BIBLE PASSAGE: But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds. (Psalm 73:28) MEDITATION: Most of us know (and may have experienced) how cruel others can be. Criminals have no respect for life and have become much more … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to them, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or sisters or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God will fail to receive many times as much in this age, and in the age to come eternal life.” (Luke 18:29-30) … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: The LORD helps them and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in Him. (Psalm 37:40) MEDITATION: In Biblical times, when a tribe declared war, they would sometimes hurl a spear into enemy territory. From a book about the history of Rome: With these words … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you. (Psalm 130:3-4) MEDITATION: David, a man after God’s heart, learned three things about sin. First, sin will take you further than you want to go. Second, sin … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. (Deuteronomy 6:5) MEDITATION: Take time and reminisce about your spiritual journey for a moment. Think about the early days when you were first learning about God. Remember the time you first understood how to … Continue reading
BIBLE MEDITATION: For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesians 6:12) DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: In Ephesians, when it mentions “heavenly realms”, it is not talking about the region of … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. (John 4:23) MEDITATION: Your Heavenly Father has a desire to commune with you in worship. He is not looking for … Continue reading
BIBLE MEDITATION: “Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.” (Psalm 119:97) DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Do you know the first words Paul uttered when he met the Lord Jesus on the Damascus Road? He said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God’s power. Likewise, we are weak in him, yet by God’s power we will live with him in our dealing with you. (2 Corinthians 13:4) MEDITATION: Are you facing a problem that you need to solve? We can learn a … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. (2 Peter 1:3) MEDITATION: A violinist stepped out onto stage one evening and drew the bow across his violin. The room fell silent as the audience … Continue reading