Devotions
Pulling the Plug on Your Faith
"Where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work" (James 3:16). Have you ever had everything going smoothly, seen your faith working and really seeing results, only to have something odd creep up inside you? Maybe you began to feel just a little...
Seventy Times Seven
"Jesus said to him, 'I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.'" (Matt. 18:22 NASB) Peter had asked Jesus the interesting question of how many times must I forgive the same person for doing the same bad things to me? Peter then had...
Present Your Body to God
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. (Rom. 12:1) Present your body to God. You can do it, because the inward man, or the spirit man,...
The Power of Words
"For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith"...
Judging Ourselves
"For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged" (1 Cor. 11:31 NKJ). This verse encourages a self-examination and self-discipline that can prove very beneficial. The whole world system is centered on self-indulgence and self-gratification. The Christian is...
Binding and Loosing is a Command
"And, behold, there was a woman, which had a Spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity" (Luke...
His Still Small Voice
"But the anointing which ye have received of [God] abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth" (1 John 2:27). Have you ever noticed that you are sometimes aware of certain things even...
Quiet for Your Soul
In the midst of a fast-paced world filled with decisions, difficulties, and distractions, we can discover the relief and refreshing the Lord intended for us. There are things clamoring for our attention every moment of every day which can create a desperate need...
Victorious Words From a Victorious Soldier
"The time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but...