Devotion Archive
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Devotion for October 6, 2024
“They put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.” (Matthew 9:17b) Like new wine poured into fresh wineskins, everything stays spiritually fresh for the true believer. First, he or she leads a life of unquestioning obedience and follows the Lord without conditions or excuses. Not long before His ascension, Jesus told Peter, “‘Follow…
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Devotion for October 5, 2024
“[Love] does not seek its own.” (1 Corinthians 13:5) Love transforms selfish people into self-sacrificing people. From the time of Adam and Eve, replacing God with self has been at the root of all sin. Our first parents had only one restriction: “From the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not…
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Devotion for October 4, 2024
“To me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:21) True contentment is found only in Christ. There has never been a society in the history of the world that has had as many commodities as Americans have. We are living in an affluence that is unheard of in the world’s history.…
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Devotion for October 3, 2024
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9, NIV) Every farmer knows that what you sow in one season, you will reap in another season. You plant in the spring, and you harvest in the fall. The…
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Devotion for October 2, 2024
“When Jesus heard this, He said, ‘It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick.’” (Matthew 9:12) Basic human logic and common sense tells us that physically sick people need treatment from a doctor. Here Jesus simply answers the Pharisees’ cynical question with the plain statement that the…
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Devotion for October 1, 2024
“Love is patient.” (1 Corinthians 13:4) Love does not retaliate. We usually think of patience as the ability to wait or endure without complaint — whether it’s with people or circumstances. But the Greek word translated “patience” in 1 Corinthians 13:4 refers specifically to patience with people. It literally means “to be long tempered,” and…
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Devotion for September 30, 2024
“Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, ‘Why is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?’” (Matthew 9:10–11) Prideful resentment can…
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Devotion for September 29, 2024
“Love is patient … kind … not jealous … does not brag … is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly … does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all…
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Devotion for September 28, 2024
“Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.” (Proverbs 17:9, NLT) We all have people in our lives who exasperate us. They might be demanding, disapproving, or demeaning. Perhaps they’re self-centered and focus every conversation on themselves. Or maybe they just love to argue or complain. Whatever they do,…