Devotionals How to Love Your Enemies “But I say to you who are listening, love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who are cruel to you.” – Luke 6:27-28 When I read Luke 6:27-28, I asked myself, how can I love my enemies? In
Devotionals Finding Joy During Opposition Christians will Encounter from the World “If you belonged to the world, it would love you as it loves its own. But I have chosen you out of the world, so you don’t belong to it. That is why the world hates you. Remember what I told you: A servant is not greater than his
Devotionals A New Day, Another Year, Yet His Mercy Remains the Same “The LORD’s love never ends; his mercies never stop. They are new every morning; LORD, your loyalty is great.” – Lamentations 3:22-23 Mercy is a word that we do not hear very often. I was never taught what it is meant to show mercy to others. If we are
The Meaning of Faith “Faith means being sure of the things we hope for and knowing that something is real even if we do not see it.” – Hebrews 11:1 It is easy to believe in things that we can see or touch. But having faith means believing in what God promises to do
Devotionals The Godly Way to Give “Be careful! When you do good things, don’t do them in front of people to be seen by them. If you do that, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. When you give to the poor, don’t be like the hypocrites. They blow trumpets in
Devotionals When Christians Encounter Opposition “If you belonged to the world, it would love you as it loves its own. But I have chosen you out of the world, so you don’t belong to it. That is why the world hates you. Remember what I told you: A servant is not greater than his
Devotionals God Loves a Cheerful Giver “Remember this: The person who plants a little will have a small harvest, but the person who plants a lot will have a big harvest. Each of you should give as you have decided in your heart to give. You should not be sad when you give, and you should
Devotionals When God’s Truths are Changed with Lies “They knew God, but they did not give glory to God or thank him. Their thinking became useless. Their foolish minds were filled with darkness. They said they were wise, but they became fools. They traded the glory of God who lives forever for the worship of idols made to
Devotionals God’s Mercy Exceeds Our Understanding “For He says to Moses, ‘I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.’ It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy. For Scripture says to Pharaoh: ‘I raised you up for this
Articles Thanksgiving Tradition: Giving Thanks to God Thanksgiving is the time of year where we gather with family and friends eating our favorite meal, watching our favorite movies, and telling each other what we are thankful for. The Thanksgiving tradition has been celebrated in America since 1863 after former President Abraham Lincoln declared it a national holiday.
Devotionals A Heart of Gratitude “While Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he was going through the area between Samaria and Galilee. As he came into a small town, ten men who had a skin disease met him there. They did not come close to Jesus but called to him, ‘Jesus! Master! Have mercy
Devotionals Blinded By Our Own Flaws “Why do you notice the little piece of dust in your friend’s eye, but you don’t notice the big piece of wood in your own eye? How can you say to your friend, ‘Let me take that little piece of dust out of your eye’? Look at yourself!
Devotionals The Power of a Song “Let the teaching of Christ live in you richly. Use all wisdom to teach and instruct each other by singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” – Colossians 3:16 Have you ever noticed yourself singing? How about when you are at church and when
Devotionals For the Love of the Animals “Then shouldn’t I show concern for the great city Nineveh, which has more than one hundred twenty thousand people who do not know right from wrong, and many animals, too?” – Jonah 4:11 People love and care about their pets, and it does not matter what kind it is.
Articles Being a Faithful Servant of God Can you imagine what it would be like if God and Jesus tell us “you did well, and you were good and loyal servants.” That would be the best compliment especially coming from our Creator and Savior. We want God to know that we will try to be loyal servants
Devotionals What is Real Repentance? “Then if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, if they will pray and seek me and stop their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven. I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land.” – 2 Chronicles 7:14 Have you been truly
Articles A Christian’s Rights The Bible prohibits us from doing ungodly things like lying, cheating and stealing. We cannot take something that is not ours because it would be stealing. There are even laws that limit our ability of free speech. Someone cannot go and yell “fire” if there is no fire. If they
Devotionals Putting Others Before Ourselves “When you do things, do not let selfishness or pride be your guide. Instead, be humble and give more honor to others than to yourselves. Do not be interested only in your own life but be interested in the lives of others.” – Philippians 2:3-4 Putting others before ourselves is
Devotionals Not My Body but Yours Oh Lord! “You should know that your body is a temple for the Holy Spirit who is in you. You have received the Holy Spirit from God. So you do not belong to yourselves, because you were bought by God for a price. So honor God with your bodies.” – 1 Corinthians 6: