The Christian faith is built on the doctrine that God consists of three persons in one (Deut. 6:4/Hebrew word echad = compound unity). Praise the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! The Father is not the same person as the Son… Read More ›
INSPIRATIONAL DEVOTIONS
We Need Revival
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?” Psalm 85:6 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: What we need is a sweeping revival. Decline occurs in nine cycles. People go from: Read More ICB Staff
Have You Opened His Door?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me” Revelation 3:20 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: A… Read More ›
You Have 3 Problems
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God” Corinthians 1:18 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: I once met a lawyer on… Read More ›
Rain
In the Bible, rain is a symbol of God’s blessing or His displeasure. Rain can bring refreshment, enable crop growth, and help produce a bounty of fruit. On the other hand, too much or the lack of rain can bring… Read More ›
Do You Value Wisdom?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver” Proverbs 16:16 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: I was interested to note in the newspaper an event when several… Read More ›
What Are You Tuned Into?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge” Proverbs 1:22 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: A Greek statesman and orator named Demosthenes was once addressing a bored and… Read More ›
Can Money Buy Security?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God” Mark 10:25 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Around the walls of Jerusalem and other… Read More ›
You’re Under New Management
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” 2 Corinthians 5:17 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: When I first got saved, I learned about Jesus… Read More ›
What You Can’t Buy
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the Word, and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in, choke… Read More ›
You Are What You Watch
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Can a man take fire to his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?” Proverbs 6:27 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: When they come under fire for the content of what they produce, filmmakers and TV executives tell us… Read More ›
Do You Pray Weak Prayers?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much” James 5:16 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: These words, effectual and fervent, literally mean “stretched out.” Visualize a horse jumping over a barricade, stretched out as he leaps. Read More ICB Staff
Restore, Do Not Destroy
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself, lest you also be tempted” Galatians 6:1 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Have you ever… Read More ›
What God Can Do
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths” Proverbs 3:5-6 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: A. C. Dickson, a fine… Read More ›
Do You Observe or Look?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in… Read More ›
The Conquest: Standing in Holy Boldness
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “But Peter and John answered and said to them, ‘Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. For we cannot but speak the things… Read More ›
The Conquest: Standing Firm in Battle
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “So I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But rise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make… Read More ›
The Conquest: Standing in Resurrection Power
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes” Psalm 118:22-23 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: According to Jewish tradition, the stone specifically designed to be… Read More ›
The Cross: Warning: For Mature Audiences Only
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand” John 10:28 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Tongue cannot tell, throat cannot sing, hand cannot paint, the tragedy that… Read More ›
The Cross: Once and for All
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God…” 1 Peter 3:18 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: In Rome, when a man would be judged guilty of a… Read More ›
The Cross: Crossroads of Substitution
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’” John 1:29 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: All through the Bible, God has been teaching… Read More ›
The Crown of Saving Ministry: One-Size Only
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering” Genesis 22:8 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Centuries before Jesus Christ was born, God said to Abraham, I want you to take your son that you… Read More ›
The Crown of Misery: Rescuing His Beloved
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “…So His visage was marred more than any man, And His form more than the sons of men…” Isaiah 52:14 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Some years ago in New York City, there was a mother who was… Read More ›
Showing God Kindness
Be kind. Mothers frequently remind their children to be kind. Share your toys. Be patient with your sibling. Help others. Speak words of love and encouragement. Show compassion. Be friendly and considerate. “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving… Read More ›
The Crown of Mystery: Perfection Bore Sin’s Curse
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “…Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you…” Genesis 3:17-18 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: In the… Read More ›
The Cup of Communion: Victory at Gethsemane
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “…He also took the cup after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me’” 1 Corinthians 11:25 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Scholars tell… Read More ›
Be Still
When we are still and surrendered to God, we find peace, even if the earth is in an uproar and chaos surrounds us. A call to be still is an encouragement filled with wisdom. But what exactly does it mean?… Read More ›
The Cup of Punishment: Incomprehensible Separation
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “But your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear” Isaiah 59:2 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: When Jesus prayed at Gethsemane, He was not… Read More ›
The Cup of Pollution Sin’s Oil Press
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” 2 Corinthians 5:21 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: The word Gethsemane literally means “oil press.” It was in… Read More ›
Does Your Sin Bother You?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit” Psalm 51:11-12 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:… Read More ›