2 Peter 3:10-16 ESV “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed. “Since all these things are thus … Continue reading Don’t Be Carried Away With Lies
Christian Devotional
My times with the Lord in His Word
Than When We First Believed
Romans 13:8-10 ESV “Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, ‘You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,’ and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: ‘You shall love … Continue reading Than When We First Believed
With Groanings Too Deep for Words
Romans 8:26-30 ESV “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the … Continue reading With Groanings Too Deep for Words
What Things Keep You from Obeying Jesus?
Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy … Continue reading What Things Keep You from Obeying Jesus?
Minds Which are Stayed on Christ
Isaiah 26:1-4 ESV “In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; he sets up salvation as walls and bulwarks. Open the gates, that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in. You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because … Continue reading Minds Which are Stayed on Christ
Receiving God’s Spiritual Benefits
Luke 6:20-23 ESV “And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. ‘Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. ‘Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh. ‘Blessed are you when people hate … Continue reading Receiving God’s Spiritual Benefits
By the Activity of Satan
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 ESV “The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they … Continue reading By the Activity of Satan
Are You Worthy of Christ?
Luke 12:49-53 ESV “I came to cast fire on the earth and would that it were already kindled! I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. … Continue reading Are You Worthy of Christ?
Suffering is For Our Good
Psalms 119:92-94 ESV “If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life. I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts.” We all go through stuff. None of us are immune from sickness, … Continue reading Suffering is For Our Good
Can’t Live by My Feelings
Psalms 112:1 “Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!” To fear the Lord is to take him and his word seriously and to do what it says to do under the New Covenant. It is to honor God with our lives, to revere him, to … Continue reading Can’t Live by My Feelings
Run With It 