Category: Daily Devotions

“Love one another with mutual affection.” (Romans 12:10, NRSVUE) The Bible instructs followers of Jesus to “love one another with mutual affection” (Romans 12:10, NRSVUE). But what does that really mean? There are many ways we can do that, but one of those ways is to use our resources — whether that’s money, time, or…

“Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise.” (Ephesians 5:15) Living wisely will set you apart from the world. Walking in wisdom is an element of the worthy walk that Paul has been describing since the beginning of Ephesians 4. He says in verse 1, “Walk in a manner worthy…

“[Moses] regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.” (Hebrews 11:26, NIV) What matters most to you? What are the top three or four values in your life? Here’s a decision that will transform your life: Choose God’s values…

“By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.” (Hebrews 11:27, NIV) Moses made intentional resolutions about how to live his life, and it’s important that you do too. One of Moses’s resolutions was this: He chose to live by faith rather than by fear.…

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer person is decaying, yet our inner person is being renewed day by day. 17 For our momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, 18 while we look not at the things which…

“Where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.” (James 3:16) False wisdom ruins lives. Renowned eighteenth-century theologian Jonathan Edwards said the following about the effect of the Fall on man: Sin, like some powerful astringent, contracted his soul to the very small dimensions of selfishness; and God was forsaken, and…

News Headlines: Young Mother dies … 12 Arrested in Terrorist Raid … City Devastated by Oil Blast … Man accused in Hate Attack … But in contrast, the message of Christmas is Peace On Earth. In fact, the message of the Bible is peace. The word peace, or versions of the word, is used in…

“She [Mary] will give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21) When the angel told Joseph to name the child Jesus it wasn’t just to give Him the name by which He would be called to dinner. It…

Life Shift. Sometimes there are those moments in life when everything just shifts. You’re driving along, and all of a sudden brake lights — and then your front end ends up in the back end of the car in front of you. Life shift. Your teenage daughter sits you down and says she got a…