Category: Daily Devotions

“There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:28) In order to have a clique, you must exclude certain people. And to feel excluded hurts deeply. David experienced it: “The one who shared my food, has turned against me” (Psalm 41:9). Cliques…

“May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us.” (Psalm 67:1) When we think about God’s face shining on us, what do we think about? Is it like the gentle warmth of the sun on a winter’s day? Or perhaps it’s like a light that surrounds and protects…

“God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.” (1 Corinthians 10:13a) In modern times, we know about the cloud. It’s where all our personal information is stored. Everything we’ve searched, googled, or inquired into, documents we’ve saved: It would appear that nothing about our identity is private anymore.…

“He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.” (1 Peter 3:11) Read these Scriptures: “Pursue peace with all people” (Hebrews 12:14). “The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield … the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who…

“The promise is not only for those people that live under the law of Moses. It is for anyone who lives with faith like Abraham.” (Romans 4:16, ICB) No matter who you are and no matter what you’ve done, God loves you and wants you to come home to Him. He wants to shower His…

“I write to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.” (1 John 2:12) John says, “I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name” (v. 12). When you’re baptized and believe in Jesus Christ, the only thing you know…

“Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and should give happily to those in need, always being ready to share with others whatever God has given them. By doing this they will be storing up real treasure for themselves in heaven — it is the only…

“Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.” (1 Corinthians 8:13) Would you give something up if it caused another to stumble in their faith? Today’s reading is interesting when we consider it in…

“Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven …” (Colossians 3:1) The need for us as humans to seek after something is a reality which is seen around us; felt within us; and evidenced by neuroscience. Our quest to seek answers, to learn new and…