Devotionals, 316 total items found

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?

Strength in Reliance     By Alethea Chan        
Who is truly stronger – the one who is able to fully rely on God, or the one who continues to rely on himself?

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.

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?

Just One Look     By Albert Chen        
We may have strayed from the right path without noticing. But Jesus still loves us and will give us a wake-up call. How will we respond?

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

More than Conquerors        
“Lord, forgive me, I am weak. I am but dust.” How many times have we cried out to God for mercy, only to find ourselves not long after giving into the same temptations again? In the cycle of sin and repentance, can we ever become victors in this spiritual warfare?

Immediately Jesus Stretched Out His Hand        
Was it the wind and waves that caused Peter to sink? Or was it his doubt? Learn what we can do when our faith is not enough to overcome the seemingly impossible situations in our lives.

Search, Examine and Turn        
Returning back to God is not something that comes by automatically when we think about it or hope for it. It requires concrete actions on our part.

Creation of Man and Woman        
Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." —Genesis 1:26