Be Patient
Be Patient You also, be patient.James 5:8 We have all experienced the patience of God. Sometimes we even joke, “Be patient with me—God’s not finished with me yet!” But while we want others to be patient with us, we’re not always willing to extend that same patience to them. However, if we are filled with […]
Mercy On Display
Mercy On Display “Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.”Luke 6:36 Mercy is to be evident in the life of every believer! A great example of such mercy is found in Luke 10, in the story of the Good Samaritan. When the Samaritan bound up the wounds of the man who had […]
I Have Overcome The World
I Have Overcome The World “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”John 16:33 Here, He is speaking to all who seek to follow Him: “Take courage! Be strong! I have overcome […]
Enoch Walked With God
Enoch Walked With God “And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.”Genesis 5:24 I am reminded of Enoch in Genesis 5:24. There we read that Enoch walked with God. There are only about seven or eight verses in the entire Bible that speak of Enoch, but when we examine them, […]
Direction For Life
Direction For Life “Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.”Psalms 119:105 We all have to make hundreds of decisions that determine the outcome of our lives. Some are minor, some are major, but together they shape the direction of our lives. In the complex world in which we […]
Sweeter Than Honey
Sweeter Than Honey “More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”Psalms 19:10 Each time we open this Book, we must approach it with reverence and respect—it is the very Word of God! You and I cannot grow as Christians without being in this […]
The Everlasting God
The Everlasting God Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.Psalm 90:1-2 As we step into a new year, our hearts naturally wonder what lies ahead. Will this year bring joy or sorrow? Success […]
You Crown The Year With Your Goodness
You Crown The Year With Your Goodness “You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance.”Psalms 65:11 How beautiful that is. This idea of crowning the year—surrounding the year with God’s goodness—and that His path drips with abundance is so powerful. A friend of mine once wrote a calendar devotional and […]
The Glorious Appearing
The Glorious Appearing For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for […]
The Blessed Hope
The Blessed Hope “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for […]