27: Spiritual Milk: Food For The Spiritual Baby

Day 28: Solid Food To Become Spiritually Mature

Day 29: God Sent His Word And Delivered Them From Their Destructions

Day 30: Health To All Our Flesh

Day 31: Give Attention To God’s Word

Day 32: Incline Your Ear

Day 33: Do Not Let God’s Word Depart From Your Eyes

Day 34: Keep Your Heart With All Diligence

Day 35: Mental Illumination

Day 36: God’s Word Penetrates The Whole Of Our Personality

Day 37: Victory Over Sin

Day 38: God’s Word And Our Body

Day 39: The Word As A Weapon Of Attack

Day 40: Serving God In The Power Of The Spirit

Days 41-80

Day 41: Young And Old Are Victorious Through God’s Word

Day 42: Teaching In The Local Church

Day 43: The Victorious Church

Day 44: The Difference Between Cleansing And Sanctification

Day 45: The Cleansing Power Of The Blood Of Jesus

Day 46: The Altar Of Bronze And The Laver Speak Of Spiritual Cleansing

Day 47: What Makes Us Holy?

Day 48: Two Sides Of The Process Of Sanctification

Day 49: Conformed To The Image Of Christ

Day 50: Applying The Promises Of God’s Word In Faith

Day 51: God’s Word Is A Mirror

Day 52: Acting According To What We See

Day 53: The Mirror Of God’s Word Shows Us The New Creation

Day 54: The Spirit Works While We Look In The Mirror

Day 55: Fixing Our Eyes On The Things Not Seen

Day 56: God’s Word Will Judge Us

Day 57: God’s Word Allows Us To Escape Judgement

Day 58: The Basic Doctrines

Day 59: Repentance Explained From Greek And Hebrew

Day 60: The Sinner’s First Response To God

Day 61: Distinguished From Remorse

Day 62: First Repentance, Then Faith

Day 63: The Only Way To True Faith

Day 64: Repentance From Dead Works

Day 65: Faith Is A Solid Ground And Certainty

Day 66: Believing Towards Christ

Day 67: Sight Comes After Faith, Not Before It

Day 68: The Conflict Between Our Senses And God’s Word

Day 69: Faith Brings The Physical Into Line With The Word Of God

Day 70: Faith Is Acting According To The Truth Of God’s Word

Day 71: Faith As An Expression Of Your Heart

Day 72: Without Faith It Is Impossible To Please God

Day 73: The Basis Of All Righteous Living

Day 74: To Eat From Faith

Day 75: To Sleep From Faith

Day 76: Seeking God’s Guidance In Faith In The Simple Things

Day 77: Faith Must Be Based Upon The Entire Bible

Day 78: In Faith We May Appropriate God’s Promises

Day 79: The Four Basic Facts Of The Gospel

Day 80: The Simple Act Of Appropriation

Days 81-120

Day 81: Jesus Says: ‘Come!’

Day 82: Receiving Christ

Day 83: Could You Share The Gospel?

Day 84: The Most Important Thing Is To Know You Are Saved

Day 85: The Preaching Of The Gospel Is The Main Responsibility Of The Church

Day 86: What Is Meant By ‘Faith’ And ‘Works’?

Day 87: Redemption Through Faith Alone

Day 88: Assurance Of Salvation

Day 89: Only By Grace…

Day 90: The Spirit Of Faith

Day 91: The Heart, To Believe, To Walk And To Act

Day 92: We Show Our Faith Out Of Our Works

Day 93: The Law Of Moses: One Single, Complete System

Day 94: Every Person Under The Law Is Obliged To Observe The Whole System Of Law In Its Entirety

Day 95: The Law Was Only For Israel

Day 96: Christians Are Not Under The Law

Day 97: Christ Has Wiped Out The Handwriting

Day 98: The Law Is Not Made For The Righteous

Day 99: God’s Children Are Not Under The Law

Day 100: To Reveal Sin

Day 101: To Prove Man’s Inability To Save Himself

Day 102: To Foreshadow Christ

Day 103: To Preserve Israel

Day 104: Perfectly Fulfilled By Christ

Day 105: Christ Fulfilled The Law By His Atoning Death

Day 106: Christ Is The End Of The Law

Day 107: Appendicitis

Day 108: The Two Great Commandments

Day 109: The Law Of Love Is The Law Of Liberty

Day 110: The Royal Law

Day 111: Sold Under Sin, Then Born Again And Free

Day 112: The Love Of God Poured Out In The Human Heart

Day 113: The New Testament Pattern Of Obedience

Day 114: Baptism: Root Meaning

Day 115: ‘Baptizo’ Means ‘To Immerse’

