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

Today’s Devotional: “God’s Choice: Contrary to Human Reason” Nobody would have guessed that out of Jesse’s sons, David would be the one God would choose. In fact, they were so certain that they didn’t invite him to the party. Not even David’s father thought much of him. He called him “the youngest.” This word carries … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Never Run Dry” How many times have we said we’re running on empty or that we’re all burned out? We use these phrases to signal that we’re all used up and that there’s nothing left. We can’t do another thing, and we’re ready to quit. But in the Lord, there’s no quit, and … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Navigating Life’s Dark Valleys” In Psalm 23:4, King David wrote, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” The Bible often uses valleys as a metaphor for difficult times. Joshua speaks … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “The Criticizer” I was recently asked what one of my favorite lines from a movie is, and to most people’s dismay, it’s “I’ll be back,” from The Terminator. When he comes back in Terminator 2, even though it’s called “Judgment Day,” Arnold returns as a good guy to save humanity’s future. And that’s … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Live Long and Prosper” If you are a Star Trek fan, you would remember Dr. Spock’s raised right hand, fingers parted in the Vulcan salute, saying, “Live long and prosper.” Actually, the hand sign comes from a Jewish priestly blessing. The fingers, separated in this way, signify the Hebrew letter “Shin,” which stands … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Fringe Benefits” What was it about the fringe of Jesus’s garment that made people clamor to touch it? We see this in the woman who couldn’t stop her menstrual bleeding. When she heard about Jesus, she secretly came up behind Him, touched the hem of His garment, and was immediately healed. (Mark 5:27-29; … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “A Brief Moment of Grace” Today, more than ever, we need a revival, but what that entails is repentance on our part, which means turning from the ways that displease the Lord. One such area is how the church, and we as believers, have intermarried with the concepts and philosophies of the world.  … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “What Goes Around Comes Around” The old saying goes, “What goes around comes around.” In other words, actions have consequences. This was God’s message when He allowed the Medo-Persian army to pillage and plunder Babylon and the Chaldeans. As the Babylonians had done to Judea, Jerusalem, and the Jews, God was now exacting … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Duplicity Revealed” God says, “Quit doing one thing while proclaiming to do another. Stop saying you believe in Me if you’re not going to follow My word.” While it’s complete folly to say there is no God (Psalm 14:1), it’s even greater folly to proclaim belief in Jesus Christ and then live as … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “The Devil’s All About Opportunity” The Bible tells us to make the most of every opportunity. “Walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:15-16) The reason we need to be careful in how we live, i.e., “walk circumspectly,” and to redeem the time, … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Faith that Moves Mountains” “And the apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith.’” (Luke 17:5) We want God to increase our faith so we can do great works. We want to be like those listed in God’s Hall of Faith. “Who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “The Constraining Love of Christ” “For the love of Christ constrains us.” (2 Corinthians 5:14a) Some texts use the word “control,” while others use the word “compel.” As you can see, they are completely different. But let me make this observation. Both are equally correct in our response to Christ’s love for us, … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “The Christ We See” In Revelation chapter one, John sees Christ as he has never seen Him before. His hair was extreme white, his face shone like the sun in full strength, His eyes burned like fire, out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and His words sounded like many waters. … Read more

Today’s 333 Devotional: “Repentant Fruit” While dragon fruit may need to repent, this is not the fruit I’m referring to. Fruit refers to how we live. Do we live for Christ, for Satan (the dragon), or for ourselves? Repentance is not just being sorry. To repent means to change our minds about what we’re doing. … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Speak What You Eat” There’s an old saying, “You are what you eat.” But we also speak what we spiritually consume. Jesus said, “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For … Read more