The Overcoming Church Jesus is now about to explain where the power came to overcome the powers of darkness. He asked His disciples, “But who do you say that I am?” (Matthew 16:15) Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (Matthew 16:16) Jesus went on to reveal how Peter didn’t […]

Silent Praise Sorry for the lateness of this devotional, but as I was reading Psalm 65 in the New American standard, the first verse just jumped out, and it had me wondering, “How could this be?” “There will be silence before You, and praise in Zion, O God, and to You the vow will be […]

High Alert DEFCON is America’s alert status warning system that puts its armed forces in an appropriate state of readiness. And while currently we’re at DEFCON 5, which designates peacetime military readiness, spiritually, Jesus says we’re at DEFCON 1, or maximum readiness, not only because we’re constantly at war with the enemy of our souls, […]

A Top-Notch Fellow What exactly does it take to get on God’s good side? While this seems a little self-serving, let’s be honest, that’s what we all want. In today’s devotional reading it reveals one such fellow, Hezekiah. “He trusted in the Lord God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among […]

We’ll Receive Whatever We Give Whenever we discuss the topic of giving, many Christians run away. But the doctrine of giving is important to our spiritual health and welfare. Giving isn’t tied exclusively to finances; our giving entails every area of our lives. Jesus makes it clear that we’ll receive in like manner to our […]

Waiting on God Many believers in Christ are “waiting” on the Lord, but they are doing it the wrong way. “Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31). The focus […]

All Bark and No Bite The saying, “All bark and no bite,” likens people to dogs that continue to bark but they never carry out their threat. When someone is all bark and no bite they proclaim to be one thing, like being tough, when in reality they’re the exact opposite, like a marshmallow. It’s […]

Bringing Christ Into Our Crisis Daniel and his companions committed themselves to living a godly life. Right after they arrived in Babylon they were presented with a dilemma. The food they were served didn’t line up with the foods God said was okay to eat, and had been dedicated to the false gods of the […]

Tapping Into Success If we want to prosper, that is, if we want to succeed in this world in whatever we do, then we need to take the way prescribed by God. The Psalmist gives us this way saying, “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in […]

Get to Know the Holy Spirit We want the experience of the Holy Spirit, but not necessarily the relationship. Like sex, we want the experience but not necessarily the relationship the true experience requires. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead, and as a person He can be grieved and hurt when […]