Daily Devotions

Eph. 2:8-9For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. Grace is favor that one has not merited. In this world, we see very little of that.  There is no shortage of people pointing…

Phi. 4:12-13 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.  I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me…

2 Cor. 3:4-5 Such confidence we have through Christ before God.  Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. Someone once said that the only two things in life of which we can be certain are death and taxes.  It is a humorous quote, but…

Jn. 16:33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.  In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” There are some areas of the world in which it seems that war has always existed and will never cease.  In these areas of…

Jn. 15:11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. I remember being a child and feeling the excitement of receiving a new toy that I thought I could not live without.  In the beginning I would be filled with amazement that…

Lk. 10:2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” The first job I had as a teenager was as a busboy.  I remember in the beginning there was some excitement at making a few dollars…

Mt. 18:12-14 “What do you think?  If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them gets lost, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountain and go in search of the one that is lost?  And if it turns out that he finds it, I assure you and most solemnly say to…

Eph. 2:13-15 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.  For He Himself is our peace and our bond of unity.  He who made both groups—[Jews and Gentiles]—into one body and broke down the barrier, the dividing wall, by abolishing in His flesh…

1 Pet. 2:13-15 Submit yourselves to the authority of every human institution for the sake of the Lord, whether it is to a king as one in a position of power, or to governors as sent by him to bring punishment to those who do wrong, and to praise and encourage those who do right.…

Gal. 3:13-14 Christ purchased our freedom and redeemed us from the curse of the Law and its condemnation by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”—in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might also come to the Gentiles, so that we would all…