Battle Drill Daily Devotional (Audio) | Christian 5-Minute Bible Devotions
Battle Drill Daily Devotional is your source for quick, powerful daily inspiration rooted in God’s Word. Hosted by Salvation Army officer Rob Westwood-Payne, each episode delivers a 5-minute Christian devotional designed to help you stay spiritually strong and prepared for life’s challenges.
Whether you’re searching for a Salvation Army daily devotional, a Christian daily podcast to start your morning, or short devotionals to keep your faith battle-ready, this podcast offers practical biblical insights and encouragement for believers of all backgrounds.
Listen daily for uplifting reflections, practical applications, and fresh perspectives drawn from Scripture. Stay connected, deepen your faith, and discover how to live each day with purpose and hope. Find every episode and more resources at battledrilldevotional.com. Prefer watching? Find video episodes at video.battledrilldevotional.com. Sign up via email at devotional.battledrilldevotional.com.
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Episodes
839 episodes
What to Do When Hope Feels Gone - A Daily Devotional
Welcome to Battle Drill Daily Devotional. In today’s short devotional, “What to Do When Hope Feels Gone,” we explore how God calls us not to bury hope in fear but to invest it into others, even in times of emptiness or doubt.Do yo...
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Season 2025
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Episode 318
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5:09
3 Simple Ways to Invest Your Gifts for God (Don’t Bury Them!)
Battle Drill Daily Devotional - Invest What You’ve Been GivenDo you ever feel like your gifts, time, or resources are lying unused, buried, or forgotten? In today’s short devotional, we dig into Matthew 25 and ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 317
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5:41
Will You Risk Your Faith Today? | Daily Devotional on Courage & Obedience
Will You Risk Your Faith Today? | Daily Devotional on Courage & ObedienceWelcome to Battle Drill Daily Devotional - a short, powerful encouragement for the day. In this video, we explore what it means to risk faith i...
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Season 2025
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Episode 316
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5:08
Who Will You Serve Today? | Simple Devotional on Service & Obedience
Who Will You Serve Today?Welcome to Battle Drill Daily Devotional, where we seek to bring daily encouragement, simple Bible application, and practical faith to believers and curious seekers alike.In thi...
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Season 2025
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Episode 315
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5:37
Are You Burying Your Freedom? A Daily Challenge for Christians
Don’t Bury Your Freedom | Battle Drill Daily DevotionalAre you unintentionally burying the freedom God has given you? In this short devotional, Salvation Army Officer Rob Westwood-Payne explores Jesus’ parable (Matthew 25) and Pau...
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Season 2025
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Episode 314
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5:41
You Were Given Freedom - Now What?
Join us today for a powerful Battle Drill Daily Devotional as we reflect on Remembrance, freedom, and faith. In this short devotional, we’ll ask: What will you do with what was won?In just a few minutes, we’ll explore bib...
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Season 2025
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Episode 313
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5:59
Why Christians Stay STUCK Spiritually (And How to Finally Grow)
What if your spiritual life had a deadline? In this daily Christian devotional, discover why so many believers stay stuck in their faith journey and how to finally experience real spiritual growth.If you’ve been trying to grow closer to ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 312
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5:43
Are You Spiritually Malnourished? The ONE Thing Missing From Your Faith
Are You Spiritually Malnourished? Daily Devotional | James 1:25 Bible StudyHow many meals did you eat yesterday? Now, how many times did you open your Bible? In this daily devotional, we explore spiritual nutrition and why one hou...
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Season 2025
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Episode 311
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2:47
Why Christians Run on Empty by Lunchtime (And How to Fix It)
Are you spiritually running on empty by lunchtime? In this daily devotional, Salvation Army Officer Rob Westwood-Payne shares a biblical approach to prayer that goes beyond your morning quiet time. Discover how to maintain an all-day connection...
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Season 2025
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Episode 310
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Why You Keep Failing at the SAME Sin (And How to Finally Stop)
Why do we keep failing at the same sins over and over? In this daily Christian devotional, discover the biblical truth about breaking free from repeated sin and temptation. If you’ve ever felt stuck in a cycle of sin, promising your...
