Daily Devotional: Day 143 “Though you have not seen him [Jesus], you love him. Though you do not now see him [Jesus], you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls” (1 Peter 1:8-9, ESV). Today’s devotional is meant to dovetailContinue reading “Faith in the Unseen Jesus”
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How the God of the Bible Does Not Want Be Worshiped
Daily Devotional: Day 142 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God . . .” (Exodus 20:4-5, NKJV). Our relationship with God is likeContinue reading “How the God of the Bible Does Not Want Be Worshiped”
The Power of a Purged Conscience
Daily Devotional: Day 128 “For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works toContinue reading “The Power of a Purged Conscience”
Rethinking Worship
Daily Devotional: Day 88 ‘“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment” (Matthew 22:36-38, NKJV). Your heart is not yours; it is for the Lord. God wants, not some of yourContinue reading “Rethinking Worship”
The Danger of Diminishing God’s Word
Daily Devotional: Day 77 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house, all the words that I command you to speak to them. Do not diminish a word” (Jeremiah 26:2, NKJV; emphasis mine). When you diminish God’s Word, you’ve diminished God.Continue reading “The Danger of Diminishing God’s Word”