Devotionals

1 THESSALONIANS 5:18 CEV 18 Whatever happens, keep thanking God because of Jesus Christ. This is what God wants you to do. There are many things in life we may not understand. But we can understand this verse, and know that God gave these instructions for our benefit, to help us — not because God […]

MATTHEW 6:26 LB 26 Look at the birds! They don’t worry about what to eat — they don’t need to sow or reap or store up food — for your heavenly Father feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than they are. Have you ever watched birds eating on a snowy day?

Fortunately for us, God is not motivated or moved or controlled by His feelings. But that does not mean God has no feelings. We are made in His image, in His likeness. Just as we have feelings, and can be hurt, God also has feelings, as the following verses show. GENESIS 6:6 NIV 6 The

JOHN 8:31-32 NKJ 31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” The promise of Jesus is clear: the end result of staying in His Word will be freedom.

2 CORINTHIANS 5:1 NKJ 1 For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. The “real you” is not your body. Your body is just a house you live in so you can function here on

JAMES 1:22 NKJ 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. How easily we fall into the trap of listening to, or even studying, the Bible — but not acting on its instructions. According to this verse, that opens us up to deception. We think we are spiritual. We think

HEBREWS 8:13 NKJ 13 In that He says, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away. The part of the Bible we call the Old Testament is not exactly the same as the Old Covenant, nor is the part of the

God loved the people of the world (including you) so much, that He chose to suffer the penalty justice demands for your sins, so He could enjoy life with you. We should rejoice in God’s mercy and love, but we should not forget that sin is a terrible thing. Sin is not just a list

MATTHEW 22:37-38 NLT 37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the LORD your God…’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. Some commands are more important and carry more weight than others. Not all of Scripture is commands. Mostly it could be called rules (or precepts) for living. In some situations these rules may conflict

PSALM 107:1 NKJ 1 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. It seems the more people have the less thankful they become. Today complaints are abundant, but thank you’s are few. COLOSSIANS 3:15 NKJ 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which