“They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.” (Romans 1:25, NIV84) The real issue about truth doesn’t lie in our intellectual ability. It is not like we can change everything if we just keep repeating truth claims over and over again. […]
04/09/22 Daily Devotion – Those who suppress the truth will pay a hefty price!
“The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.” (Romans 1:18, NIV84) In our quest for understanding truth from a biblical perspective, we now turn to the apostle Paul. In his letter to the Romans, he expressed great concern for the […]
04/05/22 Daily Devotion – The Spirit will guide us into truth!
“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.” (John 16:13, NIV84) Paul tells us in his first letter to the Corinthians that spiritual truths are […]
03/22/22 Daily Devotion – Have you strayed from God’s truth?
“Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the Lord our God by turning from our sins and giving attention to your truth.” — Daniel 9:13 (NIV84) Yesterday we looked at the words of Jeremiah to a nation about to be […]
03/10/22 Daily Devotion – The greatest eternal truth!
“For your love is ever before me, and I walk continually in your truth.” — Psalm 26:3 (NIV) Let’s not forget, as we spend time pondering God’s perspective on truth, that the greatest eternal truth is that God loves us. He doesn’t just like us. He doesn’t just love us as long as we are being […]
03/01/22 Daily Devotion – Discernment comes from the Holy Spirit!
“I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes.” — Psalm 119:125 (NIV) Paul says in 1 Corinthians, “The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned” (1 […]
02/26/22 Daily Devotion – Let’s be wiser than our enemies!
“Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me.” — Psalm 119:98 (NIV) How often have you thought of the benefit of being close to the Word of God? Even from a pragmatic perspective, it would be good to be wiser than your enemies. Like the psalmist says, “they are ever […]
02/19/22 Daily Devotion – We need to be able to defend our faith!
“I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame.” (Psalm 119:46, NIV) Our devotion to God’s Word is a vital part of our spiritual formation. Who we are and the life we live is a reflection of the impact the Word of God has had on our lives. Our hope, […]
02/10/22 Daily Devotion – The righteous will live by faith!
“See, he is puffed up; his desires are not upright — but the righteous will live by his faith.” — Habakkuk 2:4 (NIV) The Apostle Paul quotes this verse when writing the book of Romans. It is our faith that makes us right with God and moves our daily lives. It is not our good […]
02/7/22 Daily Devotion – It’s OK to question God!
“O Lord, are you not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One, we will not die. O Lord, you have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, you have ordained them to punish.” (Habakkuk 1:12, NIV) The Lord answered the questions that Habakkuk raised about injustice and evil. God assured Habakkuk that He was going to […]
