Devotionals, 316 total items found

To Stand Out Among Tares     By Rebecca Lee        
We are to live among the tares until the harvest at the end of the age, as Jesus instructed, “[L]est while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest” (Mt 13:29, 30a). But, as we live among tares, have we become assimilated with them? Do we still shine forth as the wheat that await the harvester’s coming?

A Touch of Compassion     By Paulina Nol        
Sin often leaves us feeling like spiritual lepers—unclean, unworthy of God’s love, ashamed. Yet God is willing to touch us if we come before Him.

Salt Water     By Albert S. Chen        
Let us not be fooled by the salt water of this world—the sinful activities that satisfy but for a moment. Who can we turn to for real water which can truly satisfy us?

Small Things Matter     By Tzu-Ann Chen        
Deep inside, we probably know that God is unhappy with our actions, but we tell ourselves that God surely won’t be that strict as long as we don’t commit a great sin. But is that really the case?

A Handful of Flour and a Little Oil (1)        
Then the word of the Lord came to him, "Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you." —1 Kings 17:8-9

Living by Faith: Prayer        
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. —Hebrews 11:1

Strengthen and Make Straight     By Esther Yang        

Abraham Lifted the Knife        
And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me." —Genesis 22:12

Hearts Hardened Towards Loaves     By Hain-Lee Hsueh        
In Romans 1:20-21, Paul writes that we have no excuse not to glorify and be thankful to God. The ordinary everyday things—daily provision, protection, and safety—manifest God's greatness just as much as the extraordinary. Through creation alone, things that are made, we can clearly see His eternal power and Godhead. Truly, everyday is a miracle and grace worth marveling.

Be Content Always        
...for I have learned, in whatever state I am, to be content. —Philippians 4:11