Today’s Devotional: “We Need Guidance” Accepting that we need help is hard because we dislike admitting we’re lost and asking for directions. So we keep going, more confused than before. Since sheep tend to wander off by nature, they need a shepherd. We are quite similar to sheep, so we also require our heavenly Shepherd … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “‘But If Not’ Faith” It’s all about having a “but if not” faith. This was the faith three young Jewish men had when facing possible death. Nebuchadnezzar made it clear that if they didn’t bow to the golden statue, they would be thrown into the fiery furnace. But they had faith in God, … Read more

Today’s Devotional: Consequences and Deliverance for Faithfulness Nebuchadnezzar, king and ruler of Babylon, had just erected a golden image and commanded everyone, including his leaders, to bow down and worship it. If they refused, they faced serious consequences—the fiery furnace. The ruler of this world, Satan, has done much the same. He has set up … Read more

Easter Devotional: “What Can We Learn” “Which of the two do you want me to release to you? ‘Barabbas,’ they answered. ‘What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?’ Pilate asked. They all answered, ‘Crucify him!’” (Matthew 27:21-22). From these verses, we learn three things. First, many prefer murderers over the … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Trusting God Brings Courage” “Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.” (Joshua 1:6) Joshua’s courage hinged upon his trusting God at His word. God is faithful and will faithfully keep His promises. In … Read more

Easter Devotional: “Recovering Biblical Hope” Christian hope is different from worldly hope because it is based on the fact that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. The Apostle Peter said, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope … Read more

Easter Devotional: “A Renewed Hope” Two of Jesus’s disciples were walking down a road after His death and resurrection. They were feeling what most feel today—exhausted, empty, and trapped. Furthermore, they were walking on a road leading away from Jerusalem and toward the town of Emmaus. These disciples were leaving Jerusalem, the city of God, … Read more

Today’s Easter Devotional: “A Hope that Lives” Hope is to our spirits what oxygen is to our bodies. When we don’t have enough oxygen to breathe, we die. When we don’t have hope, our spirit dies. Everyone needs hope to survive, and this reflects what Solomon said in Proverbs 13:12 – “Hope deferred makes the … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Why Do You Seek Jesus?” People followed Jesus because of the miraculous signs He did in healing the sick. They started following Him because of the signs and what they could get, not for God’s peace or entering God’s kingdom. “Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “What Difference?” In a few weeks, America will celebrate what is called Easter, which really has nothing to do with a bunny and egg-laying, but rather it is about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest event of all time. It is the most powerful event in … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “The Unhealthy Art of Compromise” When we compromise in one area, we end up compromising in just about every area of our lives. David compromised his faith by entering the land of the Philistines to escape Saul. God never instructed David to go; instead, he reasoned it out on his own, marking the … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “The Promise of Emptiness” In our world, we’re taught: “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” Many have fallen for the world’s empty promises and are suspicious of anything or anyone that claims we can get something for nothing. We watch TV, and the ads tell us that we … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “The Resurrection Proves Jesus is God” The resurrection shows that Jesus has control over life and death. Jesus said, “No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from … Read more

Today’s Devotional – “The Proclamation” As Jesus hung on the cross, He endured intense, excruciating physical pain. But the Father intensified this suffering—not physically, but spiritually—by placing all our sins on Him. Because the Lord cannot look upon sin, this caused a separation between the Father and the Son, even before time itself began. And … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “It’s Not About Image” Today, it’s all about image! Magazines sell it. Advertisers promote it. People crave it. But what they sell, promote, and crave is overrated, unfair, and causes more harm to people’s sense of who God made them to be. This whole idea of image has created a multibillion-dollar cosmetic, transportation, … Read more

Today’s Devotional – “The Passion” The Passion shows how far Jesus went to demonstrate God’s love, starting in the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus prepared Himself for what was ahead. “And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.” (Luke 22:44) The … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “A Promised Future” Because of Easter, a future in heaven is promised. Jesus wanted the disciples to know that even though He was leaving, He was coming back. “In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. … Read more

Today’s Easter Devotional: “He is Risen – The Promise” God cannot make a promise and then fail to keep it. “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Distorted Images” Distorted mirrors give distorted images. Remember the traveling carnivals. They always have a “Fun House” filled with warped mirrors. When we looked into them, we saw distorted images of ourselves. For some, our heads appeared too big. Okay, for someone like me, that might not be a distortion. But other mirrors … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Easter’s Promise of the Holy Spirit” Jesus said that even though He was leaving, He wouldn’t leave us alone; He was sending us someone just like Himself to take His place. “I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper … the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive … Read more