Revelation 5:6: “And I looked, and behold,...
August 29th, 2022 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIt 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 devotionalJohn 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 devotionalIn 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 devotionalJesus 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 devotionalIf 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 devotionalFor 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 devotionalAt 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 devotionalThe 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 devotionalJohn 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 devotionalThis 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 devotionalHow 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 devotionalThis 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 devotionalThe 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 devotionalPeter 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 devotionalThe 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 devotionalPeter 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 devotionalAnother 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 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 ...