Devotionals
Stand Out
But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty. - 1 Cor. 1:27. The more we stand by faith, the more we stand out. To stand out means to project...
Called Out
God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. - 1 Cor. 1:9 When we are a child of God, we are called by God. To be called means to be summoned. The Lord has summoned us to be His vessels of glory. His calling is to be...
Are You Under Cover?
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.’- Ps. 91:1-2. During wars, people look for places of safety to hide under cover...
Wonderfully Made
I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.- Ps. 139:14. If we emphasize something about ourselves, it increases the focus on it, negative or positive. If, for example, we notice a zit on our...
In and Out of Season
Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. - 2nd Tim. 4:2. When we are called out by God, we are always on call. We can expect God to call upon us to obey His unexpected leadings. Even though...
Hold Fast
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. - Heb. 10:23 Hopelessness carries a sense of death to possibilities of a better tomorrow. It is unexpected and accompanied by grief and sorrow because of unmet expectations....
What Do You Call Yourself?
...in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; - Rom. 4:17. God called Abraham a father of many nations when, because of his age and the age of his wife, they thought it was...
Overcome!
Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. - Rom. 12:21 We overcome darkness by releasing the light. Focusing, debating, judging, or analyzing what is evil does not cancel its impact. One tactic of the devil is to keep people so focused on the darkness that...
The Power of Christ
And he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.- 2 Cor. 12:9 Learning to yield to God’s ability, and not our own...