Archive for the ‘devotional’ Category

James 4:6: “But He gives more grace. Therefore...

November 8th, 2025 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...

November 7th, 2025 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,...

November 6th, 2025 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...

November 5th, 2025 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...

November 4th, 2025 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...

November 3rd, 2025 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...

November 2nd, 2025 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...

November 1st, 2025 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...

October 31st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The Greek word translated "cleanse" is katharizo, which means "to purge." This word appears ...

Hebrews 8:12–13: “For I will be merciful...

October 30th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Our English word obsolete means "no longer in use because it is replaced by ...

Hebrews 7:25: “Therefore He is also able to...

October 29th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
When it says, "He is able," it simply means that Jesus alone is able ...

Hebrews 6:19: “This hope we have as an anchor...

October 28th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Because of this verse the image of an anchor became a symbol of hope ...

Hebrews 5:8–9: “though He was a Son, yet...

October 27th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
These verses in Hebrews are not saying that Jesus learned to be obedient, meaning ...

Hebrews 4:16: “Let us therefore come boldly...

October 26th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Ancient 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 devotional
The 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 devotional
English 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 devotional
These 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 devotional
This 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 devotional
Paul 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 devotional
It 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 devotional
Because 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 devotional
This 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 devotional
The 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 devotional
The 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 devotional
Conquering 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 devotional
Paul 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 devotional
Since 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 devotional
Paul 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 devotional
Paul 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 devotional
We 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 devotional
This familiar axiom, "to save sinners," emphasizes that Jesus Christ did not come to ...