Devotionals

Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” Runners cheered…

Proverbs 3:6 “In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.   For some, the Christian walk seems to be an uphill battle. For others, it’s as though the path is covered with ice, making it difficult not to slide off course….

Romans 13:1 “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.”   It has often been said that history is His story. One of God’s well-known “stories” is…

Numbers 9:22 “Whether it was two days, a month, or a year that the cloud remained above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would remain encamped and not journey; but when it was taken up, they would journey.” Beyond a doubt, one of the frustrating…

1 Peter 2:4 “Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious.” The passage from which this verse comes features the laying of the cornerstone of the Jewish temple—the stone that Isaiah prophesied would be “a…

Philippians 1:21 “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Paul’s statement is one of the most radical declarations made by a disciple of Jesus Christ. Living and dying were equal in Paul’s estimation. His confidence rested in believing that whatever…

Zechariah 1:3 “Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘Return to Me,’ says the LORD of hosts, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the LORD of hosts.” “Says the Lord of hosts,” is the announcement given multiple times in this little…

Corinthians 15:9-10 “For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in…

Colossians 2:8 “Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.” Early on in their development, caring parents teach their children the phrase “stranger danger.”…

Romans 8:38-39 “…I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is…