Daily Devotion

The Word of the Lord is powerful in that it gives joy and wisdom to people. It is sufficient for all things we need for life and godliness as another verse says (2 Peter 1:3-4). We should look to the word every day to see what wisdom and insights it has for us so...

Most people think these verses in 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 refer to all that Christians receive when we get to heaven, but it really refers to the wisdom God has for us. All believers can understand and appreciate them because God’s Holy Spirit can show them to us. It...

Here Paul goes on to finish his thoughts he started in verse 17 about coming to preach and not baptize.  He goes on to say that people want to believe there is something they can do to get into heaven.  People think they are wise and a crucified Christ does not...

Here Paul is declaring without any stuttering or stammering that God did not send him to baptize, but to preach the Gospel that Jesus died for our sins, was buried and rose again the third day (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). In other words, Paul was saying baptism is not...

Paul knew that the Gospel was sufficient to change lives and empower the Romans and all who trust in it to live Godly and overcome the challenges of this world. This Gospel was one that was now revealed to all and comes from the one and only mighty God who is all...

All of scripture has been written so that we might learn from those in the Old Testament and New Testament who went before us and know that God was working out His purposes in whatever they went through.  He wants us to learn the scripture and apply it to our life...

Israel did not want to hear the word of God as do many today, and they harden their hearts so that they do not have to hear what God says because they don’t want to hear the truth. God did this through the Holy Spirit then and still does this today, but most people...

In this verse God is very angry with the Jewish forefathers, as I am sure he is with us the way our country and world has gone. If they and we turn back then God would bless us. This is a message of restoration to the true God and means they and we need true...

God has the knowledge of all things and He is able through His wisdom to work all things out so that they always ultimately turn out for His glory and our godliness. One man said the biggest miracle was not that God could heal or stop the sun, but that God can take...

In this book Habakuk has been perplexed by the seeming victories of God’s enemies and all the things they have done to God’s people. He complains to God in chapter one and begins to pray after hearing God’s answers. By the time he gets to the end of the book God...

Note that trusting Christ is not only a matter of believing, but also obeying. Obeying does not save you, but it shows your faith is real. Not to believe on Christ is to disobey God. God “commands all men everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30). Romans 6:17 also equates...

Here we see the heart of Paul for even those who hated him for his leaving Judaism and preaching a Gospel based on grace not law.  He is praying something that he knows could not be granted,  but would still do if possible. He prayed that he could go to hell so...