Devotion for March 28, 2024
“There is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1, NLT) Do you get it right all the time? Of course you don’t! None of us do. None of us is perfect. There is a lot of…
“There is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1, NLT) Do you get it right all the time? Of course you don’t! None of us do. None of us is perfect. There is a lot of…
“I love God’s law with all my heart. But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.” (Romans 7:22-23, NLT) You…
“Paul devoted himself … to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. But when they … became abusive, he … said … ‘From now on I will go to the Gentiles.’” (Acts 18:5-6) The apostle Paul had…
“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8, NIV) We lie to ourselves all the time: “I haven’t gained any weight.” “I’m not hurting anyone.” “No one even…
“To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.” (Revelation 2:7) To live in Ephesus meant being surrounded by the worship of false gods.…
“Let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up.” (Hebrews 12:1, NLT) The most important word to remember for your spiritual journey may be a surprising one: No. Your faith…
“Gather to me my consecrated ones …” (Psalm 50:5a) In this psalm, God summons all the people of Earth before Him and addresses them: Those who have been faithful to their special connection and those who haven’t. To the faithful,…
“Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.” (Revelation 2:5) The Lord Jesus has the authority…
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run…