Devotionals

Matthew 18:1-4 “At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, ‘Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’ Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are…

Luke 22:31-32 “And the Lord said, ‘Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail…’”Notice the focus of Satan’s petition to the Lord. He doesn’t ask for…

Samuel 24:15 “Therefore let the LORD be judge, and judge between you and me, and see and plead my case, and deliver me out of your hand.” Saul’s murderous ways against David were well known before this meeting of the two, and what a sad…

1 John 4:17 “… as He is, so are we in this world.”No one can dispute that our world is challenging, difficult, and dark. Yet this is precisely the time that God has appointed us to communicate Christ to others by whatever means necessary. God…

Song of Solomon 8:6-7 “Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is as strong as death, jealousy as cruel as the grave; its flames are flames of fire, a most vehement flame. Many waters cannot quench…

Ephesians 6:12 “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” Wrestling is an intense face-to-face, hand-to-hand endeavor with one person exerting…

Psalm 15:1 “LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?”The psalmist poses two heartfelt questions in this verse: “Who may abide? And “Who may dwell?” These are questions that every believer should ask of God. The words “abide” and…

Matthew 18:21-22 “Then Peter came to Him and said, ‘Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times…

Psalm 91:1 “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” To come under a person’s shadow suggests a proximity, an intimate closeness. Here, we read that the Most High, the Almighty, beckons us to…

Genesis 3:1-3 “Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, ‘Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?’ And the woman said to…