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Devotions for the Head, the Heart, and the Home 1 John 4:11 Read: 1 John is written to give us the assurances of our salvation. Throughout this letter the word “love” is used 26 times. I wonder if love is important in the Christian life? Of course it is! Love is the basis of Christian
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I can’t think of anything more positive or practical in our life than walking in the likeness and love of God. However, the positive gives way to the negative. Eph. 5:1-2 describes those in Christ and encourages us and exhorts us to live accordingly to our position of being in Him. Eph. 5:3-7 will be
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What you say matters. How you talk matters. Your speech is an expression of your character. What you do matters. How you walk matters. Your lifestyle is an expression of your character. You can tell who a person is based on how they talk. Jesus said in Matthew 15:18, “But those things which proceed out
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Now, let’s get to the positive side of this passage. If we are to walk worthy, it is not enough to know how to not walk worthy. We must see the positive commands that are given and the motivation behind a worthy walk in Christ. Like the previous thoughts on how to not walk worthy,
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C.S. Lewis wrote, “There is no neutral ground in the universe; every square inch, every split second, is claimed by God and counter-claimed by Satan.” Satan is always seeking to counteract the work of God in the lives of believers and the Church as a whole Body. Just as God has a desire for you
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Devotions for the Head, the Heart, and the Home Col. 1:22-23 Read: In Col.1, Paul is powerfully demonstrating the reconciling work of Christ. Jesus, through His sacrificial substitutionary and sufficient atoning death for us has reconciled His former enemies and embraced them as friends. We have been reconciled to Christ, by Christ, and together in
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Have you ever forgotten something important only to remember it later? Let’s take losing your keys for example. That in-between time of forgetfulness and remembrance is a vast wilderness. We are making circles. We are lost. We have no direction. Our spouse may ask the ever-helpful questions, “Well where did you have them last?” Of
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We live in a day that consumes bite sized media. The days of book, newspaper, or magazine reading have all but gone. In today’s world, both in the church and in the world, attention spans are far shorter. The average consumer of media or information of any kind has lost an appetite for the whole
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But. But God. My present condition in Christ is not one of death but of deliverance. I’ve been delivered from death and destruction. Eph. 2:4-7 shows us our present condition of being alive by grace while awaiting glory. These verses declare that the dead don’t have to stay dead. The depraved don’t have to stay
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Do you remember every Christian family’s obsession with Duck Dynasty? Everyone loved to watch their antics and appreciated their conservative views. They were real. They were relatable. But, like all trends they faded out. You will rarely hear them talked about anymore. I remember the next show that took the Christian world by storm. Fixer
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