Category: Daily Devotions

“‘You believe at last!’ Jesus answered. ‘But a time is coming, and has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me. I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.…

“But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. When He comes, He will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:…

“Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. ‘You of little faith,’ he said, ‘why did you doubt?’” (Matthew 14:31) In the middle of a terrible storm, Jesus calls Peter to walk to Him on top of the water. At first, one step follows the other for Peter. But then Peter takes his eyes…

“For God’s temple is holy and you are that temple.” (1 Corinthians 3:16) St. Paul continues to teach the young in faith at Corinth about growing in wisdom according to the Spirit of God. After reminding them that the very foundation of their lives rests on Christ, he now takes this further to show them…

“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. Remember the words…

“We live by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7) Jesus said: “I’ve told you all this so that trusting me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at peace. In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take heart! I’ve conquered the world” (John 16:33). Life keeps handing us problems that…

“The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.” (Psalm 145:18) Psalm 145 gives us a glimpse into God’s character. The psalmist here is giving thanks to God, marvelling over God’s greatness, and returning blessings to God in prayer. It is no small thing to know…

“Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who…

“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household …” (Ephesians 2:19) He created a new kind of human being, a fresh start for everybody. Christ brought us together through his death on the Cross. “Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a…