Devotionals, 317 total items found

I Will No Longer Deliver You     By Albert S. Chen        
Is our spiritual life like the history of the Israelites, stuck in a sin-repent-sin-repent cycle? While it is true that God is always ready to welcome back the prodigal son, there will come a point in time when God will tell us that He will no longer deliver us. Let us not foolishly continue to sin, thinking that God will forgive and forgive over and over again.

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?

Walking into Gethsemane     By Alethea Chan        
In the Garden of Gethsemane, the Lord Jesus poured out His anxieties to God in prayer. Do we do the same when faced with all kinds of challenges and anxieties? Do we go into our Gethsemane to entrust everything to God in prayer?

Workers' Self-examination     By FF Chong        
Often, the greatest obstacle to doing God’s work is the workers themselves. Workers focus so much on the work itself that they lose sight of the divine purpose. Our service should spring naturally from understanding God’s will, which is the foundation of our work.

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.

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?

A Heart for God     By Joanne Lee        
David was a man “after the heart of God.” His heart is truly tied to God’s heart, in that what makes God happy makes him happy. Do you feel for God? Can you say to Him, “If You are happy, I’m happy”?

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?

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.

God Is on Our Side     By Esther Yang        
God comforts us and can resolve our problems for us. However, our sorrow and pleas for help are sometimes mixed with feelings of injustice or mistreatment. It’s hard to go through trials when it seems like we’ve been obeying God and generally doing a good job in our faith. What we often forget during such times, though, is that God is on our side.