Hebrews 4:16: “Let us therefore come boldly...
October 26th, 2025 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,...
October 25th, 2025 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...
October 24th, 2025 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...
October 23rd, 2025 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...
October 22nd, 2025 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...
October 21st, 2025 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...
October 20th, 2025 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...
October 19th, 2025 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...
October 18th, 2025 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...
October 17th, 2025 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...
October 16th, 2025 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...
October 15th, 2025 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...
October 14th, 2025 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...
October 13th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSince Timothy was a young pastor, the Apostle Paul told him to carefully avoid ...
1 Timothy 4:16: “Take heed to yourself and...
October 12th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul was giving this young pastor, Timothy, some very practical advice. By keeping a ...
1 Timothy 3:4–5: “He must manage his own...
October 11th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalPaul was outlining to young Timothy the qualifications he should look for when prayerfully ...
1 Timothy 2:1–2: “Therefore I exhort first...
October 10th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWe might be surprised when we notice the date this was written. Caesar Nero, ...
1 Timothy 1:15–16: “This is a faithful saying...
October 9th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis familiar axiom, "to save sinners," emphasizes that Jesus Christ did not come to ...
2 Thessalonians 3:12–13: “Now those who are...
October 8th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe hard-working believers in Thessalonica were tired of having to support the lazy; and ...
2 Thessalonians 2:3–4: “Let no one deceive...
October 7th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe church at Thessalonica, or at least some of its members, were upset by ...
2 Thessalonians 1:2–3: “Grace to you and...
October 6th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Apostle Paul wrote that he was grateful for what he saw God doing ...
1 Thessalonians 5:16–18: “Rejoice always,...
October 5th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalTo rejoice always or be joyful always, sounds like an impossible command to our ...
1 Thessalonians 4:15–17: “For this we say...
October 4th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis is an astounding revelation from the Lord to us, that when He returns ...
1 Thessalonians 3:8: “For now we live, if you...
October 3rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Apostle Paul emphasized this idea of taking a firm stand, standing fast, in ...
1 Thessalonians 2:12: “that you would have...
October 2nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalHere's that familiar word walk that Scripture often uses to describe our journey in ...
1 Thessalonians 1:8: “For from you the word...
October 1st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Apostle Paul complimented the believers at Thessalonica, saying they had became like a ...
Colossians 4:5: “Walk in wisdom toward those...
September 30th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Apostle Paul is speaking here against such foolishness as making pronouncements like the ...
Colossians 3:1–3: “If then you were raised...
September 29th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis would be better translated "since you were raised," because the fact that we ...
Colossians 2:8: “Beware lest anyone cheat you...
September 28th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn the 1st century, Gnostic teachers were trying to get people to believe their ...
Colossians 1:15–16: “He is the image of the...
September 27th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn the 1st century there was a group called the Gnostics who denied the ...
Philippians 4:11–12: “Not that I speak in...
September 26th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAs Paul walked with the Lord, He learned to be content, or literally "satisfied," ...