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Season 2025
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Episode 309
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4:38
Why You Feel Disconnected from God (The Appointment You're Missing Daily)
Feeling disconnected from God? You’re not alone. In today’s daily devotional, we explore the ONE appointment most Christians keep missing - and why your spiritual life depends on keeping it.🙏 WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER:- Why Jesus said ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 308
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5:22
I Watched People Leave Church and Never Come Back - Here's Why
Why do so many Christians stop growing spiritually? In this daily devotional, Salvation Army Pastor Rob Westwood-Payne shares the three life-changing decisions that determine your spiritual future. If you’ve ever felt distant from God, struggle...
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Season 2025
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Episode 307
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5:20
Why Your Christian Activities Are Making You Weaker (Not Stronger)
Are you running the race, or have you stopped growing? This daily Christian devotional addresses a question every believer needs to ask: “Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth?” (Galatians 5:7)In this short sermon, we expl...
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Season 2025
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Episode 306
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5:25
I Went to Church Every Week. Read My Bible Daily. And I Still Wasn't a Christian.
You go to church. You read your Bible. You pray. You serve. But here’s the uncomfortable question: Are you actually a Christian, or are you just religious?What if everything you think proves your faith actually proves nothing at all? Wha...
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Season 2025
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Episode 305
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They Moved On. You Built a Wall. Guess Who's Still Suffering?
They moved on. You built a wall. Now guess who’s still suffering?You built walls around your heart for good reasons - someone hurt you, betrayed you, let you down. “Never again,” you said. But here’s what actually happened: the wall you ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 304
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5:55
I Want Mercy for Me... But Justice for YOU. (Why We All Do This)
“I want mercy for me... but justice for you.” Be honest - you’ve thought this, haven’t you?In today’s Battle Drill Daily Devotional, we tackle the uncomfortable truth about why we don’t want to forgive, even when God has forgiven us for ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 303
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5:52
God Already Knows Your Secrets (And He Still Loves You)
Have you been hiding from God? Do you think he sees your failures, your shame, your secrets - and couldn’t possibly still love you? This Christian devotional will change everything you believe about God’s love and acceptance.In today’s B...
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Season 2025
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Episode 302
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5:50
You're Trying Too Hard. Jesus Already Did This For You.
You’re trying to earn God’s forgiveness. Going to church more. Volunteering. Being good. Reading your Bible. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: You owe God a debt you can never, ever pay.In today’s Battle Drill Daily Devotional, we expl...
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Season 2025
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Episode 301
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7:06
They Hurt Me Again... And Again... And Again. Does God Really Expect Me to Forgive?
How many times must you forgive someone who keeps hurting you? In today’s Battle Drill Daily Devotional, we tackle one of Jesus’s most challenging teachings from Matthew 18:21-22: “Seventy times seven.”When Peter asked Jesus about forgiv...
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Season 2025
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Episode 300
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5:15
The Person Who Hurt You Has Moved On... But You're Still Suffering (Here's Why)
Are you chained to someone from your past? In today’s Battle Drill Daily Devotional, we explore the powerful truth about forgiveness from Matthew 5:7 through two unforgettable stories.Discover why unforgiveness is a torture chamber you’r...
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Season 2025
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Episode 299
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6:05
The Secret Strength of Real Christianity
What makes faith powerful isn’t perfection - it’s authenticity. Acts 2:43–44 describes believers whose faith was so real it demanded attention.In this short Christian devotional, Rob Westwood-Payne (Salvation Army officer and pastor) exp...
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Season 2025
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Episode 298
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3:45
The Secret Power of Joy in the Early Church
Have you ever seen a miserable Christian? The Bible tells us the early church lived differently: “They worshipped together… and shared their meals with great joy and generosity” (Acts 2:46–47, NLT).In this short Christian devoti...
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Season 2025
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Episode 297
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5:10
Why God Blesses You (It’s Not What You Think)
Do you see your blessings as something to keep, or something to share? Acts 2:44–45 reminds us the early church “shared everything they had” and even sold possessions to help those in need. Their radical generosity transformed lives.
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Season 2025
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Episode 296
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The One Thing You Need for Spiritual Growth
You can’t grow in faith on your own. Acts 2:42 shows us that believers need fellowship, teaching, and prayer to mature. In this Christian daily devotional, Salvation Army officer Rob Westwood-Payne explores why discipleship is a shared journey ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 295
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3:44