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Bearing One Another’s Burdens

February 08, 2021 Bearing One Another’s Burdens Galatians 6:1-5 At some point, all of us struggle under the weight of a difficult situation. It might be a sin we cannot overcome, a trial that just doesn’t let up, or a need that remains unmet. However, there’s no need to struggleRead More …

Sunday Reflection: You Will Be Free

February 07, 2021 Sunday Reflection: You Will Be Free To get the most out of this devotion, set aside time to read the Scripture referenced throughout. When Jesus preached in the temple, He said, “If the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36). The people listeningRead More …

Dealing With Persecution

February 06, 2021 Dealing With Persecution 1 Peter 1:3-9 Harsh persecution for faith isn’t something most of us have been subjected to here in the United States. Perhaps we’ve been rejected, ridiculed, or treated unfairly, but at this point in history, physical suffering, imprisonment, or death haven’t been a typicalRead More …

Made to Be Like Him

February 05, 2021 Made to Be Like Him Romans 8:26-39 The Lord makes known His love for mankind in so many ways. Consider, for example, His providential care and kindness to all humanity, our beautiful planet filled with creation’s wonders, and the gift of eternal life to all who trustRead More …

Learning to Wait

February 04, 2021 Learning to Wait Psalm 25 What are we to think when we have prayed but the Lord doesn’t answer? As creatures limited by time, we can find waiting very frustrating. However, God doesn’t perceive time as we do. He knows the end of a matter before itRead More …

The Grace to Wait

February 03, 2021 The Grace to Wait Psalm 62:5-8 Nobody in our culture likes to wait. It’s easy to become impatient for the doctor to enter the exam room, the grocery cashier to work faster, or the website to load. Patience can even be elusive in our relationship with GodRead More …

Rely on God’s Spirit

February 02, 2021 Rely on God’s Spirit Galatians 3:1-5 Many years ago I learned a valuable lesson from a missionary who had spent 40 years in China. I told her about a struggle I was having, and I’ve never forgotten her reply. She said, “Charles, you won’t ever be anyRead More …

God’s Power Working in Us

February 01, 2021 God’s Power Working in Us 2 Corinthians 3:4-18 It’s easy to become discouraged in the Christian life because of our struggle with sin. Even though we want to walk obediently before the Lord, we often find ourselves thinking sinful thoughts, adopting worldly attitudes, speaking rashly, and actingRead More …

Sunday Reflection: The Freedom to Fly

January 31, 2021 Sunday Reflection: The Freedom to Fly To get the most out of this devotion, set aside time to read the Scripture referenced throughout. The flying trapeze is one of the most thrilling acts at the circus. With faces turned skyward, we watch with a sense of aweRead More …

The Danger of Error in the Church

January 30, 2021 The Danger of Error in the Church 2 Timothy 2:16-21 Ever since the beginning of church history, believers have been in a battle for the truth. That’s why, in today’s reading, Paul admonished Timothy to be faithful—not only in preaching God’s Word but also in refuting falseRead More …