Devotionals

Nothing more, nothing less. A common mistake is thinking Hebrews 11:1 is a definition of faith. It sounds like a definition, but it is not. HEBREWS 11:1 KJV 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. This does not define faith but tells us something that faith […]

GENESIS 1:26,28 NKJ 26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 28 Then God

PROVERBS 22:6 ESV 6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. God’s plan is that children be a great blessing in a family. Sadly, in many homes, the children are holy terrors, exasperating and exhausting their parents. In every case, it

We should expect God’s protection, and thank Him for it. But we must remember that we receive from God by faith. So if we don’t believe God will protect us, we are, in effect, hindering God’s protection. So we need to feed our faith on the promises of the Bible concerning God’s protection for His

MATTHEW 4:10 NLT 10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’” Today we have what we call “worship services” that usually consist mainly of singing songs and listening to a sermon. Many also have “worship leaders” whose job is

PHILIPPIANS 2:4 NLT 4 Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. It’s not unusual for someone to feel like life is not worth living. Many, if not most, feel this way some time. My recommendation for those who feel this way is to begin focusing on helping

2 CORINTHIANS 13:14 LB 14 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. May God’s love and the Holy Spirit’s friendship be yours. Paul God has feelings, emotions, and desires. God does not enjoy being neglected any more than you do. God has none of the weaknesses we associate with people,

LUKE 8:11 NLT 11 “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s word. God usually gives us things in seed form. When we look at an acorn, we don’t see an oak tree, or a forest of oak trees, but God can. Ideas are seeds. When God desires to send a blessing

ACTS 14:7-10 KJV 7 And there they preached the gospel. 8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked: 9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, 10 Said

1 CORINTHIANS 12:27 NLT 27 All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it. EPHESIANS 4:3 NLT 3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. God hates discord and quarreling among brethren (see Proverbs 6:16-19). Does this mean we should