“If you…come to Christ, He will appear as a Lion, in His glorious power and dominion, to defend you. All those excellencies of His, in which He appears as a lion, shall be yours, and shall be employed for you… Read More ›
INSPIRATIONAL DEVOTIONS
To Be “in Christ Jesus”
FEBRUARY 23 “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” – Romans 8:1 What does it mean to be “in Christ Jesus?” First, think about… Read More ›
Why Is There Suffering in the World?
FEBRUARY 21 “If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” – John 8:36 “If there is a God, and that God is a good God, then why is there suffering?” “What kind of a God… Read More ›
Dead To Sin, Alive To Christ
February 20 “Reckon also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.” – Romans 6:11 A woman woke up one morning and noticed that she felt like she had just gone to… Read More ›
Be Still and Know that He Is God
February 19 “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10 I read in the newspaper about a fighter plane that fired off a… Read More ›
The Value of a Soul
February 18 “You were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold…but with the precious blood of Christ.” – 1 Peter 1:18-19 I was talking to a man who sold real estate and asked him, “What determines the worth… Read More ›
When in Doubt, Let Jesus Be Your Peace
February 17 “O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.” – Matthew 14:31-32 A man was in the back bedroom of his home getting dressed while his wife… Read More ›
Saints in God’s Sight through Christ
February 16 “You are no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.” – Galatians 4:7 Are you saved? If you are, then you are a saint. Now you’re probably saying,… Read More ›
YOUR CONCEPT OF GOD
by Neil Anderson February 16 Matthew 7:11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask… Read More ›
THE ULTIMATE FAITH-OBJECT
by Neil Anderson February 12 Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes and forever. The fact that you claim to believe is not the issue of faith. It’s what you believe or in whom you… Read More ›
Loving God
You might doubt the Father’s love for you, but John 3:16 should clear away all your worries. And IF the love of God is hard for you to accept, meditate on what He has already done. Then you will see… Read More ›
OVERPOWERING THE CAPTORS
by Neil Anderson February 11 Matthew 12:29 How can anyone enter the strong man’s house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the strong man? A prime target for our authoritative prayer is the “strong man” mentioned… Read More ›
COMBATING SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS
by Neil Anderson February 10 1 John 5:14, 15 If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests… Read More ›
The Prayer Closet
“But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.” Matthew 6:6 The chair sat in a… Read More ›
LIMITING ANXIOUS FEELINGS
by Neil Anderson February 9 1 Peter 5:7 NIV Cast all your anxiety on Him [God] because He cares for you Let’s assume you have sought God’s will for a certain direction, and you believe that He has led… Read More ›
NEW WINE
by Neil Anderson February 8 Luke 5:38 New wine must be put into fresh wineskins Jesus taught that the forms of our Christian practice must change. In His parable of the garment and the wineskin in Luke 5:36-39, the… Read More ›
BEYOND THE BOUNDARY
by Neil Anderson February 7 1 Corinthians 6:12 All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything Most of us won’t often… Read More ›
THE ESSENCE OF TEMPTATION
by Neil Anderson February 6 Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin I have found… Read More ›
Christ Is Our Peace
“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” Isaiah 26:3 (NKJV) Saints who trust God with total abandon experience the reality of supernatural rest, a byproduct of the peace of Christ. It does not matter if their day… Read More ›
HOW WE PERCEIVE OURSELVES
by Neil Anderson February 5 Romans 8:16, 17 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ Lydia is a middle-aged… Read More ›
SALVATION IS REGENERATION
by Neil Anderson February 3 2 Peter 1:4 He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, in order that by them you might become partakers of the divine nature What does the Bible specifically say about our… Read More ›
Waiting Patiently
“Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!” Psalm 27:14 (NKJV) “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with… Read More ›
A RADICAL, INNER TRANSFORMATION
by Neil Anderson February 2 1 Corinthians 15:10 By the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain If you believe that you are part light and part darkness, part… Read More ›
OUR TRANSFER
by Neil Anderson February 1 Colossians 1:13 He delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son Perhaps you have heard the illustration of the two dogs. Some people say that… Read More ›
Godly Obedience= Opportunities and Results
This devotion is found in my book FACING TRIALS: THOUGHTS FOR MEDITATION. Available on Amazon (eBook is just $2.99) http://www.amazon.com/Facing-Trials-Meditation-Cheryl-Zelenka-ebook/dp/B00K7TNT5W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421884466&sr=8-1&keywords=Cheryl+Zelenka&pebp=1421884468539&peasin=B00K7TNT5W “Rest in this—it is His… Read More ›
MODELING GROWTH
by Neil Anderson January 31 James 1:22 Prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves I am learning about pastors and missionaries across the country who are preaching against the very sins they are… Read More ›
THE DEFINITION OF DISCIPLESHIP
by Neil Anderson January 30 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Encourage one another, and build up one another, just as you also are doing Jesus’ primary call to His disciples is seen in His words “Come to Me” (Matthew 11:28) and… Read More ›
RECKLESS ABANDON
by Neil Anderson January 29 1 Corinthians 10:20 I do not want you to become sharers in demons While Christians have been questioning the reality of demonic influence in the church, the world has charged into the spiritual realm… Read More ›
CHANGING DIRECTIONS
by Neil Anderson January 27 Psalm 25:5 NIV Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long. The next five questions [view the first five from yesterday’s… Read More ›
Walk By Faith And Not By Sight
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV) AN ATHEIST’S VIEW ON LIFE I will live my life according to these beliefs God does not exist It is foolish to think That there is a God… Read More ›