Don’t Be a Sore Winner

Verse: Proverbs‬ ‭24:17-18‬ ‭ESV‬‬ “Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles, lest the Lord see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him.” Devotion This Proverb really challenged me. When we’ve been dealing...

His Guiding Command

Verse: 1 John 3:23-24 23 And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. 24 The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by...

But, Why?

Verse: Ephesians 6:1-4 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” 4 Fathers, do not...

Chosen According to His Plan

Verse: Ephesians 1:11-12 (NIV) 11 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the...

Doing Good in God’s Strength

Verse: 1 Peter 3:13-14 (NIV) 13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.” Devotion After reading these verses and talking with the Lord,...