Daily Devotion “Your faith has to have a basis. When you commit either to the unseen or a future promise, you must have a good reason for doing so; otherwise it is nothing more than wishful thinking. Personal experience plays a strategic role … [Read more...] about Day 12/22 – Swearing to your Hurt
Works
Day 12/21 – Sin and Law
Daily Devotion “So important is walking by faith to our Lord, that you will find Him often placing you in a position where you are forced to believe. You will find such times uncomfortable, but these are the moments when you learn to trust … [Read more...] about Day 12/21 – Sin and Law
Day 12/8 – Calling God Stingy
Daily Devotion “…the commandments of God are never whimsical or arbitrary but designed for our best. God is not in heaven thinking, I wonder how I can make life miserable for these creatures of Mine. Instead, He is thinking, What are some … [Read more...] about Day 12/8 – Calling God Stingy
Day 11/18 – Lending to the Lord
Daily Devotion “The Enemy only wants the answer to one question: What will it take to bring your commitment to Christ to an end? What is your price? God will give Satan his way in your life, not to satisfy either God's or Satan's curiosity, but … [Read more...] about Day 11/18 – Lending to the Lord
Day 10/18 – Justification by Faith
Daily Devotion “The Bible teaches that God is a glorious, self-manifesting God. The whole purpose of the devotional life is to see His majesty and become absorbed with His glory. … God has removed every obstacle standing in the way of our … [Read more...] about Day 10/18 – Justification by Faith
Day 10/6 – A Clean Conscience (Part Two)
Daily Devotion Jesus says in John 16:33 “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” ——:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a … [Read more...] about Day 10/6 – A Clean Conscience (Part Two)
Day 10/5 – A Clean Conscience (Part One)
Daily Devotion “God will never do for you what you can do for yourself. What can be done by man will not be done by Christ; Jesus never worked needless miracles. The miraculous only begins where ordinary means can go no further.” Walter A. … [Read more...] about Day 10/5 – A Clean Conscience (Part One)
Day 10/4 – A Pliable Conscience
Daily Devotion "When we were new in faith, many of us looked at works — Bible study, prayer, service, tithing — as ways to get God to respond to us. But as we grow in faith, we come to understand that works are not meant to get God to respond … [Read more...] about Day 10/4 – A Pliable Conscience
Day 9/26 – Earthen Vessels
Daily Devotion “The ability to be a disciple is ours through the resources of Jesus Christ (2 Pet. 1: 3); the only factor we need to add to the equation is that of our wills.” Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt”) ——:///// Thoughts from the Diary of … [Read more...] about Day 9/26 – Earthen Vessels
Day 9/25 – Grief and Anger
Daily Devotion “God can make the very worst things that ever happened in your life to work for your very best, if you have faith.” Zac Poonen ——:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen (“Walt”) Grief and … [Read more...] about Day 9/25 – Grief and Anger
Day 9/24 – Tempting God
Daily Devotion “Christianity is a religion of rescue. It is designed for the desperate. It is for people who have a craving for something more than they can eke out of life by themselves. They are candidates for what Jesus has to say. They are … [Read more...] about Day 9/24 – Tempting God
Day 9/22 – We Faint Not
Daily Devotion “Becoming a Christian is free of charge. It costs the believer absolutely nothing: “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may … [Read more...] about Day 9/22 – We Faint Not
Day 9/13 – Freedom in Christ
Daily Devotion "Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still." E.M. Bounds ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man by Walter A Henrichsen (“Walt”) Freedom in Christ Day Two Hundred … [Read more...] about Day 9/13 – Freedom in Christ
Day 8/25 – Marriage or Celibacy
Daily Devotion ""... Yea, let God be true, but every man a liar ... " Romans 3:4 There are times when people say, ‘I prayed and nothing happened.’ ‘I had devotions and it’s not working.’ ‘I go to church and don’t receive anything.’ ‘I’m doing … [Read more...] about Day 8/25 – Marriage or Celibacy
Day 8/24 – Law and Self-denial
Daily Devotion “How often you would like to reach inside another and alter their perception of reality. You say to yourself, 'Why can they not understand this simple message of redemption?" …”But they cannot, and you cannot force it. Unless the … [Read more...] about Day 8/24 – Law and Self-denial
Day 8/22 – Choosing Your Standard
Daily Devotion “…to the degree that you understand your depravity and propensity to drift into trouble, you will eagerly submit to the authority of Christ in your life.” Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt”) ---------/:///// Thoughts from the Diary … [Read more...] about Day 8/22 – Choosing Your Standard