Today’s 333 Devotional: “God’s Main Purpose” God’s main purpose is to repair creation. God’s purpose is to make all things new, to restore humanity and everything back to the way He intended when first He created it. The problem is we messed it up because we thought we knew what was best, and isn’t this … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “Divinely Jealous” God loves us with a jealous love. God’s jealousy is nothing like human jealousy, which is petty and cruel. Rather it’s a burning desire for us because we are betrothed to His Son, Jesus. We are Jesus’s bride. This was what Paul was feeling when he wrote to the Corinthian … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “Resurrection Power” There has never been a power greater than what was shown almost 2,000 years ago when Jesus rose from the grave. Even the combined destructive power of all our atomic bombs cannot equal the power of the resurrection. They may have the power to take life, but they don’t have … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “Come, See, Experience” After escaping the wrath of his brother Esau, Jacob was tired and laid down to sleep and it says, “He dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “Needed: Godly Commitment” We live in a world where long-term commitments are no longer wanted or desired. This is true in marriage, work, and even the church. Today we fear commitments and live by the creed, “I want to keep my options open.” In other words, we don’t want to get to … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “The Pomegranate Effect” In the Latin there’s a saying, “Carpe Diem,” which is translated, “Seize the Day.” It means taking advantage of the opportunities that arise each day. It’s squeezing everything we can out of each day. It means don’t waste a single day because once that day is gone it can … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “Make the Most of Every Opportunity” Knowing that the hour is nearer than anyone of us expects. The Apostle Paul tells us a couple of things we need to do. And the first thing he tells us is to make the most of every opportunity God gives. “Be very careful, then, how … Read more

Weekend’s Devotional: “God’s Cleansing” “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.” (Ezekiel 36:25) This is the second part of God’s prophetic word and promise to restore His people, and it involves His cleansing. The law of … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Living in Mediocrity” The word, mediocrity, means exactly like it sounds, in the middle, something that is somewhat this or that. Similar words are fair, average, middling, second-rate, humdrum, indifferent, and so-so. Phrases include, middle of the road, run of the mill, and garden variety. Living life just to get by, living a … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “Living in Complacency” Complacency means a feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction coupled with an unawareness of danger. It’s feeling satisfied with yourself and your achievements no matter what else may be happening. Solomon calls complacency foolishness that leads to a person’s eventually destruction. “The complacency of fools will destroy them.” (Proverbs 1:32) … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “Less Denominationalism” I grew up my whole life under the Protestant wing of the faith. My family attended the Methodist church. I accepted the Lord in an Assembly of God church. I helped start the first Calvary Chapel in Las Vegas, which later became non-denominational. I then went to seminary and graduated … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “You Can Run, but You Can’t Hide” Heavyweight boxing champ Joe Louis in preparing to defend his title against challenger Billy Conn was told of Conn’s great speed and his tactic of darting in and moving quickly out of his opponent’s reach. Louis replied, “He can run, but he can’t hide.” I … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “Living Intentionally” We must look at our need and reassess our lives if we’re to live our lives intentionally because we only have so many days to live upon this earth before eternity sets in. This reality is what drove King David to live his life intentionally, realizing that the end of … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “And, But, and Yet” In Nehemiah chapter 9, the leaders reviewed their past in what I call the “And,” “But,” and “Yet” of God. From verse 5 through verse 15 they recount the past blessings of God. These are the “Ands” of Scriptures, where fourteen times they use the word “and” to … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “Swallowed” Have you ever wondered what happens when you swallow food? Let me share with you what I found. The stomach churns the food by contracting and relaxing and begins to break it up. This allows the stomach enzymes to work faster on the food. The stomach also releases gastric juices into … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “Actions Speak Louder” Moses failed to follow God’s instructions to speak to the Rock so the Lord could bring out life giving water for the people. Instead, Moses struck the Rock with his rod (Numbers 20:11). It’s not only in what we say that we’ll be held accountable to God, but also, … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “Jesus, Our Beginning and End” “And Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. Then Samuel cried out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him.” (1 Samuel 7:9) The spiritual significance of this verse and what happened cannot be overlooked, nor … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “Trusting God” With all that’s going on, the need to trust God when we don’t understand has proven to be difficult to say the least. When the children of Israel were finally free from their bondage to the Egyptians, they began their march to freedom. But it wasn’t long before God led … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “How Will You Answer?” When Job’s friends came to sit by his side through his present distress, they couldn’t help but heap condemnation upon him. Job said, “How long will you torment my soul, and break me in pieces with words?” (Job 19:2) Earlier Job said, “I have heard many such things; … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “Slow Down and Smell the Roses” With all the pressure that life brings with it today, from work related deadlines to family responsibilities, we often don’t take the time to slow down, to sit, to be still and allow the Lord God to add to our lives the serenity that is missing. … Read more