1 Peter 3:15: “But sanctify the Lord God in...
August 11th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Apostle Peter tells us to sanctify, or set apart in the center of ...
1 Peter 2:9–10: “But you are a chosen generation,...
August 10th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis passage is so filled with truth that it's hard to gather it into ...
1 Peter 1:12: “To them it was revealed that,...
August 9th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe apostle Peter tells us that the angels in heaven desire to understand the ...
James 5:19–20: “Brethren, if anyone among...
August 8th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWe notice that James uses the term brethren here, which means this is referring ...
James 4:6: “But He gives more grace. Therefore...
August 7th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe key to walking in this world but not of this world (John 17:16, ...
James 3:6: “And the tongue is a fire, a world...
August 6th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe "tongue is a fire;" it can easily kindle a raging flame of temper ...
James 2:17–18: “Thus also faith by itself,...
August 5th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSome have misread this to say that good works can save a person. NO! ...
James 1:2–3: “My brethren, count it all joy...
August 4th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIt may sound strange to our ears that instead of complaining and murmuring over ...
Hebrews 13:5: “Let your conduct be without...
August 3rd, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Greek word for content was originally used to describe a nation that did ...
Hebrews 12:1–2: “Therefore we also, since we...
August 2nd, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalFor anyone who has ever done any type of long-distance running, you already know ...
Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is the substance of...
August 1st, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis all-encompassing verse explains both what faith in Jesus Christ is and what that ...
Hebrews 10:16: “This is the covenant that I...
July 31st, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe writer of Hebrews quotes God's promise from Jeremiah 31:33, that His new covenant ...
Hebrews 9:13–14: “For if the blood of bulls...
July 30th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Greek word translated "cleanse" is katharizo, which means "to purge." This word appears ...
Hebrews 8:12–13: “For I will be merciful...
July 29th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalOur English word obsolete means "no longer in use because it is replaced by ...
Hebrews 7:25: “Therefore He is also able to...
July 28th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWhen it says, "He is able," it simply means that Jesus alone is able ...
Hebrews 6:19: “This hope we have as an anchor...
July 27th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalBecause of this verse the image of an anchor became a symbol of hope ...
Hebrews 5:8–9: “though He was a Son, yet...
July 26th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThese verses in Hebrews are not saying that Jesus learned to be obedient, meaning ...
Hebrews 4:16: “Let us therefore come boldly...
July 25th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAncient monarchs allowed only their closest and most trusted advisers approach their thrones. And ...
Hebrews 3:1–2: “Therefore, holy brethren,...
July 24th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Book of Hebrews was a letter written to a decidedly Jewish group that ...
Hebrews 2:1: “Therefore we must give the more...
July 23rd, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalEnglish teachers like to remind us regularly that whenever we read the word therefore, ...
Hebrews 1:1–2: “God, who at various times...
July 22nd, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThese 2 verses are packed with so much spiritual insight, it is impossible to ...
Philemon 1:18: “But if he has wronged you or...
July 21st, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis short book is a letter Paul wrote to Philemon, a believer in Colossae. ...
Titus 3:3: “For we ourselves were also once...
July 20th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul reminds us not to be too critical of our pagan neighbors, remembering what ...
Titus 2:11: “For the grace of God that brings...
July 19th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIt is the grace of God that brings salvation, meaning it is never a ...
Titus 1:1–2: “Paul, a bondservant of God...
July 18th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalBecause the Greek language had no word for eternal life, "time without end," Paul ...
2 Timothy 4:6–8: “For I am already being...
July 17th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis is the last chapter of what is probably the last letter the Apostle ...
2 Timothy 3:16–17: “All Scripture is given...
July 16th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Apostle Paul tells us in 2 Timothy 3 that God's word is good ...
2 Timothy 2:1: “You therefore, my son, be strong...
July 15th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Apostle Paul instructed his young protégé, Timothy, to draw from the only reliable, ...
2 Timothy 1:7: “For God has not given us a...
July 14th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalConquering our fear is not a matter of determining not to be afraid or ...
1 Timothy 6:7–8: “For we brought nothing...
July 13th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul reminded young Timothy that we will all leave this world with the same ...
1 Timothy 5:1–2: “Do not rebuke an older...
July 12th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSince Timothy was a young pastor, the Apostle Paul told him to carefully avoid ...
