“I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him.” — 2 Corinthians 2:8 (NIV84) A believer of the Corinthian church fell into some kind of unrepentant sin. He refused to respond to the leaders of the Church, so Paul previously told them that the man had to face church discipline. And that is exactly […]
08/09/23 Daily Devotion – God placed His seal of ownership on you!
“Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.” — 2 Corinthians 1:21, 22 (NIV84) One of my favorite verses is Isaiah 43:1: “Fear not, […]
08/08/23 Daily Devotion – God’s promises are ‘Yes’ in Christ!
“For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so through him, the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God.” — 2 Corinthians 1:20 (NIV84) I don’t know how the Apostle Paul did it! Here he was explaining to the finicky Corinthians why his travel plans […]
08/07/23 Daily Devotion – The amazing thing about prayer!
“…as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.” — 2 Corinthians 1:11 (NIV84) The amazing thing about prayer is that there is such a thing. Certainly an omnipotent and omniscient God could choose to do […]
08/06/23 Daily Devotion – Father of compassion and God of all comfort!
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” — 2 Corinthians 1:3, 4 (NIV84) More and […]
08/09/23 Daily Devotion – Even the Apostle Paul experienced deep despair!
“We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely […]
03/11/23 Daily Devotion – ‘Father forgive them…’
“Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’ And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.” (Luke 23:34, NIV84) These are not the words I would expect to come from a man who had just been unjustly beaten, scourged and crucified. He doesn’t even plead His case from the cross. I […]
05/26/22 Daily Devotion – Hope Boldly — Jesus is the real deal!
“And if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts! Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at it while the radiance was […]
