“Of what value is an idol, since a man has carved it? Or an image that teaches lies? For he who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak. Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’ Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’ Can it give guidance? It […]
01/26/22 Daily Devotion – Set your minds on things above!
“If then you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on the things above, not on the things on the earth.” (Col. 3:1&2 NKJV) Well, of course we have been raised up with Christ. Our sinful nature died with […]
01/22/22 Daily Devotion – The battle lines are drawn!
“See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.” — Colossians 2:8 (NIV) Now the battle lines are defined. Paul clearly stated that the battle of every age is between everything of this world and […]
01/14/22 Daily Devotion – Our most noble task!
“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing […]
01/01/22 Daily Devotion – God’s Word is true nourishment!
“As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me […]
11/25/2021 Daily Devotion – Why was Jesus silent before His accusers?
“He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.” — Isaiah 53:7 (NIV) When it came to the day of the crucifixion, Jesus was strangely quiet before His […]
11/03/2021 Daily Devotion – Return to the Lord!
“I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud And your sins like a heavy mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.” (Isaiah 44:22, NASB95) There are a lot of reasons to consider returning to the Lord. The prodigal son finally realized that life wasn’t so bad when he lived with his dad. […]
09/28/2021 Daily Devotion – The demonic and deadly side of tolerance!
“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!” (Isaiah 5:20, NASB95) When I think about the ideology of our society I have much concern that this verse applies, and the woe is real and certain. Our […]
09/21/2021 Daily Devotion – Do we really know Him?
“’An ox knows its owner, and a donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.’” (Isaiah 1:3, NASB95) The book of Isaiah has often been called the Bible within the Bible. It has 66 chapters and is divided 39 and 27 (thematically), just like the Scriptures. If you are not […]
10/22/2020 Daily Devotion – The kingdom of God is a matter of power!
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.” (1 Corinthians 4:20 NIV84) Christianity is not merely a philosophical set of presuppositions that one adopts as true, and that’s it. I am not saying that it’s not partially a philosophical worldview but rather that the Christian faith is more. I […]
