Category: Daily Devotions

” … I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.” (Acts 1:1, 2) Read Acts 1:1–14 I wonder if we really have much idea of what Jesus meant when…

“For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.” (Matthew 7:2) Most people feel free to judge other people harshly because they erroneously think they are somehow superior. The Pharisees considered themselves exempt from judgment because they believed they perfectly measured up…

“My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism.” (James 2:1) People are prone to treat others differently based upon external criteria such as looks, possessions, or social status, but God is utterly impartial. He never shows favoritism and always judges righteously. Favoritism can be…

“A hot-tempered man … gets into all kinds of trouble.” (Proverbs 29:22, TLB) Anger has a price tag. When you realize that truth, you’re more likely to control the anger in your life. The Bible tells us, “A hot-tempered man … gets into all kinds of trouble” (Proverbs 29:22, TLB). Most of us have seen…

“This is pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father, to visit orphans and widows in their distress.” (James 1:27) Recently a local newspaper reported the story of a young woman who had been brutally beaten, sexually assaulted, repeatedly stabbed, then dumped down a hillside and left for dead. Miraculously she…

“We know the love that God has for us, and we trust that love … because God’s perfect love drives out fear.” (1 John 4:16, 18, NCV) I’ve talked to hundreds of people about why they don’t fully trust God. Usually it’s one of three things: People are afraid that if they give their lives…

“One who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man shall be blessed in what he does.” (James 1:25) Doers of the Word are persevering learners. The phrase “and abides by it” in James 1:25 demands our…

“And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive…

“Trust the LORD with all your heart, and don’t depend on your own understanding. Remember the LORD in all you do, and he will give you success.” (Proverbs 3:5-6, NCV) For most of us, the reason we don’t trust God fully with our lives is because we really don’t know Him. We usually don’t trust…