Devotions
You’re Sure to Please Him
"Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant" (Ps. 35:27). If you're like me - and many other believers - you want to please God...
He Rose Again
...How that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures. (1 Cor. 15:4 KJV) Here Paul gives us the three-fold cord of the gospel. Jesus died for our sins. He was...
You Can Get Better!
Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. (John 4:52) This is another instance of healing in Jesus' ministry. Notice that the healing wasn't instantaneous. The Bible says that...
Forever Redeemed
"In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace" (Eph. 1:7). When Jesus shed His blood on the Cross, He redeemed us. Redeem means "to purchase or buy back." For example, several years ago, when you...
Accepted In The Beloved
"He has made us accepted in the Beloved" (Eph. 1:6 NKJ). Accepted in the Beloved. What an encouraging word. In this world, with its constant search for affection, approval, and acceptance, it is good to know that we Christians are accepted in the Beloved. We do not...
Jesus is Still Healing Today
"Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever (Heb. 13:8 KJV). Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. The word same means not changed. Jesus has not changed. He is the same today as He was yesterday; and as He is today He will be tomorrow...
Dethroned Powers
"We do discuss "wisdom" with those who are mature; only it is not the wisdom of this world or of the dethroned Powers who rule this world, it is the mysterious Wisdom of God" (1 Cor. 2:6-7). God's Word teaches that Satan and evil spirits are rebel holders of...
Sorrow Not!
"The redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and grief shall flee away" (Isa. 51:11). Did you know that as a believer you've been redeemed from...
Unbearable Heaviness
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus provides us with the clearest example of someone who drew on an extra measure of God’s grace in an intense time of need. While in the garden, Jesus asked His disciple to pray with Him. He said, “My soul is exceeding sorrowful,...
Trust Him to Deliver You
"A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling" (Ps. 91:7,10). Naturally speaking, this is a terrifying world we're living in...