Category: Daily Devotional

Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death. 2 Corinthians 11:16-33 Immediately after Paul’s Damascus Road conversion, he began to preach Christ and quickly became a strong apologist for faith in Jesus Christ. Paul soon became a target of the…

Genesis 7-9 7 Then the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation. 2 Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals,[a] the male and his mate, and a pair of the animals that are not clean, the male and his mate, 3 and seven pairs[b] of the…

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. 2 Corinthians 11:1-15 Let us look at what Paul, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, has to say about angels by considering the work of that fallen angel and chief enemy of…

Genesis 4-6 Cain and Abel 4 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten[a] a man with the help of the Lord.” 2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. 3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an…

7 Look at what is before your eyes. If anyone is confident that he is Christ’s, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ’s, so also are we. 2 Corinthians 10 In chapters 10 to 13 of 2 Corinthians, Paul addresses the false apostles and their followers. Earlier, he had been addressing the Corinthian church; now, he…

Genesis 1-3 The Creation of the World 1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And God saw…

Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Any study of the Mosaic law and its role in the new covenant cannot help but note that some elements of it are no longer binding on the Christian. Sacrifices that were…

Malachi 1-4 1 The oracle of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi.[a] The Lord’s Love for Israel 2 “I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob 3 but Esau I have hated. I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals…

Now it is superfluous for me to write to you about the ministry for the saints… 2 Corinthians 9:1-5 Paul, here, addresses the collection of gifts for the poor, oppressed Christians in the church at Jerusalem. Paul had mentioned the collection in chapter 8, while referring to the churches in Macedonia (northern Greece) who were giving generously…

Zechariah 13-14 13 “On that day there shall be a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness. Idolatry Cut Off 2 “And on that day, declares the Lord of hosts, I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, so that they shall be remembered no more. And…