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
Today's Devotional
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
Justifying Ourselves
I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly. — Galatians 2:21 — Dmitry C. | Russia Have you tried to justify yourself? We can do this to ourselves, one another, our bosses, our children—even God. The desire to justify self is ingrained in … Read More
Behold and Become
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit. — 2 Corinthians 3:18 — D. G. | Asia In the New Covenant, Christians can behold the glory of our … Read More
Let Integrity Guide Your Life
The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them. — Proverbs 11:3 — Mykola Leliovskyi: Grace Bible Seminary | Ukraine The Scriptures often remind us that the inward condition of our heart determines our external behavior. The Hebrew words translated here as “integrity” and “upright” are the most … Read More
Always Ready
But sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence. — 1 Peter 3:15 — Igor G. | Russia Shortly before Peter finished his earthly mission and entered … Read More
Blessed to Bless
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed. — 2 Corinthians 9:8 — Gus Pidal: Berea Seminary | Spain Early on as parents, we wanted to make our children aware of the importance of … Read More