Day 116: Four Different Baptisms

Day 117: The Baptism Of John Did Not Centre Around The Death And Resurrection Of Jesus

Day 118: John’s Baptism – Repentance And Confession

Day 119: Jesus’ Baptism: An Example To Follow

Day 120: Christian Baptism – Fulfilling All Righteousness

Days 121-160

Day 121: Repenting

Day 122: Believing

Day 123: A Good Conscience And Becoming A Disciple

Day 124: Are Infants Eligible? (1)

Day 125: Are Infants Eligible? (2)

Day 126: How Much Instruction Before Baptism?

Day 127: New Testament Pattern For Instruction Before Baptism

Day 128: How God’s Grace Operates

Day 129: What Does ‘Died To Sin’ Mean?

Day 130: Crucified And Resurrected With Christ

Day 131: Life Because Of Righteousness

Day 132: Reckoning Ourselves Dead To Sin But Alive To God

Day 133: First Burial, Then Resurrection

Day 134: The Spirit Of God: Power For Life And Righteousness

Day 135: Seven New Testament References

Day 136: Acknowledging Of Our Faith

Day 137: Comparably To Drinking And Being Filled

Day 138: Immersion From Above

Day 139: From Above And From Within

Day 140: The Outward Evidence

Day 141: Proof Accepted By The Apostles

Day 142: Two Different Experiences

Day 143: Life And Power Through The Holy Spirit

Day 144: Further Outpourings Of The Spirit

Day 145: Did You Receive The Holy Spirit When You Believed?

Day 146: Saved First, Then Filled With The Holy Spirit

Day 147: Asking For The Holy Spirit

Day 148: The Teaching Of Jesus

Day 149: The Gift Of ‘Kinds Of Tongues’

Day 150: Not All Receive The Gift Of ‘All Kinds Of Tongues’

Day 151: Is Fruit Evidence Of The Baptism In The Holy Spirit?

Day 152: Don’t Wait Until There’s Fruit

Day 153: I Thank My God I Speak With Tongues More Than You All…

Day 154: The Holy Spirit Falls On The Gentiles

Day 155: We Receive A Gift By Faith

Day 156: And The Disciples Were Filled With Joy

Day 157: There Are No Texts Where Emotion Is Given As Evidence

Day 158: Tremendous Joy Before The Baptism In The Holy Spirit

Day 159: Physical Reactions On God’s Presence In The Old Testament

Day 160: Only One Physical Reaction Which Constitutes Evidence

Days 161-200

Day 161: For Out Of The Abundance Of The Heart The Mouth Speaks

Day 162: The Holy Spirit Lives In Our Body

Day 163: The Cross Is The Gate That Opened The Way To Pentecost

Day 164: The Promise Fulfilled After Jesus Was Glorified

Day 165: A Personal, Permanent Indwelling

Day 166: The Father’s Promise

Day 167: Planned Before Time Began

Day 168: Heaven’s Testimony That Christ’s Blood Was Accepted

Day 169: Heaven’s Seal On Christ’s Atonement

Day 170: By Grace

Day 171: By Faith

Day 172: Obedience

Day 173: Steps In Faith And Obedience

Day 174: Drinking And Yielding

Day 175: God’s Grace Is Sovereign

Day 176: The Gift Of The Holy Spirit Is For Those Who Obey

Day 177: Salvation Through Blood

Day 178: A Double Baptism

Day 179: Baptism In The Cloud

Day 180: Baptism In The Sea

Day 181: The Pattern Of Salvation

Day 182: Spiritual Food And Drink

Day 183: River From The Rock

Day 184: The Holy Spirit Is Not A Dictator

Day 185: Co-Operating With The Holy Spirit

Day 186: We Shouldn’t Omit Anything

Day 187: Utilising God’s Total Provision

Day 188: The Baptism In The Holy Spirit Alone Is No Guarantee For Results

Day 189: A New Realm Of Spiritual Conflict

Day 190: The Fullness Of The Spirit Goes Together With The Word Of God

Day 191: Power To Witness

Day 192: Power Plus Authority

Day 193: Impact Upon The Whole Community

Day 194: Jesus Glorified By The Father

Day 195: A Personal Letter

Day 196: From Jerusalem Into The World

Day 197: The Holy Spirit Is The Representative Of Christ

Day 198: A Gateway To The Supernatural: Down Payment For Our Legacy

Day 199: A Gateway To The Supernatural: Worship On Holy Ground

Day 200: The Supernatural Becomes The Norm

Days 201-240

Day 201: Spirit-Empowered Prayer: The Holy Spirit Helps In Our Weaknesses

Day 202: Spirit-Empowered Prayer: The Fire Upon The Altar

Day 203: Revelation Of The Scriptures: The Holy Spirit Will Teach You In All Things

