Devotions
You Are Not Defined by the World
God thoughts about us that can change everything we have believed about ourselves. His perspective is so important that it was part of Jesus’ prayer for us before His crucifixion. This prayer revealed that we can see ourselves in the same way He saw Himself as He...
God Responds to Faith, Not Clichés
Sometimes people get in situations where their backs are up against the wall. Something has happened, somebody has done something, or a circumstance has come against them and they don't know what to do. Here is what some Christians do when there is a problem. They...
Trusting God Gives You Peace
Psalm 4:8 (NLT) I will lie down in peace and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe. Knowing that God is in control of your life will give you peace, joy, and rest. When you go to bed at night, examine your heart and ask yourself daily, "who is in control...
What Does It Mean?
The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly. Proverbs 20:27 KJV The sad fact is that many believers don’t even know what it means to be “in the spirit.” Although they have access to that realm through the blood of Jesus...
God’s Word Gives Me Light, Discernment And Comprehension
Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will show you things to come. (John 16:13) I saturate myself in the Word of God...
Get Beyond the Requirements!
"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant" (Phil. 2:5-7). More than any other man, Paul knew what...
In Everything Give Thanks
"In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." (1 Thess. 5:18) We are instructed to give thanks to God "in" everything, not "for" everything. Not all things that happen to us are the will of God. Sickness, disease, fear,...
The Prodigal Son
It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. (Luke 15:32)In the 1950s, I read a testimony in Reader's Digest which was endorsed by the Secretary of the Navy. He stated, "All of...
One Will On Heaven And On Earth
"And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth" (Luke 11:2). Is it ever God's will for His children here on earth to be sick? Well, God doesn't have one...
The Chiefest of All! – Part One
"The chiefest among ten thousand" (Song of Solomon 5:10). Part One How could anyone ever exhaust the list of titles given to Jesus Christ? It is so easy to use words from the Bible that describe Him. One time I was struck with an affliction that had all the...