Category: Daily Devotions

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1) Read Romans 8:1–11. You may have been to a funeral before, or perhaps you have wondered about death. Maybe you might think this is a very morbid way of starting a daily devotion, yet death is part of life. Have…

“The Lord isn’t slow to do what He promised, as some people think. Rather, He is patient for your sake. He doesn’t want to destroy anyone but wants all people to have an opportunity to turn to Him and change the way they think and act.” (2 Peter 3:9, GW) When God looks down on…

“I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do …” (Romans 7:18b,19a) Read Romans 7:13–25. Does anyone else have to read and reread this passage from Romans to try to work out what Paul really means? One can…

“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!” (Psalm 139:13-14, NLT) God custom-designed you. In fact, He custom-designed each and every person who’s ever lived. When you stop and actually think about that truth, it’s amazing. David…

“Those who believe Him discover that God is a fountain of truth.” (John 3:33, TLB) Everybody is betting their life on something. An atheist is betting that there is no God. For me, I’m betting my life that Jesus is who He said He was. What are you betting your life on? Whatever it is,…

“… just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 5:21) Read Romans 5:12–21. The Lord’s team was playing Satan’s team in a baseball game. The Lord’s team was at bat, the score was zero to zero, and it was in…

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand …” (Romans 5:1,2a) Read Romans 5:1–11. When we stand for something, we make a show of conviction and often moral courage.…

“Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.” (Proverbs 4:23, GNT) There are two common myths about what you believe. One of them is the sincerity myth; the other is the situational myth. The sincerity myth says, “It doesn’t matter what you believe as long as you’re sincere.” But here’s the…

“For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible … everything got started in Him and finds its purpose in Him.” (Colossians 1:16, MSG) What’s your worldview? In other words, what lens do you use to look at the world around you? Yesterday we looked at a few worldviews that are popular in today’s…