Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

New Testament

When We Get Weary

GALATIANS 6:9 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” THEME OF THE DAY: WHEN WE GET WEARY.  It is a fact.  If we are going to meet the criteria of being a disciple of Jesus, it will be costly – Jesus said to all, “If anyone…

Our Anchor In Life’s Storms

HEBREWS 13:8 – “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” THEME OF THE DAY: OUR ANCHOR IN LIFE’S STORMS.  We are fragile people.  We easily break emotionally. We experience ever-changing feelings.  We know what it is like to be moody, and often times our emotions change suddenly.  One minute we are feeling happy and at peace, then a sudden…

Meditating Upon God’s Word

PSALM 119:97 – “Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.” THEME OF THE DAY: MEDITATING UPON GOD’S WORD.  God gave us two great gifts. In fact, the greatest gifts that we may ever receive.  The first is His Son, the Lord Jesus, and this act of giving is captured beautifully in the one verse that gives…

Handling Criticism And Conflict

ECCLESIASTES 7:21–22 – “Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you. Your heart knows that many times you yourself have cursed others.” THEME OF THE DAY: HANDLING CRITICISM AND CONFLICT.  No Christian awakes in the morning, gets all excited and immediately says, “I am going to instigate some type of conflict with…

To See Christ’s Glory

JOHN 17:24 – “Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. “ THEME OF THE DAY: TO SEE CHRIST’S GLORY.  Don’t go any further in today’s devotion until we do three things. First,…

Would We Fit In

ACTS 2:42–47 – “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.  And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.  And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the…