I think one of the best pictures in the Bible for the state of our spirits before we are saved is a desert. Our spirits are a barren wasteland of a desert. Nothing can live in those conditions for very long, which is why Paul says we are dead in our … [Read more...]
What is our purpose as Christians? What is God’s purpose for His Children? This category contains devotions which look at the development of Christians as they strive to become more “Christ-like” – more like our role Model, Christ Himself.
Ugliness
In a previous devotion, I wrote about how everything God created is inherently beautiful; and how our failure to see that beauty is a symptom of a sin-sick heart. We also saw that evil is the result of something God created becoming corrupted; and … [Read more...]
Beautiful
Ecclesiastes 3:11 Have you ever wondered why two people can look at the same sunset and have completely different opinions about it? One person might be in awe of the sunset’s breath-taking beauty, while the other person is completely indifferent. … [Read more...]
Walking in the Light
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.” (1 John 1:7) There is no greater privilege in this life than to be given the position in … [Read more...]
Rightly Dividing the Prophets
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15) The Apostle Paul was always exhorting those he ministered to – that they would cultivate a rich, … [Read more...]
Principles of the Kingdom
“Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.” (Hebrews 13:17) As we all know, the … [Read more...]
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