So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my lambs.” — John 21:15 — Aleksey Kolomiytsev: Word of Grace Bible Institute | USA … Read More
Today's Devotional
Scripture: God’s Multi-Tool
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness. — 2 Timothy 3:16 — Santiago Fuentes Hernandez: Word of Grace Biblical Seminary | Mexico The Bible is God’s inspired book. He breathed it out and His servants wrote it down. Because it comes from God, … Read More
From Darkness to Christ
For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son. — Colossians 1:13 — Alfred Goliath: Central African Preaching Academy | Malawi How dark the world is! How dark many lives are! Sin and its consequences—poverty, disease, and war—are all around us. Many are fleeing their homes … Read More
The Race of Faith
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. — Hebrews 12:1 — Gianluca Pollutri: Italian Theological Academy | Italy Hebrews 11 details … Read More
The Spreading Word
The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith. — Acts 6:7 — D. G. | Asia The church-growth movement has done more harm than good. In many mega-churches, pastors become … Read More
Truth about Love
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. — 1 John 4:10 — Tomasz Krazek: European Bible Training Center | Germany Essentially everywhere we look, love is a response to the perceived worthiness of its object. Thus, … Read More
Light in the Darkness
For so the Lord has commanded us, “I have placed You as a light for the Gentiles, that You may bring salvation to the end of the earth.” — Acts 13:47 — Miguel Ángel Prado: Berea Seminary | Spain Often the people with whom I share the gospel reject its message, and for different reasons. The rejection … Read More
Love One Another
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. — John 13:34–35 — Aleksey Kolomiytsev: Word of Grace Bible Institute | USA … Read More
Albania
Albania The gospel first came to Albania (New Testament Illyricum) through Paul’s missionary efforts (Rom. 15:19). After decades of Catholic and then Islamic domination, in the 1940’s, communist dictator Enver Hoxha declared the nation atheistic, brutally wiping out all religion. When the regime collapsed in 1991, religious freedom returned and Islam took back its … Read More
Your Sins Are Forgiven
And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, “Why are you thinking evil in your hearts? Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, and walk’?” — Matthew 9:4–5 — Misko Horvatek: Theological Biblical Academy | Croatia Several men brought a poor paralytic man to Jesus so that He would … Read More
One Flock with One Shepherd
I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd. — John 10:16 — Robbie Casas: The Expositor’s Academy | Philippines After declaring “I am the good shepherd” (the fourth of Christ’s seven “I am” statements … Read More
Protecting Our Homes
For speaking out arrogant words of vanity they entice by fleshly desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error. — 2 Peter 2:18 — Santiago Armel: Instituto de Expositores | USA A father is a shepherd of his own home. He has been called to guide and nurture … Read More
Bearing Burdens
Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ. — Galatians 6:2 — Dmitry C. | Russia Helping someone who has fallen into sin is not any easy task. When we help an erring Christian return to the path of truth, we take on the burden of caring for them in the spirit of … Read More
Home with the Lord
We are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. — 2 Corinthians 5:8 — Mario Alvarez Rivero: Word of Grace Biblical Seminary | Mexico Fearful moments, such as the loss of a loved one or bad news from the … Read More
From Our Suffering to His Glory
[Jesus] said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he went and washed, and came back seeing. — John 9:7 — Amos Mapira: Central African Preaching Academy | Malawi In life, suffering is real and inevitable. We have all suffered. But do we realize that God works … Read More
Fighting Only with God’s Resources
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. — 2 Corinthians 10:4–5 — Rafael Salazar: Evangelical Ministries … Read More
The Curse of the Cross
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”—in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. — Galatians 3:13–14 — Lance … Read More
Hearts Corrupted and Hearts Cleansed
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders. — Matthew 15:19 — Genis M. | Albania These words from the lips of Jesus are wise and penetrating. He exposes false teaching while supplying the exact truth necessary for the moment. The religious leaders taught that a person … Read More
