Devotionals, 317 total items found

Be the Doers of the Words        
God does not justify a Christian who merely uses his faculty of hearing. Instead God expects him to build up his faith by practice.

Before We Join the Hosts of Heaven        
It boggles the mind to imagine the heavens entirely filled with myriad angels praising God in exalted tones worshipping and glorifying God. Have you ever thought that one day you might join the heavenly hosts in praising God?

Behold        
We are blessed with many things, one of which outweighs the others in value, and that is the gift of salvation. Yet too often, we do not choose to view this beautiful gift.

Being Patient in Suffering     By Becky Yuan        
When working in the Lord’s field, we inevitably encounter challenging situations. If the difficulty seems too great to bear, we begin to lose patience. How do you handle difficulties when working for the Lord?

Blessed Be the Name of the Lord        
The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. —Job 1:21

Borne by Four     By Hain-Lee Hsueh        
When we hear prayer requests, we are seeing fellow brethren in need along the road. How earnestly do we pray for them? How far out of our way are we willing to go to help them? We can either be part of the multitudes that pass them by, or be the few good Samaritans. Let us choose to have compassion.

Bring Forth Grass, Herbs, and Trees        
Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth"; and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed acc

Builder to Builder     By Lois Kuo        
Servitude without cultivation is spiritual suicide, and the longer we serve, the more vulnerable we are to attack. Remember that we cultivate ourselves for our own protection, as well as for those who depend on our work.

Carnal versus Spiritual        
For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. —Romans 8:6

Changing the Rules        
“Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!” Peter denied that Jesus should be killed as He predicted. Likewise, we may deny God's plans for us when we can't see beyond what appears harmful to us at present. But even then, Jesus' response teaches us that we should never say "no" to God. Why?