Devotions
Settle it at the Table
"That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us" (Heb. 6:18). Faith has never changed. God has never changed. The only ones who need to do...
Brought Near
"But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ." (Eph. 2:13) We were the ones who, at one time in our life, were far away from the blessings of God. Our sins had separated us from the love of God. But Jesus offered His...
God Is Working in You
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. (Phil. 2:13) I remember the story of a man who had a malignant growth on the side of his face. It looked like a big purple eggplant, and had grown almost as big as his head. The doctors...
God is Willing to Heal
"And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him" (1 John 5:14-15). Physical healing is a...
Ready for Change
"Because they do not change, Therefore they do not fear God" (Ps. 55:19 NKJ). How resistant to change are you? How much pain does a new idea cause you? How willing are you to discard a method that no longer works, a tradition that has lost its meaning, a...
Glorified in His Image
"Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified" (Rom. 8:30 KJV). God has justified you. That means God has declared you as being righteous. That is the lane he has...
Thank God Instead
"If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with every one" (Rom. 12:18). When I was a new Christian, it was almost impossible for me to live at peace with anyone! Almost every time I opened my mouth, I said something ugly. I was constantly hurting the...
Dignity Restored
When the wayward son returned home to his father, the ring of authority was placed on his finger. This ring restored the son’s dignity. He once again had the rights as a member of the family. Notice what John 1:12-13 says about our rights as sons: But as many as...
Circumcision of Christ
And in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ. (Col. 2:11 NASB) The Jews had a formal procedure of cutting the flesh to symbolize separation from the rest of the...
An Excellent Spirit Produces Promotion
In the year 605 BC, a young man, actually a teenager named Daniel, was deported to Babylon. Daniel was not alone. Thousands of captives had been taken from Judah to Babylon. The treasures of Solomon's palace and the temple were also transported. The Babylonians had...