Category: Daily Devotions

“I will … praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness.” (Psalm 138:2a) It’s quite easy to complain, isn’t it? Standing in the line at the supermarket, I happened to overhear two people having a real chinwag about all the things that were wrong in their lives. As we moved forward towards the…

“A quick-tempered man does foolish things, and a crafty man is hated.” (Proverbs 14:17) The truth is that when your temper gets the best of you, it reveals the worst of you. The Bible says three things about unrighteous anger that you need to keep in mind: It’s stupid. “A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and…

“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6) Jesus makes a bold claim in this passage, saying he is the way, the truth, and the life. He’s the only one who can lead people to God the Father. Many people today disagree…

“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7) Have you ever watched someone doing resistance training? They get stronger every day as they press more and more weight. That’s how to view the verse “resist the devil”. Satan is out to do three things: “Kill, steal, and…

“Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead.” (Philippians 3:13) The Bible says that the greater the offense, the greater the need to forgive your offender in order to go on with your life. Remember…

“Blessed is the king of Israel!” (John 12:13) Many first-century Jews had hopes that their promised Messiah would be a political leader, someone who could lead Israel in a revolution against the Roman Empire. Their hope was that Jesus could lead the nation to independence again. So in our reading from John 12 for today,…

“So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’” (Luke 17:10) If you have a tendency to remind people of all the good things you do and the sacrifices you make, read what Jesus said: “When you have done…

“Jesus called in a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out!’ The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.” (John 11:43-44) Scholars describe the raising of Lazarus as the seventh and final “sign” or miracle in the book of John, and — as we can…

“This happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.” (John 9:3) The disciples see a man who was born blind, and they assume that his blindness is someone’s fault. This was a common way of thinking about suffering in those days. Sickness and disability were often believed to be a result…