Day 204: Revelation Of The Scriptures: Understanding The Scriptures

Day 205: God’s Children Are Being Regularly Led By The Holy Spirit

Day 206: God Has Prepared Works For Us To Accomplish

Day 207: The Spirit Leads In A Certain Direction

Day 208: God Fixes The Times

Day 209: The Right Place And The Right Time

Day 210: Life For The Whole Person

Day 211: Jesus’ Life Made Manifest In Our Mortal Body

Day 212: The Nature Of God’s Love

Day 213: God’s Love In Us Begins At The New Birth

Day 214: Rivers Of Living Water

Day 215: God’s Supernatural Love Was Manifested In Christ

Day 216: Love Is The Greatest

Day 217: Gifts Can Be Misused

Day 218: God’s Love Is Proof Of The Fulness Of The Spirit

Day 219: There Where Is The Spirit Of The Lord, There Is Liberty

Day 220: Under The Spirit’s Lordship

Day 221: God Makes Sons, Not Slaves

Day 222: True Liberty Is Impossible Without Government

Day 223: The Spirit Will Never Go Against Scripture

Day 224: Acknowledging The Lordship Of The Spirit

Day 225: Times And Seasons

Day 226: Spiritual Gifts Are For The Whole Congregation

Day 227: The Lamp On The Lampstand

Day 228: Everybody Participates

Day 229: The Exercise Of Spiritual Gifts

Day 230: Only Two Limitations For Prophecy In The Church

Day 231: Assisting To Contribute

Day 232: Everyone Can Minister To Someone

Day 233: Trust In The Holy Spirit

Day 234: Sin, Righteousness And Judgement

Day 235: Jesus Christ Is God’s Standard For Righteousness

Day 236: Apart From The Spirit, We Are Dead

Day 237: The Danger Of Materialism And Indifference

Day 238: Wielding The Spirit’s Sword

Day 239: No Neutrality

Day 240: With Accompanying Signs

Days 241-280

Day 241: The Spirit Confirms The Testimony Of God’s Word

Day 242: Supernatural Attestation Through The Power Of The Holy Spirit

Day 245: God’s Supernatural Attestation Throughout All Ages

Day 243: He Who Believes In Me, The Works That I Do He Will Do Also

Day 244: Supernatural Revelation Demands Supernatural Confirmation

Day 246: Education Does Not Render Superfluous The Supernatural Testimony Of The Holy Spirit

Day 247: Imparting God’s Power And Calling

Day 248: Blessing And Imparting Authority

Day 249: Appointment For A Specific Task

Day 250: Laying Hands On The Sick

Day 251: Anointing The Sick Is An Act Of Faith

Day 252: Healing By Laying On Of Hands = Witness Of The Truth Of The Gospel

Day 253: How Healing Comes

Day 254: Ministering In The Holy Spirit

Day 255: Not Hastily, But Calm, Determined And Guided By The Spirit

Day 256: Imparting Spiritual Gifts

Day 257: The Congregation Equipped With All Spiritual Gifts

Day 258: Example Of Timothy

Day 259: Wage The Good Warfare

Day 260: Rekindle Into Flame

Day 261: The Local Church At Antioch

Day 262: Paul And Barnabas Sent Out

Day 263: Acknowledging That God Sends Out Someone For A Specific Task

Day 264: The Spirit Appoints And Sends Forth

Day 265: Appointing Deacons And Elders

Day 266: The Appointment Of Elders

Day 267: Why The Laying On Of Hands Is A Foundation Doctrine Of The Christian Faith

Day 268: Eternity: The Realm Of God’s Being

Day 270: The Beginning And The End

Day 271: There Is A Time For Everything

Day 272: Two Universal Appointments

Day 273: Everyone Will Be Judged

Day 274: First The Resurrection, Then Judgement

Day 275: Man’s Triune Being

Day 276: We Are Created Into God’s Image And Likeness

Day 277: The Resurrection Is A Resurrection Of Our Body

Day 278: Man’s Spirit Separated From His Body

Day 279: Spirit Awaiting Judgement

Day 280: The Righteous Separated From The Wicked

Days 281-320

Day 281: Lazarus Was In A Place Of Rest

Day 282: Between Death And Resurrection

Day 283: What Happened With The Spirit Of Jesus?

