Daily Devotionals

Perfection: The Unattainable Goal

"If you get the idea that God is going to accept you on the basis of your performance, then you will never know when and if you have done enough. Stop and think about that, before you continue reading. You see, you will never know if you’ve...

Yielding To Christ

"Get this down big, plain, and straight. It is not your ability that counts when it comes to getting victory. It is also not your responsibility. It is your response to His ability. You must choose. You can’t do it without Him. He will not ...

Burning For God

"Major Ian Thomas was a friend of mine and a great Bible teacher. He imagined Moses saying something like this when he saw the burning bush in the wilderness: “Would you look at that bush? It just keeps on burning for God. I wish my life co...

What Is Salvation?

"First, let me tell you what salvation is not. It is not a creed, a code, a cause, or a church. Salvation is not a creed. I hear people say, “Well, I believe the plan of salvation.” And my response? You can believe the plan of salvation and...

What Authenticates The Gospel?

"How can we tell whether or not God’s Word is the True Gospel? Paul gives us three tests. First of all, the source test. The Gospel is not the invention of man. It is the Truth that God gave. God’s Word says, “But I [Paul] certify you, bret...

What Is Grace?

"What is the definition of grace? Grace is love that gives where there is no merit, to those who don’t want the gift. Grace has to chase us down. If God couldn’t run faster than you could run, you never would have been saved. Ephesians 2:8-...

Seeking Grace

Confronting A Brother

"The Lord Jesus said, “Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother” (Matthew 18:15). But what do we do instead? We argue bac...

Contentment

"One of the wisest things I ever read was written by a philosopher who said, “To whom little is not enough, nothing is enough.” If you have not learned to be content in whatsoever state you find yourself, you will never be content. Paul set...

God Allows The Storms

"Maybe you’ve been at a place in your life when everything seemed just perfect. You were sailing along—perhaps like the disciples the night they were in a boat before a storm hit (see Matthew 14:22-27). Just hours before, they had seen thei...