Devotion 10/31, Going Home The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land. Proverbs 10:30 This world is not our home (Hebrews 13:14). We should never expect to feel comfortable or accepted here! That being said, Jesus gives us great peace and joy to endure the hatred and carry
Read More....Devotion 10/30, Only By God’s Grace! “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 When we live poor in spirit we position ourselves to receive the limitless grace of our heavenly Father. To be poor in spirit is by definition to acknowledge our immense, total need
Read More....Devotion 10/29, Gentle Shepherd The men in the boat caught in the storm were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!” Matthew 8:27 Well, the lesson is pretty clear for us today. All of us who are Christ’s disciples will go through storms in life
Read More....Devotion 10/28, Giving and Forgiving, Sufficient for Today The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. 1 Corinthians 10:26 We must remember that all we have is His. He doesn’t need our gifts to do his work in the world — after all, he made all creation without us. On the other hand, we
Read More....Devotion 10/27, Out of Reverence For Christ Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. Ephesians 5:21-22 The family is the ideal place to learn about life. Through family relationships we can learn love, respect, obedience, and gratitude. So the Bible places
Read More....Devotion 10/26, He Knows My Name! Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”). John 20:16 There are times in life when we have to do some things we don’t want to do. Tough things. There’s that phone call we have to make. Or that
Read More....Devotion 10/25, Oh My Soul Rejoices! Who should not revere you, O King of the nations? This is your due. Among all the wise men of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you. Jeremiah 10:7 From Philip Ware: “Presidents, kings, prime ministers, and rulers have a host of “wise”
Read More....Devotion 10/24, You’re an Overcomer! He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe. Ephesians 4:10 The gospel of Jesus Christ may seem powerless. But make no mistake: the reality is different! By his death on the cross, Christ has put satan to
Read More....Devotion 10/23, We Are Called to Truth Speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. Ephesians 4:25 We are all members of one body. Each body part affects the whole body. So if believers in Christ spread misinformation, we reduce the truthfulness of the church. Then christians are seen as untrustworthy,
Read More....Devotion 10/22, Don’t Stop Praying! If a man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the house leaks. Ecclesiastes 10:18 The bible has much to say about laziness and the damage it can cause to anything it touches. We would all agree that if you own a house and property it needs
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