Devotionals

“I’m a busy person. I have a lot to do. Why should I spend my time reading the Bible? I don’t have time to do all I need to do as it is.” “I already believe in Jesus Christ, that He’s the Son of God and my Savior. I’ve already heard the Gospel.” “Why should […]

ROMANS 8:31 NKJ 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? We all face opposition. No one likes it. But opposition is a fact of life on earth. But here’s a more important fact: with God for us, opposition doesn’t really matter. With God

ACTS 20:35 NIV 35 . . . the Lord Jesus himself said: `It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” Giving benefits the giver. The poorer you are the more you have a need to give. Those who don’t understand giving as planting seeds usually think it’s wrong for a poor person to give

1 JOHN 5:4 NKJ 4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith. We all love to win. Victory is sweet. One reason it’s so sweet is that it’s usually not easy. Victory takes effort — often great effort. Effort is

PROVERBS 25:21-22 LB 21-22 If your enemy is hungry, give him food! If he is thirsty, give him something to drink! This will make him feel ashamed of himself, and God will reward you. Why would anyone want to be an enemy of someone who treated them well? Your actions should cause your enemy to

EPHESIANS 3:15 AMPLIFIED 15 For Whom every family in heaven and on earth is named– [that Father] from Whom all fatherhood takes its title and derives its name. Barclay translates verse 15, “of whose fatherhood all heavenly and earthly fatherhood is a copy,”. A note in the Translator’s N.T. says, “A play on Greek words

MATTHEW 9:29 NKJ 29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” God responds to faith. God blesses people who have faith. Don’t you appreciate people who have faith in you? Well, God appreciates people who have faith in Him. But His reason is not selfish — as

God accepts you, because of what Jesus did as your substitute, and because He loves you. EPHESIANS 1:6 NKJ 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved. All barriers between you and God were broken down by Jesus Christ. God forgave you, and

2 CORINTHIANS 3:5-6 NIV 5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. 6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant — not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. A minister’s

2 CORINTHIANS 1:20 NCV 20 The yes to all of God’s promises is in Christ, and through Christ we say yes to the glory of God. Although the entire Bible is a message to us today, not all of it is written directly to us. The New Testament epistles are written directly to us who