Today’s Devotional: “Love: The Great Authenticator” Because love is life’s driving priority, Jesus has much to say about it. Today, we’ll see what Jesus said about how love shows the world that our faith is real. He said, “By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “The Incredible Love of God” The Apostle John writes about God’s unbelievable and incredible love for us when He calls those who have come to believe in His Son, Jesus, His children. Through belief in Jesus, God adopts us into His family. Look at what John said. “Behold what manner of love the … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “God’s Love for Us” God loves us deeply, and He longs for everyone to experience the fullness of His love. If we want real, ideal, or perfect love, it’s only found in God’s love for us. One small yet significant aspect of God’s love is that God loves us “Just Because.” Why … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “My God’s Bigger” Our Western culture uses comparison extensively, especially in sales and politics. In the 1950s, Ken-L Ration dog food used comparison in a very successful ad campaign that pitted one little boy’s dog against a friend’s dog. He sang that his dog is faster, bigger, and better because He gets Ken-L … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “What Is Love?” (Part 2) Even though Valentine’s Day is over, I thought it appropriate to talk about the quality of love, where love is not just a word in a sentence but rather a way of life. Love is the greatest of all the qualities we, as Christians, are to possess. “And … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “What Is Love” (Part 1) Love is not what we think. In our society, there are many definitions for love. There’s a passionate love, where our emotions go wild. There’s familial love, where we say blood is thicker than water. There is also a love for others; sometimes this is described as “brotherly … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “God Preserves for a Purpose” David prayed, “Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.” (Psalm 16:1) In Hebrew, the word “preserve” means putting a hedge or a wall of protection around someone or something. So, David was asking the Lord to put a spiritual wall of protection around him. … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “When Tradition Replaces Reality” We do a lot in life and seldom pause to ask why. We develop habits and traditions, and if we’re not careful, we can forget why we do them. The danger of familiar traditions is that they become routine and lose their intended power. What I find amazing is … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “A Clean Conscience” Think about what this photograph says. Now consider the title of today’s devotional. We all have a conscience, and while we may be able to analyze it through philosophy, there’s no way to control it. The conscience has been defined as that still, small voice inside that says what we’re … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Beyond Our Comprehension” “The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power, and no one was able to enter the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.” (Revelation 15:8) At this time, God is going to pour out His wrath upon humanity’s many … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Adam’s Bad Brings God’s Good” The Apostle Paul draws a striking comparison between Adam, the first man, and Jesus Christ, the second man, calling Jesus God’s gift to humanity. Adam’s sin brought death to humanity, but Jesus’s death is God’s gift to humanity, bringing life and righteousness to all who believe. In other … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “God’s Choice Based on Our Heart’s Response” The public anointing of David by Samuel was simply a confirmation of David’s earlier heart response to God. You see, God had already investigated David’s heart and found it loyal and fully committed to Him. When someone is called, we give them the ministry titles, and … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Quality Quiet Time” How is our quiet time with the Lord? To spend quality time with God, we need to be “every day” in His word, prayer, and praise. When this happens, the Lord ministers to our hearts, and we’ll be able to minister to others’ lives. To the women at the well, … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Before Becoming a Warrior” In the maxim we repeat every Sunday at Living Waters Fellowship, we say we are mighty men and women of valor. But there is something we must be before we become warriors, something that can help turn us into mighty men and women of valor. Before the David and … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “God’s Greater Grace” What the law could not do, God’s grace accomplished. That is what the Apostle Paul makes clear to us in one of the Bible’s most glorious truths. “But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.” (Romans 5:20b) Paul compares Adam’s sin to the righteous sacrifice of Jesus Christ, which ends … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Hope Springs Eternal” While pulling out a quad pad of paper to write, I saw the words at the top, “Hope Springs Eternal.” Obviously, the Lord meant for them to be written, but for whatever reason I left them on the pad. I wondered how many of us leave the promises of God … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “The Great Equalizer” Most products we buy have an expiration date, and knowing these dates is important, whether you’re buying milk or, better yet, getting ready to drink it. When you buy a car, you know its expiration as well. It’s when the warranty runs out. Just about everything carries an expiration date. … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Making the Wrong Right” When there’s a feud between individuals, we say there is bad blood between them. It’s a feeling of intense hatred. Spiritually, you might say that before someone came to know Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, there was bad blood between them and God. But through Jesus’s death … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “The Scent of Hope” One year, the Charleston Mountains experienced a large wildfire, leaving only blackened trees and shrubs. As we were building dams to prevent soil erosion, we saw heavy rain clouds moving over the ridge. We actually smelled them. We smelled the rain before we saw any of it. Hurrying to … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Grace at The Center” Our faith activates God’s grace, and grace puts God at the center of it all, which means our salvation is entirely God’s work, a gift, and nothing we can accomplish on our own. Now, the standard definition of grace is “God’s unmerited favor,” which is correct. God loves to … Read more