“Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried…” – Revelation 2:10 Polycarp was the pastor of the early church in Smyrna. He was asked to… Read More ›
INSPIRATIONAL DEVOTIONS
That’s what Brought Me to Christ
“And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also.” – Luke 6:29 Someone asked an army officer, “Why are you a Christian?”… Read More ›
How to Understand the Bible
“I understand more than the ancients, because I keep Thy precepts.” – Psalm 119:100 People sometimes can’t understand why they don’t understand the Bible. Well, the way to understand the Bible is to obey the Bible. And the way to… Read More ›
I Don’t Understand, But I’ll Obey
“And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.” – 1 Samuel… Read More ›
For His Glory
“Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of Thy servant, and his supplications, and cause Thy face to shine upon Thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake. O my God, incline Thine ear, and hear; open Thine… Read More ›
For His Glory
“Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of Thy servant, and his supplications, and cause Thy face to shine upon Thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake. O my God, incline Thine ear, and hear; open Thine… Read More ›
Moving Ahead In Fear
Fear can petrify, but only because we’ve given it power. If we remember God is always by our side, the fears causing us to quake in our boots will suddenly be exposed as the imaginary monsters that once lived under… Read More ›
The Guilt Removed
“To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him.” – Daniel 9:9 Isn’t it wonderful that to God belong mercies and forgiveness? You see, just as Daniel prayed, the basis of our prayer is… Read More ›
The Guilt Removed
“To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him.” – Daniel 9:9 Isn’t it wonderful that to God belong mercies and forgiveness? You see, just as Daniel prayed, the basis of our prayer is… Read More ›
What God Would Rather Do
“The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it, if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I… Read More ›
What God Would Rather Do
“The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it, if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I… Read More ›
Yes, God Is Holding Us Accountable!
“We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from Thy precepts and from Thy judgments.” – Daniel 9:5 Daniel prayed, “We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and… Read More ›
Yes, God Is Holding Us Accountable!
“We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from Thy precepts and from Thy judgments.” – Daniel 9:5 Daniel prayed, “We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and… Read More ›
Surrender First
“. . . now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.” – Romans 6:19 After a splendid victory at sea, Lord Nelson confronted the French admiral who was surrendering. Dressed in all his regalia, the admiral approached Nelson to… Read More ›
Surrender First
“. . . now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.” – Romans 6:19 After a splendid victory at sea, Lord Nelson confronted the French admiral who was surrendering. Dressed in all his regalia, the admiral approached Nelson to… Read More ›
Turning the Tide
“I exhort therefore that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness… Read More ›
Turning the Tide
“I exhort therefore that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness… Read More ›
God Reigns, Rules, Overrules and Overrides
“The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord as the rivers of water. He turneth it whithersoever He will.” – Proverbs 21:1 God can change a ruler, God can remove a ruler, and God can overrule a ruler. You… Read More ›
God Reigns, Rules, Overrules and Overrides
“The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord as the rivers of water. He turneth it whithersoever He will.” – Proverbs 21:1 God can change a ruler, God can remove a ruler, and God can overrule a ruler. You… Read More ›
Simply Obey
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the LORD.” – Isaiah 55:8 The Bible is not primarily a book to be explained; it is first and foremost a book to be believed and obeyed…. Read More ›
Simply Obey
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith the LORD.” – Isaiah 55:8 The Bible is not primarily a book to be explained; it is first and foremost a book to be believed and obeyed…. Read More ›
Murmuring Against God
“… for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.” – Exodus 16:8 The Israelites had just come through the Red Sea, and they… Read More ›
Murmuring Against God
“… for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.” – Exodus 16:8 The Israelites had just come through the Red Sea, and they… Read More ›
Good News
“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!” – Isaiah 52:7 I once heard of a… Read More ›
Good News
“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!” – Isaiah 52:7 I once heard of a… Read More ›
The Sin of Silence
“For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” – Acts 4:20 Andrew Murray said, “There are two classes of Christians: soul winners, and backsliders.” In my estimation, there are two great sins a Christian can… Read More ›
Gain What You Cannot Lose
“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” – Philippians 1:21 Jim Elliot, martyred missionary to the Aucas in Ecuador, wrote in the flyleaf of his Bible, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep… Read More ›
Are You Limiting God?
“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.” – 1 Corinthians 1:27 People say, “Well, I don’t… Read More ›
Practical Atheists
“Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes,… Read More ›
God Cannot Lie
“In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began.” – Titus 1:2 We speak of the Bible as inerrant and infallible. But is it really important that we believe that the Word of God is… Read More ›