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
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Life is certainly changing. We are told that we must adapt to a new normal. This has many of us depressed and overwhelmed. If our future is not secured and satisfied by God, we are going to be excessively anxious…. Read More ›
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” Ephesians 2:8-9 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Some Christians believe you can… Read More ›
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?” Mark 8:36 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Do you know what a lemming is? It’s a little animal who somehow gets… Read More ›
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore, most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may… Read More ›
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore, most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may… Read More ›
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “’Because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and you humbled yourself before Me, and you tore your clothes and… Read More ›
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “I am a stranger in the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me” Psalm 119:19 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: One man loved to study the Bible, but every time he came to something he couldn’t understand, he… Read More ›
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Blessed art You, O Lord: teach me Your statutes” Psalm 119:12 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Did you know you could read and even memorize the Bible, but if that’s all that happens, it won’t change your life? You’re… Read More ›
Recently, America has seen an increase in violence and chaos. It appears the devil is attacking on many fronts. He knows his time is short and I believe he’s trying to paralyze mankind with fear. We have had to endure… Read More ›
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full” John 15:11 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Joy is the birthmark of the child of God. Every… Read More ›
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, ‘Do you want to be made well?’” John 5:6 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: “Do you… Read More ›