For Good

Verse: Romans 8:28 (ESV) And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Devotion: Here we have one of the most well known, frequently quoted, and regularly misused/misapplied verses in all...

I Swear!

Verse: Matthew 5:33-37 Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or...

Blessed are Those Who Mourn

Verse: Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Devotion: As a parent, you never want to see your child hurt, or upset, or sad. Your heart breaks for them. But at the same time, at least for me, there is an overwhelming joy in being the...

What it Costs

Verse: 2 Timothy 3:10-15 (ESV) 10 You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, 11 my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I...

Friendship that Works

Verse: 2 Timothy 1:15-18 15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains. 17 On the...