Day 284: Destiny Of The Christian At Death

Day 285: Resurrection Reassembles The Original Body

Day 286: All The Hairs On Your Head Are Accounted For

Day 287: ‘Behold My Hands’

Day 288: No Hair On Our Head Shall Be Lost

Day 289: The Psalms: David Prophecies About The Messiah

Day 290: Genesis: ‘I Give You The Land As An Everlasting Possession’

Day 291: Isaiah: God’s Dew Is Like The Dew Of Herbs

Day 292: Daniel: Awakening, To Everlasting Life, Or To Shame And Everlasting Contempt

Day 293: On The Third Day He Will Raise Us Up

Day 294: All Believers Included In Christ’s Resurrection

Day 295: The Saints Of The Old Testament Will Precede Us

Day 296: Sinners Will Hear The Voice Of The Son Of God

Day 297: Christ Calls Sinner To Resurrection

Day 298: Three Phases Of Resurrection

Day 299: The Firstfruits Of The Harvest Waved Before The Lord

Day 300: One Grain Of Wheat Bears Much Fruit

Day 301: Saints With A Resurrection Body

Day 302: Taken Up In A Cloud

Day 303: Marks Of True Believers

Day 304: Five Purposes Of Christ’s Second Coming

Day 305: Three Dramatic Sounds

Day 306: First The Dead, Then The Living Raptured

Day 307: A Meeting In The Air

Day 308: Witnesses And Martyrs

Day 309: Four Distinct Events At The Resurrection Of The Righteous

Day 310: Harmony Between The Father And The Son

Day 311: Satan Will Gather The Nations For War

Day 312: The Final Resurrection

Day 313: Two Categories Of People Who Will Come Forth To The Resurrection Of Life

Day 314: Everybody Will Be Judged

Day 315: Death And Hades Are Persons

Day 316: The Last Enemy That Will Be Judged Will Be Death

Day 317: Analogy Of Grain

Day 318: We Will Have A Spiritual Body

Day 319: Like The Stars That God Showed To Abraham

Day 320: Five Distinctive Changes

Days 321-358

Day 321: Adam’s Body Compared To The Body Of Christ

Day 322: The Unique Importance Of The Resurrection

Day 323: The Resurrection: The Supreme Goal Of Our Life Of Faith

Day 324: Judge, Mediator, Blood

Day 325: Judgement Tempered By Mercy

Day 326: The Father – The Son – The Word

Day 327: God Judges In Truth

Day 328: God’s Judgement Is According To Deeds

Day 329: Without Respect Of Persons And According To Revelation Received

Day 330: To Whom Much Is Given, From Him Much Will Be Required

Day 331: Historic Judgement And Eternal Judgements

Day 332: Everyone Responsible For His Own Deeds

Day 333: In The Place Where The Tree Falls, There It Shall Lie

Day 334: Examples Of Historical Judgements: Sodom And Gomorrah

Day 335: God Hates Hypocrisy

Day 336: Israel As An Example For The World

Day 337: Mercy In The Midst Of Judgement

Day 338: Christians Will Be Judged First

Day 339: Every One Of Us Will Be Judged Personally

Day 340: No Condemnation For They Who Believe In Him

Day 341: God Blots Out Our Iniquities

Day 342: Christ Has Become Our Righteousness

Day 343: The Test Of Fire

Day 344: How Will Our Works Stand The Test Of Fire?

Day 345: Assessment Of Christian Service

Day 346: Government In God’s Kingdom

Day 347: The Sins Of Omission Are No Less Serious Than The Sins Of Commission

Day 348: Faith Without Works Is Insincere

Day 349: Angels Will Eliminate All Hypocrites

Day 350: Angels Will Separate Out The Wicked Ones

Day 351: Two Opposing Kingdoms

Day 352: The Judgement Of The Gentiles

Day 353: Tribulation Judgement Of Israel

Day 354: Reconciliation With Israel

Day 355: The Sheep And The Goats

Day 356: Judgement Over The Gentile Nations

Day 357: The Great White Throne

Day 358: Let Us Go On To Perfection

Derek Prince