Daily Devotionals

The Baby -- The Mighty God

"Isaiah 9:6 prophesied, “Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given....” The Child born is the Babe of Bethlehem, and the Son given is the everlasting Jesus. The verse continues, “and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His ...

A Cheerful Countenance

"Proverbs 15:13 says, "A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken." What’s another word for a cheerful countenance? It’s a smile. Someone said the following, and I think it is incredible: I...

A Gentle Leader

"Why is it that we sometimes are the most unkind to those we love the best? The most cutting remarks are sometimes in the home. There are many marriages that could be saved by a little gentleness. Gentleness is a mark of leadership. Now yo...

The Definition Of A Friend

Sinning Retail And Confessing Wholesale

"The reason many of us never experience the peace of God is because we like to sin retail and confess wholesale. We like to sin all through the day and then at the end of the day confess, “Father, forgive my sins." Or we might pray somethin...

Training Versus Teaching Children

"The Bible says to “train up a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” The word “train” in the dictionary says this, “To prepare for a contest, to instruct by exercise, to drill, to form to a pro...

Why Jesus Is Waiting

"Why hasn’t Jesus come in our day and in our age? God is waiting for more people to be saved. Peter tells us that many will ask, 4“…‘Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were fro...

Forgiveness Costs

To forgive literally means to release a debt. When we sin, we sin against God, and heaven has sued us for damages. It is a debt that we cannot pay. Praise God that when His forgiveness comes, the debt is canceled. For example, let’s say yo...

If Jesus Is Not Lord, He Is Not Savior

"What is God all about? Let’s read Philippians 2:9-11, “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, a...

God Rejects Self-Righteousness

"There is a certain righteousness that God rejects, and that is self-righteousness. When a man tries to be righteous by keeping the Ten Commandments, or by being a nice person, or doing good deeds, God rejects that righteousness. Isaiah 64...