“Soon we shall be up there with Christ. God did not mean us to be happy without Him, but God would first have us to be witnesses for Him down here, to hold out as much light as we can.”… Read More ›
INSPIRATIONAL DEVOTIONS
Running With Endurance
MAY 5 “Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides alone: but if it die, it brings forth much fruit.” – John 12:24 You can tell the size of a Christian by what it takes… Read More ›
Rounding Third and Heading for Home
MAY 4 “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” – 2 Timothy 4:7 When Jesus came to the end of His life, He said, “I have finished the work which Thou… Read More ›
All Things May Be Lawful, But…
MAY 2 “All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.” – 1 Corinthians 6:12 If you want to be… Read More ›
They’re Cheering for YOU!
MAY 1 “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that… Read More ›
Safe by Keeping the Law?
APRIL 30 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” – Romans 3:23 Suppose you’re driving down the road and a police officer stops you for running a red light. And you say to the officer,… Read More ›
Heaven Is Not a State of Mind
APRIL 29 “I go to prepare a place for you.” – John 14:2 Do you believe that there is a home in heaven waiting for you? There is! Because Jesus cannot lie. He is Truth incarnate. He always told the… Read More ›
Jesus Saves the Best for Last
APRIL 28 “But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet show I unto you a more excellent way.” – 1 Corinthians 12:31 Satan always gives the best first and the worst last. For example, Proverbs chapter 20 verse 17 says,… Read More ›
God's Unfolding Plan
To read more devotions by Cheryl Zelenka go to http://facingtrials.com https://www.facebook.com/cherylzelenkaauthor God’s plan for our life is one that continuously unfolds. Minute-by-minute, day-by-day, and step-by-step He guides, all the while unfolding His glorious intentions. His wonderful blueprint for our lives was… Read More ›
Free from Your Critics!
APRIL 27 “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved… Read More ›
Playing on the Offense
APRIL 25 “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” – John 10:10 Do you know what’s wrong with many of us? We’re trying to get out of trouble rather than get… Read More ›
When Delays Are a Blessing
APRIL 24 “And therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious unto you.” – Isaiah 30:18 Many times the Lord will deliberately delay that He may be gracious to us. When Lazarus fell sick, his family sent for… Read More ›
Holy through Hardship
APRIL 23 “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? … hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise Him.” – Psalm 42:5 Here’s an anchor for your soul in the storms of life: “I am growing by His… Read More ›
Jesus Only
APRIL 22 “. . . all things were created by Him, and for Him.” Colossians 1:16 Do you want to know the meaning of everything? It is Jesus only. You may think that is an overstatement. We live in a… Read More ›
True Friendship
APRIL 21 “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” – Proverbs 27:17 True friends will put an edge on your life. They will make you a sharper person. Not all my friends do that for… Read More ›
Complain And Grumble
The following question will challenge even the most mature and spiritually filled believer. “Do you grumble and complain?” Complaints are included in acceptable social conversations. They are objections, even acts of protest. Voicing anger, fears, dissatisfaction, annoyance, and irritation will… Read More ›
Surprising Qualities of a Peacemaker
APRIL 18 “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” – Matthew 5:9 I remember reading about a preacher boy who was in a class in a liberal college and the professor said, “Christians ought… Read More ›
Seeing Him Who is Invisible
APRIL 17 “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” – Matthew 5:8 Let me tell you how to experience God: Get your heart pure, and you will see God with the eyes of faith. You see,… Read More ›
Mourning with Purpose
APRIL 16 “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” – Matthew 5:4 We’ve done all we can do to keep ourselves from feeling any pain. We have psychologists who numb our neuroses, counselors who absolve us of… Read More ›
What Is Meekness?
APRIL 15 “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth – Matthew 5:5.” What does it mean to be meek? First, let me tell you what it is not before I tell you what it is. Meekness is… Read More ›
Poor in Spirit – What Does It Mean?
APRIL 14 “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew 5:3 What does it mean to be “poor in spirit”? Jesus is talking about being a beggar. He is saying, “Blessed are the… Read More ›
Blessed Is the Man Who Trusts in the Lord
APRIL 13 “O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.” – Psalm 34:8 The Lord Jesus Christ gives us beatitudes—attitudes that ought to be. They are not platitudes. They are attitudes… Read More ›
Happiness, the By-Product of Righteousness
APRIL 11 “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” – Matthew 5:6 Happiness is something you stumble over on your way to serving Jesus. When you are serving the Lord Jesus Christ,… Read More ›
The Reason You Are Stressed
APRIL 10 “Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?” – Matthew 6:30 Do you know… Read More ›
Biblical Hope, a Firm Certainty
APRIL 9 “For Thou art my hope, O Lord God: Thou art my trust from my youth.” – Psalm 71:5 What does the word “hope” mean in the Bible? It doesn’t mean “maybe.” We may use it that way in… Read More ›
Making Your Bible Come Alive
APRIL 8 “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” – 2 Timothy 2:15 Why is it that sometimes when we read the Bible, we leave our… Read More ›
Praying in Secret
APRIL 7 “But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.”- Matthew 6:6 What… Read More ›
The Undeniable, Living Christ
April 6 “…we believe and are sure that Thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.” – John 6:69 Jesus Christ is a fact of history. All secular historians who have any merit admit that, regardless of what… Read More ›
No Resurrection, No Savior
APRIL 4 DAY BEFORE EASTER “And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain…. ye are yet in your sins.” – 1 Corinthians 15: 14, 17 It’s an unthinkable question: what if… Read More ›
GOOD FRIDAY
April 3 The Lamb of God—Your Substitute “Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our… Read More ›