BIBLE PASSAGE: Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 2:38) MEDITATION: As many of you know, since 2013 I have been distributing devotionals that I believe the Lord has … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’” (Exodus 3:14) MEDITATION: Have you ever noticed that the title God chose to describe Himself is an incomplete sentence? Most people would finish that sentence, “I am … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” (1 Corinthians 9:24) MEDITATION: Runners not only need to untangle themselves from weights that slow them down, but they need to also remove things from … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” (2 Timothy 4:7) MEDITATION: When Jesus came to the end of His life, He said, “I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.” (John 17:4). He stayed on the … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.” (John 12:24) MEDITATION: You can tell the size of a Christian by what it takes to stop him or her. Hebrews 12:1 says … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) MEDITATION: The will of God will never take you where the grace of God cannot keep you. His power is ever-present in … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.” (2 Timothy 2:13) MEDITATION: Are you a “fair-weather” Christian? In other words, are you only a Christian when things are okay? There are some who, if their children get sick, will stop tithing. If they get a bad report from the … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE(s): He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the Lord. (2 Chronicles 12:14) One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.” (2 Corinthians 8:2) MEDITATION: A man watched a butterfly trying to emerge from a cocoon. Thinking that he would help, the man took his pen knife and slit the side of the cocoon … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.” (Hebrews 4:15) MEDITATION: When something bad happens to us, we may respond with, “What did I do? I … Continue reading