Category: Daily Devotional

Isaiah 50-52 Israel’s Sin and the Servant’s Obedience 50 Thus says the Lord:“Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce,    with which I sent her away?Or which of my creditors is it    to whom I have sold you?Behold, for your iniquities you were sold,    and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.2 Why, when I came, was there no man;    why, when I called, was…

…I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith…For certain people have crept in unnoticed who…pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. Jude After his introduction, Jude writes that his purpose was to urge the saints to persevere and contend for the faith once delivered. Jude,…

Isaiah 47-49 The Humiliation of Babylon 47 Come down and sit in the dust,    O virgin daughter of Babylon;sit on the ground without a throne,    O daughter of the Chaldeans!For you shall no more be called    tender and delicate.2 Take the millstones and grind flour,    put off your veil,strip off your robe, uncover your legs,    pass through the rivers.3 Your nakedness shall be uncovered,    and your disgrace…

Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God. 3 John The Christian hospitality practiced by Gaius near the end of the first century continues to serve as an example for us. Yet regrettably, not all Christians at the time were so generous and eager to support those in full-time ministry. One of these men, Diotrephes, not only refused to show hospitality, he…

Isaiah 45-46 Cyrus, God’s Instrument 45 Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus,    whose right hand I have grasped,to subdue nations before him    and to loose the belts of kings,to open doors before him    that gates may not be closed:2 “I will go before you    and level the exalted places,[a]I will break in pieces the doors of bronze    and cut through the bars of iron,3 I…

And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments…For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. 2 John Throughout church history, attacks upon the church, its doctrines and, Christianity itself have waged war upon…

Isaiah 43-44 Israel’s Only Savior 43 But now thus says the Lord,he who created you, O Jacob,    he who formed you, O Israel:“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;    I have called you by name, you are mine.2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;    and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;when you walk through…

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. 1 John 5:13-20 One of the most important questions we can ever ask is, “How may I know for certain that I am saved?” The importance of making sure that we understand…

Isaiah 41-42 Fear Not, for I Am with You 41 Listen to me in silence, O coastlands;    let the peoples renew their strength;let them approach, then let them speak;    let us together draw near for judgment. 2 Who stirred up one from the east    whom victory meets at every step?[a]He gives up nations before him,    so that he tramples kings underfoot;he makes them…

This is He who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the (Holy) Spirit is the one who testifies, because the (Holy) Spirit is the truth. 1 John 5:6-12 Our country, in the principle in legal matters, considers one’s innocence until proven guilty. Doing so recognizes…