Devotionals

EPHESIANS 2:8-9 NLT 8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. Being saved, and in right standing with God, […]

1 CORINTHIANS 12:22,27 NKJ 22 No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. There are NO unnecessary parts in the Body of Christ. The devil wants you to think your part does not matter, so you will

MATTHEW 4:4 NKJ 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, `Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” You may neglect the Word of God and still exist, but you will not enjoy life — really live — as God intended, without feeding

JAMES 3:9-10 NIV 9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. It seems that respect has gone out of style. But God’s unchanging Word

1 TIMOTHY 4:13 BBE 13 Till I come, give attention to the reading of the holy Writings, to comforting the saints, and to teaching. HEBREWS 4:12 BBE 12 For the word of God is living and full of power. . . There is no substitute for the basics. The words of God recorded in the

ACTS 20:32 NLT 32 “And now I entrust you to God and the word of his grace–his message that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself. Many shy away from the Bible because they think it’s just a bunch of rules to

PROVERBS 6:2 NKJ 2 You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth. MARK 11:23 NKJ 23 “For assuredly, I say to you . . . he will have whatever he says. Words are powerful. They are the way humans express their decisions. Words carry authority,

EPHESIANS 4:12 NIV 12 to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up Ministry means service. To minister is to serve. How does God “serve us”? God serves us by helping us. So, primarily, ministry means helping people. Of course, the foremost way of helping people

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. 5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? All of us have a choice: we can either

ISAIAH 40:31 NKJ 31 But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Time is precious. Our lives are full. Life is busy. Many of us think we are too busy to