Category: Daily Devotions

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20) Many people today want to get as much as they can for themselves…

“Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” (Ephesians 4:3) The 20th century could be described as a desperate search for peace. World War I was called “the war to end all wars,” but soon a second, bigger World War followed. In the 1960s flower children stuffed carnations…

“For the LORD your God will bless you as he has promised, and you will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. You will rule over many nations but none will rule over you.” (Deuteronomy 15:6) Sometimes life beats you down so much that you give up hoping and believing that anything good…

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4) A group of Buddhist scholars considered the weighty question of whether the Buddha, their figure of supreme serenity and harmony, ever laughed. After carefully checking their holy books, they concluded that indeed the Buddha may have smiled on at least one occasion.…

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8) It’s reported that in 1949 Captain Edward Murphy, an engineer working on a project for the United States Air Force, became…

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22-23) For the next several days we will focus on the fruit of the Spirit — and the first, foundational fruit mentioned here is love. The core teaching of the Bible is love. Love is at the center…

“Dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love …” (Jude 20–21) How do we remain loving people in the midst of conflict, negativity, broken relationships, and attacks by the devil? Jude explains that we can do this by building ourselves up…

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.” (Proverbs 1:7) Three Hebrew words are used to define the word “fool” in Proverbs: “Kesil.” This refers to a hard-headed person who thinks he or she needs no advice. “Ewil.” This word has a root meaning of “growing thick…

“For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love. For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement: Love your neighbor as yourself. But if you bite and devour one another, watch out, or you will be…