Devotionals Arms of Love "Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was hungry, and you fed me, I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink: I was a
Devotionals A Sure Foundation "Therefore, whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will compare him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house and it didn't fall, for
Devotionals The True Head of the Church “He is the head of the body, which is the church. Everything comes from him. He is the first one who was raised from the dead. So in all things Jesus has first place.” – Colossians 1:18 Jesus went to church while alive. In His day, the church He went
Devotionals True Riches "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust corrupts, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is,
Devotionals Knowing Scripture Helps to Defend What We Believe “But respect Christ as the holy Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to answer everyone who asks you to explain about the hope you have but answer in a gentle way and with respect. Keep a clear conscience so that those who speak evil of your good life in
Devotionals Water Pressure "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, and acceptable unto God which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove
Devotionals The Fallibility of the Human Race, No One is Exempt “Surely there is not a good person on earth who always does good and never sins.” — Ecclesiastes 7:20 Do not let anyone fool you into thinking they are infallible. To be infallible means that a person is incapable of making mistakes or being wrong. Be careful that they do
Devotionals The Mark of a Disciple “Then Jesus said to his followers, ‘If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing even to give up their lives to follow me. Those who want to save their lives will give up true life, and those who give up
Devotionals The "Good" in Good Friday “It was about noon, and the whole land became dark until three o’clock in the afternoon, because the sun did not shine. The curtain in the Temple was torn in two. Jesus cried out in a loud voice ‘Father, I give You, my life.’ After Jesus said this, He
Devotionals Rooted in Living Water "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have her perfect result, that ye may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." - James 1:2-4 Last night on the news, I saw
Devotionals Living in Peace with Others “Do your best to live in peace with everyone.” – Romans 12:18 Are you the kind of person who likes to cause conflict or gossip about others and their situations? Do you say something to someone just to get a certain reaction out of them? The reaction you want to
Devotionals The Righteous Jealousy of God “You must not worship or serve any idol, because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God. If you hate me, I will punish your children, and even your grandchildren and great grandchildren.” - Exodus 20:5 God is a jealous God. He does not want anything or anyone
Devotionals Daily Repentance is Required “If you hide your sins, you will not succeed. If you confess and reject them, you will receive mercy.” – Proverbs 28:13 God’s mercies never stop and are new every morning. This promise is found in Lamentations 3:22-23. God is patient enough to show us His mercy every
Devotionals Who is the Ruler of Your Life? “Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All power in heaven and on earth is given to me.’” – Matthew 28:18 Jesus was given the power to rule over everything on earth and in heaven (John 17:2). He was given the authority to do anything He wanted. As His
Devotionals The Danger of Doing What Our Heart Desires “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?” – Jeremiah 17:9 In a secular world, people are told that they should follow their heart's desires, and it is okay. For Christians, we should not do what the world does. But if we
Devotionals Having Faith Like Abraham “After these things God tested Abraham’s faith. God said to him, ‘Abraham!’ And he answered, ‘Here I am.’ Then God said, ‘Take your only son, Isaac, the son you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Kill him there and offer him as a whole burnt offering on
Devotionals Love “But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.” - 1 Corinthians 13:13 When you hear the word greatness, what comes to mind? When I hear the word "greatness" I think about the most important people in my life and even
Devotionals The Different Roles of the Holy Spirit “But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go away. When I go away, I will send the Helper to you. If I do not go away, the Helper will not come. When the Helper comes, he will prove to the people of the world
Devotionals Earthen Vessels "But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Devotionals Are You a Representative of Christ? “The eleven followers went to Galilee to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. On the mountain they saw Jesus and worshiped him, but some of them did not believe it was really Jesus. Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All power in heaven and on earth
Devotionals The Biblical Truth About Marriage Marriage was created by God in the beginning after He created the earth. He created marriage for the first man and first woman because He did not think it was good for a man to be alone (Genesis 2:18). God’s plan for marriage is for a man to
Devotionals How Christians Live Their Lives Matters “So brothers and sisters, since God has shown us great mercy, I beg you to offer your lives as a living sacrifice to him. Your offering must be only for God and pleasing to him, which is the spiritual way for you to worship. Do not be shaped by this
Devotionals Playing the Blame Game “The man said, ‘You gave this woman to me, and she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate it.’ Then the Lord God said to the woman, ‘How could you have done such a thing?’ She answered, ‘The snake tricked me, so I ate the fruit.’” – Genesis 3:
Devotionals There is No Fun in Fear “Even if I walk through a very dark valley, I will not be afraid, because you are with me. Your rod and your shepherd’s staff comfort me.” – Psalm 23:4 When I was younger, I was rarely scared of anything. I remember only being fearful of my parents -
Devotionals How Great is Our God “Oh, Lord God, you made the skies and the earth with your very great power. There is nothing too hard for you to do.” – Jeremiah 32:17 It is hard to comprehend how great God is. Even though it can be tough to comprehend His greatness, the Bible describes characteristics