There is no way, God, that I’ll drink this! This isn’t mere water, it’s their life-blood—they risked their very lives to bring it! 2 Sam 23:17 (MSG) Part 1 – The Three Their feet silently pounded the dirt through the black night, hearts racing, alive, adrenalin...
Though our outer man is progressively decaying and wasting away, yet our inner self is being, progressively, renewed day after day. 2 Cor 4:16 (AMP) PART 4 – New Day Go to PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 At age 26 I was diagnosed with depression, glandular fever, and...
“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only...
Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? 1 Cor 15:55 (NIV) PART 2 – Nothing, not even death! Go to PART 1 Three days after his death, Jesus was resurrected. He brought other people back to life while he ministered, but the father rose...
Death has been swallowed up in victory. 1 Cor 15:54 (NIV) PART 1 – Death Penalty I have trouble processing death. I don’t like to think about it, I don’t like to talk about it… when I do, this itchy and achy feeling opens up in my stomach. When I was 21,...
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds… 2 Cor 10:4-5 (NKJV) The word of God is referred to as a sword in Eph 6:17. Rev 12:11 says that we overcome evil by the blood of the lamb (Jesus sacrifice for us) and...
He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30 (NKJV) This verse used to make me feel small and insignificant. “I must be useless, sin-ridden, incapable… I must decrease because I am bad. Jesus must increase because he is good.” I was paralysed...
One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Phil 3:13-14 (NLT) Vocation – Part 6 – The Story of My Life Go to PART 1 |...
And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’ Luke 15:6 (NKJV) In studying for this devotion around this beautiful parable, I came across all this amazing research and...
But God demonstrates His love (value) for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Rom 5:8 (NIV) Our personal value systems are stacked according to personal preferences, experiences, nature and nurture. You might value being neat, so other ’neat’...
