Daily Devotional

Darkness surrounds me like a thick, black fog. Heavy pressure on my chest, makes my breath escape in quick, repeated inhales and exhales. Echoes of my sins whisper in my […]

“Pray without ceasing” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Recently, in my men’s Bible Study Group, we had a discussion that included prayer. We shared with one another about whether we spend most

“My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I whom you have delivered.”  Psalms 71:23 When singing out worship songs, what comes to mind? For some, they

Martin Luther King Jr. once wrote, “Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a permanent attitude.” Jesus taught his disciples the same principle. Peter came to Jesus and asked,

23 Then He got into the boat and His disciples followed Him. 24 Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was

“They lay their crowns before the throne…” (Rev.4:10) One of the things on my calendar recently was a dental checkup.  I am a diligent rule-follower who faithfully maintains a twice

“When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.” Proverbs 11:2 James Herriot, a long-time British veterinary surgeon and author, recounts a humorously told and insightful incident

“He himself bore our sins” in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; ‘by His wounds you have been healed.’” 1 Peter 2:24 My

“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” Hebrews 12:2 A recent study by a Christian university lists 33,089 current Christian denominations world-wide! There can be a

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life” John 5:24 Maybe you can relate to this hypothetical and

January 6th is the Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day, it commemorates the day the three kings came to worship Jesus. In Latin tradition, it is very festive with carnivals

“And God commended His love for us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 There is a dreaded stretch of Interstate 5 between Sacramento