Archive for the ‘devotional’ Category

Revelation 5:6: “And I looked, and behold,...

August 29th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
It is interestingly that an elder referred to Jesus as "the Lion of the ...

Revelation 4:10–11: “the twenty-four elders...

August 28th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
John gives us a rare scriptural glimpse into heaven as cherubim, angels, and humans ...

Revelation 3:18–19: “I counsel you to buy...

August 27th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In chapter 2 and 3 of Revelation, Jesus Christ gives the apostle John messages ...

Revelation 2:5: “Remember therefore from where...

August 26th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus tells us that when we find ourselves far from Him, we should do ...

Revelation 1:19: “Write the things which you...

August 25th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
If the reader will accept the simple idea that the majority of the Book ...

Jude 1:24: “Now to Him who is able to keep...

August 24th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
For believers going through times of discouragement, this is one of the most encouraging ...

3 John 1:11: “Beloved, do not imitate what...

August 23rd, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
At first glance, the last phrase of this verse may seem strange and out ...

2 John 1:3–4: “Grace, mercy, and peace will...

August 22nd, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The Apostle John uses the word truth in all four opening verses of 2 ...

1 John 5:4–5: “For whatever is born of God...

August 21st, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
John says here that those "born of God overcome the world." This was an ...

1 John 4:19: “We love Him because He first...

August 20th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This verse has been called the sum of the gospel because it reminds us ...

1 John 3:16: “By this we know love, because...

August 19th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
How we believers define the word love is critical, because if we define love ...

1 John 2:24–25: “Therefore let that abide...

August 18th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
"Let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning." John was a ...

1 John 1:5: “This is the message which we have...

August 17th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This is one of the simplest, but most deeply profound, phrases in the Bible: ...

2 Peter 3:9: “The Lord is not slack concerning...

August 16th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The word longsuffering here contains the idea of a person who is extraordinarily patient ...

2 Peter 2:19: “While they promise them liberty,...

August 15th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Peter was warning the early church of false teachers who were twisting the message ...

2 Peter 1:21: “for prophecy never came by the...

August 14th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The prophecies found throughout Scripture were not produced by human will, but by God ...

1 Peter 5:6–7: “Therefore humble yourselves...

August 13th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Peter places the responsibility of humility on us. We must choose to humble ourselves; ...

1 Peter 4:12–13: “Beloved, do not think it...

August 12th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Another translation reads, "Do not wonder at the burning fiery trial which is among ...

1 Peter 3:15: “But sanctify the Lord God in...

August 11th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The 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 devotional
This 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 devotional
The 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 devotional
We 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 devotional
The 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 devotional
The "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 devotional
Some 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 devotional
It 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 devotional
The 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 devotional
For 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 devotional
This 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 devotional
The 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 devotional
The Greek word translated "cleanse" is katharizo, which means "to purge." This word appears ...