Devotionals, 315 total items found

Be Still and Patient     By Sarah Lin        
It’s easy to talk about being still and patient until we are actually under pressure. How can we maintain our trust in God when things are not going well? God wants to make us mature and complete, not to keep us from all pain. Instead of complaining about our struggles, we should see them as opportunities for growth.

What Kind of People Ought You to Be?        
Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives. —2 Peter 3:11 (NIV)

Cleaning the Junk in Our Hearts        
If we fail to clean our hearts daily by removing filth, our hearts may eventually become tangled with many worldly thoughts, worries, and troubles.

Honor the Lord with Your Wealth        
Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine. —Prov 3:9-10

Rising to the Bottom        
"Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant..." —Mark 10:43

Mopping My Heart's Stains     By Joyce Shih        
What's the state of your heart? Is is truly whiter than snow?

The Crises Experienced in Prosperity: Piousness        
But let justice run down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream. —Amos 5:24

The More Entrusted, the More Required        
Everyone to whom much is given, of him will much be required; and of him to whom men commit much they will demand the more. —Luke 12:48

Forgiving One Another        
And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you. —Ephesians 4:32

God Gave Us Manna        
And the children of Israel said to them, "Oh, that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and when we ate bread to the full!" —Exodus 16:3