Devotions
Being Godly in an Ungodly World
“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;” (2 Peter 1:5-6 KJV). Today, God’s request from us is godliness. He...
Don’t Let Division Stunt Your Growth
“And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet carnal: for...
Ask and Believe
John the Baptist demonstrated the power of the spoken word when he cried, ‘Clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord! Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God!’” (Isaiah 40:3 NLT). The good news is that you and I also have voices that can...
Breaking The Cycle of Pain
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger” (Prov. 15:1 KJV). Yesterday I was interviewed by some students for a government class at Cass Tech High School. They asked some seriously intelligent questions. They were some very...
Releasing Your Faith for the Answer
“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us” (Eph. 3:20). God wants to manifest Himself beyond what we can ask or think. We shouldn’t wait until we can comprehend...
God Is So Good to Us
Psalm 13:6 (NLT) I will sing to the Lord because he has been so good to me. Psalm 103:2 (NLT) Praise the Lord, I tell myself, and never forget the good things he does for me. The biggest thing God did is to send His Son Jesus to die for us so we could be saved....
When the Passion Wanes
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. Revelation 3:20 Some time ago, I spoke with a minister of God I greatly admire. He has preached the Gospel in more than 60...
Faith in All the Right Places
“A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things” (Matt. 12:35). Have you ever heard someone say, “I’d have no problem at all believing...
Jesus, My High Priest
“Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.” (Heb. 2:17 NASB) Jesus died as a lamb, but He arose...