“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 14:17, NIV84) It doesn’t take long for the Christian church to mess things up. We begin to focus on the wrong things and defend positions of practice rather than principle, and […]
07/11/22 Daily Devotion – The truths of God’s kingdom must be revealed!
“He replied, ‘The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.’” — Matthew 13:11 (NIV84) No other chapter in the Bible mentions the kingdom of heaven more than the 13th chapter of Matthew. In this chapter Matthew captures Jesus saying most of His “the kingdom […]
05/17/22 Daily Devotion – Our hope must be rooted in truth!
“But we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place.” — Luke 24:21 (NIV84) If hope is more a certainty than a wish, then there is nothing worse than being certain in your hope for the future […]
05/02/22 Daily devotion – Throughout your day, is your hope in God?
“Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.” — Psalm 25:5 (NIV84) The reason that the psalmist, and you and I, can have hope all day long is because God is more than a supreme ruler: He is also a savior. […]
04/28/22 Daily Devotion – Are you walking in the truth?
“It gave me great joy to have some brothers come and tell about your faithfulness to the truth and how you continue to walk in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” — 3 John 3–4 (NIV84) This morning, we end a two-month journey. We […]
04/27/22 Daily Devotion – How grace, mercy, peace, love and truth all tie together!
“Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.” — 2 John 1:3 (NIV84) What will be with us in “truth and love”? God’s grace, mercy and peace! Just stop for a minute and ponder that. Who of us couldn’t use a […]
04/26/22 Daily Devotion – Real truth is taught by the Holy Spirit!
“This is the one who came by water and blood — Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.” — 1 John 5:6 (NIV84) In order to believe in the idea of absolute truth, one must comprehend […]
04/25/22 Daily Devotion – How can we know we are living in God’s truth?
“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.” — […]
04/24/22 Daily Devotion – Relative truth leads to hypocrisy!
“The man who says, ‘I know him,’ but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him.” (1 John 2:4, NIV84) Hypocrisy is not an option with biblical truth. The expectation is that when we have adopted God’s spiritual truths we will strive to live out those truths in […]
04/23/22 Daily Devotion – Knowing truth isn’t as simple as 2+2=4!
“So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.” (2 Peter 1:12, NIV84) I just love this thought from the apostle Peter. Even though we know the truth, and we are firmly rooted in it, we always need to be reminded […]
