Category: Daily Devotions

“But rejoice insofar as you are sharing Christ’s sufferings, so that you may also be glad and shout for joy when His glory is revealed.” (1 Peter 4:13) Read 1 Peter 4:12–16. Reading the world news can be overwhelming, can’t it? We see a world that is hurting; war, invasions, persecution and racism invade our…

“I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of His mighty strength.” (Ephesians…

“… Whoever does these things shall never be shaken.” (Psalm 15:5b) Read Psalm 15:1-5a for the questions leading to this answer. Psalm 15 asks a question that unsettles anyone who takes faith seriously: “Who may dwell in the Lord’s tent? Who may live on God’s holy hill?” The answer given is searching and demanding. The…

“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations.” (Matthew 28:18-19, NIV) One thing is made very clear in Scripture: God wants you to tell people the Good News of salvation through Jesus Christ. In fact, some of the first and last recorded words…

“Many will see what He has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the LORD.” (Psalm 40:3, NLT) Because of Jesus, you can have your past forgiven, a purpose for living, and a home in heaven. Telling others about the hope you have in Jesus is the most loving thing you can…

“Or do you show contempt for the riches of His kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you toward repentance?” (Romans 2:4) Do you remember the woman who took an alabaster box of fragrant oil and anointed Jesus with it? The Bible says: “Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw…

“We are … Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us.” (2 Corinthians 5:20, NIV) Your job as God’s child is to invite others to join the family. In fact, you are an ambassador of Christ. That means that, everywhere you go, you represent Jesus in this One Kingdom of God throughout…

There’s a difference between showing up and being glad to be there, and we are called to worship eagerly. Psalm 122:1 says, “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’” That’s eagerness, that’s joy. That is worship from the heart. Not just a habit. But in…

“… to give His people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins.” (Luke 1:77) Read Luke 1:68–79. Luke 1:68–79 places us just after John’s birth. Zechariah, whose voice had long been silent, is finally able to speak. And when he does, he does not explain himself or his experience. He sings. In his…