Daily Devotionals

Have you ever been guilty of giving or doing something for someone and expecting praise back, to be seen, or taking pride in yourself? I know I have fallen into this trap before! In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving[a] before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no rew…

Grace is the central theme of a Christian’s life.  There is no greater word to define.  There is no greater concept to explore.  For us sinners saved by grace, we should be conscious of our own sin and how far we fall short of God’s glory.  We should live free knowing that we have been forgiven by God; the blood of our Lord …

When God asks us to stand here by Me, He is saying “listen up to what I must share with you.”  Aren’t we glad that we stand by His leading in this special place from time to time in life? I guess we can choose to stand wherever we want. God was asking Moses to “stand here by Me!” Isn’t that what God is saying to us daily? Shall we stand wherev…

Growing up in the 80s was pretty rad. Awesome even. Great music, fun and freedom. One trait of that decade – materialism was rampant and people seemed to be defined by what they owned. One product that was very popular was a line of racer jackets called Members Only. Their tagline was – “when you put it on, something happens”. All the “cool” pe…

The Apostle Peter was quite a guy.  He was always one of the most outspoken and bold of all of the Lord’s disciples.  He was the first to identify Jesus as the Messiah, the Christ.  He took the lead among the other twelve, and when Jesus was arrested, he lopped off the ear of a slave in defense of the Lord.  He was ready to …

These are Paul’s last words to the church in Thessalonica. Paul and his team had spent much time, blood, sweat, and tears ministering (2 Thessalonians 2:1-7) to this church. He deeply loved these “brethren”. This was a common saying for both greetings and farewells, as it is used in many of Paul’s other letters. The object of this phrase though…

Jewish tax collectors were outcasts in Israel.  They were held in contempt because they betrayed their own people by working for the Romans.  Why is this a betrayal? Because they took funds from their countrymen to cover the expenses accrued by the very nation that invaded, oppressed, and occupied them.  Also, it was comm…

Methuselah lived a long time!  Today’s verse says he lived 782 years after the birth of his first child.  The next verse says he lived a total of 969 years!  If we live to 100, we have a hard time getting around. At 100, our legs and arms don’t have the strength they once used to and we get winded just walking to the bathroom.&nb…

Does it ever appear that the rich and powerful play by their own set of rules? Yup. Do they appear to have no consequences for any of their actions? Yup. Doesn’t seem quite fair? Nope Well, some good news because the Sovereign Lord, the Alpha & Omega, the first and the Last will ultimately be the One handing out final judgement. In Daniel 5…

What can we do to overcome this raging war inside us of forces pulling us to either walk in the Spirit or walk according to the flesh?   Of course, we desire to side with the Spirit.  This process involves two actions that must become as basic to our lives as breathing.   As the Apostle Paul writes in verse 24, we must …