“This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.” (1 Corinthians 2:13, NIV84) Here the apostle Paul confirms again that the truths we hold are not self-evident. Because man is inherently sinful, he does not naturally believe and accept […]
11/30/20 Daily Devotion – Stay focused and get working!
“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” — 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV84) What a wonderful exhortation from Paul to us today. Here at the end of his chapter on […]
11/29/20 Daily Devotion – There’s more to it than we think!
“For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after supper […]
11/28/20 Daily Devotion – We’re not independent!
“In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.” –1 Corinthians 11:11 (NIV84) In our Western society there is so much talk about autonomy and independence. We seek to “find ourselves” and see as negative any human influence that might restrict or affect that process. Paul said in our […]
11/27/20 Daily Devotion – ‘But…!’
“‘Everything is permissible’ – but not everything is beneficial. ‘Everything is permissible’ – but not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others. Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, for, ‘The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.’” –1 Corinthians 10:23-26 (NIV84) We’ve […]
11/26/20 Daily Devotion – Flee from sin!
“Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.” — 1 Corinthians 10:14 (NIV84) One could easily take our verse for today and restate it as, “Therefore, my dear friends, flee from sin.” Throughout the Scriptures the prescribed method for dealing with temptation and sin is to flee the source. So I find myself asking a few basic […]
11/25/20 Daily Devotion – The truth about temptation!
“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” — 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV84) Temptation is being led […]
11/24/20 Daily Devotion – Death has been swallowed up!
“When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?’ The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. […]
10/31/2020 Daily Devotion – It’s not about the stuff we have!
“[T]hose who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.” (1 Corinthians 7:31 NIV84) Jesus says in the Gospels, “What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but forfeits (loses) his own soul?” Quite a rhetorical question […]
10/30/2020 Daily Devotion – Remain Free!
“You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.” (1Corinthians 7:23 NIV84) But I thought any human being who was bought was a slave! If we are “bought with a price,” how can we not be slaves to whomever purchased us? But Jesus, who bought us with His own precious blood, tells us, […]
