Devotions
From Rascal to Righteous
"He is not ashamed to call them brethren" (Heb. 2:11). All of us struggle with habits at some time or another. We work at them and work at them to change. There may be some things in your life today that are a little slow in coming around. You will have to resist...
Filled With Fruit
Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. (Phil. 1:11 KJV) What does being full of the fruits of righteousness mean? The word fruit is from a Greek word that means "fruit: as plucked." This...
We Have a Better Covenant
...he [Jesus] is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. (Heb. 8:6)Under the Old Covenant, the Israelites were servants of God; they weren't sons of God, as we are today. The Bible says concerning us, "Beloved, now are...
Jesus, Our Passover Lamb
"Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: and if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbor...
Not By Might Nor By Power
"'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the Lord of hosts" (Zech. 4:6 NKJ). Not by might. The word might in the original Hebrew has to do with military strength. In Bible days Israel was not a war-like nation. Its rural lifestyle consisted of peaceful...
Access to Victory
"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God" (Rom. 5:1 KJV). Faith in the blood of Jesus will cause you to...
As Your Soul Prospers
"Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospers" (3 John 1:2). Once you begin to believe it's God's will to prosper you, you can't help but wonder how He's going to do it. Is He going to put a check in the...
Captive of Our Thoughts
Our minds are like a garden. We can cultivate our minds and plant the seeds we want to grow, or we can neglect it and allow the weeds to take over. Either way, it will bring a harvest into our lives. Galatians 6:7 declares a most important truth. Notice the...
Take God at His Word
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And Jesus saith unto him, "I will come and heal him." The centurion answered and said,...