I am writing this devotion in advance of today's date. If all goes according to plan, my wife Ashley and I should be in Thailand today.
Read MoreOne of the things I appreciate most about Shane is his focus on both grace and truth. He is a grace and truth preacher!
Read MoreNo matter how bad things get on this earth, we as followers of Jesus can press on with joy and purpose.
Read MoreEvery human being will give a report to God of how he or she lived his or her life on earth. The God who created us will require an account.
Read MoreAll followers of Jesus have dual citizenship. We should be good citizens in the land where God has placed us, but our more important citizenship is in heaven.
Read MoreWhat a blessing it is to live in the USA! Our Founding Fathers' "great experiment" has turned out remarkably well.
Read MoreToday's devotion is dedicated to our culture's most pressing ethical and moral issue.
Read MoreWe don't enter into relationship with God through grace & then do good works in our own strength. We enter through grace & do good works through grace.
Read MoreGod is not holding something back from you, if you are in Christ.
Read MoreIt is simply not true of any Christian that before they were saved they "weren't that bad". Before a Holy God, each stood no chance.
Read MoreA common pitfall when it comes to doing good is to let our own good deeds lead to pride & self-righteousness. Only by God's grace are we saved & made righteous.
Read MoreWould your friends at work know there is something different about you from how you speak and behave around them?
Read MoreThe Apostle John knew Jesus and boldly proclaimed who He was. His doctrine is aligned with the person and work of Jesus, who He is, and what He has done.
Read MoreJohn says we know that the Son of God has come. What a profound statement. The eternal, preexistent Son has come (past act with current application).
Read MoreTo say that Christians are of God is not only a word of promise, blessing, and inclusion, but it is also a word of controversy and exclusion.
Read MoreThe devil can harm you if you let him, but he cannot take you with him when you die. Why? Because Someone much more powerful has you in His grasp.
Read MoreGod literally keeps and protects us. Praise His name! When we begin to do something we should not, God lets us know it, and we turn away from it.
Read MoreThe world is a most formidable foe. By turning our eyes upon Jesus continually we can overcome the world and all its lusts, entrapments, and schemes.
Read MoreIf living the Christian life becomes a series of dos and don'ts, a checklist, then it becomes a burden, and we lose our joy.
Read MoreIf you really love God then you will love the people of God, the church. A churchless religion is not a biblical one.
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