Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice—Philippians 4:4 (ESV) Rejoice What does it mean to rejoice? Does it mean that we always have a smile on our faces? Does it mean we are constantly singing and dancing like nobody’s watching? To truly rejoice means that we find joy and peace even in the darkest places of life. Because of faith, we rejoice in death. Because of the Lord, we rejoice in ourRead More

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.—Exodus 20:2-3 (ESV) God’s Power A simple understanding of sin is that we break the first commandment. In Exodus 20, we  read that Moses is to tell the people that they are to have no other gods besides the one  true God. But lucky for us thisRead More

But you will not even need to fight. Take your positions; then stand still and watch the Lord’s victory. He is with you, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you! – 2 Chronicles 20:17 (NLT)   Wait On The Lord A devotion that I read this morning ended with these four words, “Wait on the Lord.”  Don’t you know, that prompted me to start writingRead More

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.—Hebrews 11:1 (ESV) Trust In so many places, we hear the word “faith.” But what does this word actually mean? The author of Hebrews defines faith as being sure and being convicted. We are sure in where we place our hope. And we are convicted, knowing those things we’ve never seen. But faith is not blind. Children have faith that theirRead More

How Great God’s Love “We love because he first loved us.”—I John 4:19 (ESV)     WHY WE LOVE In the many religions of this world, we find that so many seek to appease their gods. We see, too, many people who think that if they do one thing correctly, then God will do something for them. This is not how God shows himself to us. God shows us pure love. Love that dies brutallyRead More

We’re All Sinners, So Now What? “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”—Romans 3:23-24 (ESV)  Grace How can someone possibly achieve God’s glory? It is not something that can be done by earning good favor with Him. It is not something that we can find on our own. And that struggle is allRead More