Today’s Devotional: “It’s Closer Than We Thought” Lately, I’ve had conversations about a variety of issues, with the overall conclusion being “It’s closer than we thought.” Several talked about their health and are making plans for their deaths. But death is a natural part of life. No one lives forever in these death and sin-filled … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “A Christian’s Life in the World” We live in an age when it is hard to tell a Christian from a non-Christian. The church is also becoming more like the world, while the world is becoming more like the church. What we are seeing is the church and the world walking hand in … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “When Satan Attacks” When we’re not where we’re supposed to be, we’re most vulnerable to Satan’s attacks. “It happened in the spring of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the people of Ammon … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Waiting for God” One of the hardest things we can do is to wait. If there’s one thing we dislike more than anything else, it’s waiting. Waiting is not our forte. We see this in our society, where fast food, remote controls, and microwave ovens are the norm. But it’s when we’re in … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Fear Breaks, Faith Makes” We all have the capacity to make or break a church’s outreach based on what we believe. Moses told the officers to weed out those who were afraid so that their fear wouldn’t affect the others. “Then the officers shall add, ‘Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Take a Walk with God” If you want to know what pleases God, take a walk with Him. This was Enoch’s testimony. “And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.” (Genesis 5:24) “By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, ‘and was not … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Faith That Pleases God” Faith is a topic that is often discussed, but I wonder whether it is the kind of faith that pleases God? (Hebrews 11:6) Today’s Christian thinks more about faith not as a relationship but as something that allows them to get what they can from God. It is a … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “God Is Not Mocked” There is a real danger when we begin to treat God and the things of God lightly. Consider how the Lord’s anger burned against Uzza, striking him down after Uzza laid his hand on the Ark of the Covenant. “Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, for … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Growing in Our Faith” God has designed all life to grow. To Adam and Eve, He said, “Be fruitful and multiply.” (Genesis 1:28) From the moment we were conceived, God designed us for growth. He designed us to grow physically, emotionally, mentally, socially, and spiritually. But our spiritual growth doesn’t begin at conception, … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Everything Begins and Ends with Faith” God accepts a person’s faith in Jesus Christ as righteousness. But Paul makes a critical point that must not be missed, namely that a person must continue to believe, that is, to live by faith. “For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “The Cost of Christianity” When will we stop thinking we can serve God without it costing us anything? Somewhere in our not-too-distant past, Christians began thinking they could be saved but not serve. They began to think they could be Christians and just sit in the pews, or be like everyone else around … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “It’s All About Faith” Over the years, I’ve seen many believers give up on their faith in Jesus Christ, and there are many reasons why. Maybe they’ve prayed, but either they or their loved ones still contracted an illness or disease, or their loved one died. It may also involve an accident or … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Determining Our Core Values” Core values are the principles we hold that form the foundation on which we perform our work and conduct ourselves. For those of us who are Christians, I can say that these values, which have stood the test of time, come directly from the Bible. These values have not … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “God’s Healing Room” There is healing in God’s waiting room. Waiting renews our strength and faith. This is beautifully illustrated through the prophet Isaiah. “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Grasping God’s Wisdom” Only through the intercession of the Holy Spirit can we know the mind of God for our lives. Regarding the Holy Spirit, the prophet Isaiah states, “Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or as His counselor has taught Him? With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “God’s Medium for Grace and Mercy” “Moreover, the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.” (Romans 5:20) Even though we, in our sin, sought to dethrone the Lord God of creation from our hearts and to walk according to the dictates and course of this … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “Jesus’s Birth Attracts Attention” Our eyes are naturally drawn to light. When we enter a dark room, our first instinct is to look toward the lamp or candle. Likewise, when we’re outside at night and a bolt of lightning streaks across the sky, our eyes are immediately drawn to it. When speaking of … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “The Lost Art of Pondering” Have you ever read something or had a thought and immediately forgotten what it was? No, it isn’t necessarily a sign of dementia or Alzheimer’s. Rather, it may simply be that you’ve never learned the art of pondering. In Greek, to ponder means to put one thing with … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “The Light of Christmas” Have you noticed that as Christmas approaches, the decorations get brighter? That’s because the more colorful and vivid the lights are, the more attention they draw. The brightest light of all, however, occurred over 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem. But it wasn’t the star in the sky; rather, it … Read more

Today’s Devotional: “At Jesus’s Birth There’s MEGA Joy” “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy.” (Luke 2:10) Being a shepherd was a lonely job in those days. It prevented a person from attending many social gatherings and activities. Shepherds couldn’t even go to the synagogue, participate in the … Read more