Daily Devotion

By the time we get to this verse Job has been through the worst imaginable ordeal anyone could go through. He has lost all he owned, his children, has been living in a horrible time of sickness and has been accused by his friends saying that everything that...

Paul is emphasizing how important all Scripture is to Timothy’s ministry and all ministry. There is no part of the Bible that is not needed. If it had been God would not have included it in the finished and complete Bible that is His word to us on how to live. It...

Too many people nowadays are reading into the scriptures, reading them as less than literal, and looking way too far into scriptures to make it say what it doesn’t say. THE KEY IS SHOW YOURSELF APPROVED UNTO GOD. These rules say it all. If you are not reading the...

Apparently a storm was approaching as Elihu was speaking to Job. In the East, you can see a storm brewing miles away and watch as it approaches. What was Elihu’s response to the roar of the storm? First the storm reminded him of God’s sovereignty and God’s...

Timothy was feeling the temptation to modify his message and to quit preaching it. So Paul exhorts him to continue in what you have been doing with the trust in God and love for the people which Jesus Christ supplies. God has been faithful to Timothy and he must...

Timothy needed to be cautious when choosing church leaders as we do also whenever that need arises.  Seems like most churches today when looking for a leader or head pastor look for the person who has all the degrees and leadership skills that would make for a good...

Paul exhorts Timothy to watch his personal life closely and his teaching carefully. Timothy is not only to watch over others as a pastor, but to make sure his life continues to be faithful in all areas. Pastors and all of us fail at times in this. We are better at...

Here Paul gives us the God ordained qualifications for a pastor and it is one who is to be a man whose character is without reproach. This is the main qualification, does he have character that cannot be a discredit to the name of Christ and the Church.  He also...

Many want to ignore or change these verses which teach that a woman is not to be a pastor, the teacher of a mixed bible study class, or in any position of authority in teaching the bible to men.  You cannot ignore the bible or change the bible.  Paul gives two...

Unfortunately, Eliphaz was accusing Job of sin when He spoke these words to Job and telling him to repent and get right with God. Fortunately for us we can take these words as an admonition to us to listen to God and let His word be our guide in all areas of life....

God did write Job's words down forever in His Word for those of us who know Christ and need a deeper walk with the Him and secondly it gives hope to those of us who are going through tough times and don’t always know why. We need to remember no matter what we are...

Between Paul’s teaching in 2:1-12 and his encouragements in 3:1-15 he prays for the Thessalonians. He prays for their encouragement and strength. He prays to the first two persons of the trinity and thereby shows their equality. Paul prays for God to comfort and...