Daily Devotional from Colossians 2—Verses 6-7Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.We who have received Jesus Christ have this unfathomable privilege of walking in Him, residing and moving within His presence. The idea of being rooted in Him brings to mind depth, ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Colossians 1--Verses 21-22And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him.Jesus’s ministry is one of reconciliation. He has reconciled us to God—wow!This is why we share the Good News, so that others too may be reconciled to...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Philippians 4—Verses 6 and 7Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.God tells us not to be anxious about anything, but this doesn’t just happen - we don’t just toughen up...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Philippians 3--Verse 2Watch out for the dogs, watch out for the evil workers, watch out for those who mutilate the flesh.Due to the very nature of our technological world, we have access to so much information and teaching about Jesus. We have access to sermons and teachers all over the world at the push of a button. It is really crazy.Because of the ease of access, false tea...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Philippians 2--Verses 12-13Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.Once we accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, we have it made! Don’t we? We are saved from paying the spiritua...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Philippians 1--Verse 12I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel.Opposition never hinders the gospel! If anything, it only accelerates it.Think of communist China. China is officially an atheist country, yet it’s on course to be the world’s most populous Christian nation within 15 years. Chairman Mao wanted to eliminate...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ephesians 6--Verse 12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.There is always so much more going on beyond what we can see in the physical.That person who screamed at the grocery clerk in line, the person comp...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ephesians 5—Verses 10-11…and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.Such a simple sentence. Do you ever wonder what pleases the Lord? Exposing the things hidden in darkness is pleasing to the Lord. It’s not so much just telling people what’s wrong. Much of the time this won’t always be done with w...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ephesians 4--Verses 26-27 (CSB)Be angry and do not sin. Don’t let the sun go down on your anger, and don’t give the devil an opportunity. Anger is a powerful emotion. It signals that something is wrong. It is a needed emotion. Anger helps us see when a relationship needs some care. Like any emotion, if left untreated, unspoken, or uncared for, anger can open our hearts to sin...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ephesians 3--Verses 16-21…that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the lov...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ephesians 2--Verse 14For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility.There was a thick-slab wall that stood in the temple. It read: “Foreigners must not enter…Whoever is caught will have himself to blame for his ensuing death.” This was called the Thanatos Inscription. Thanatos is a Greek word that means de...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Ephesians 1--Verse 17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him. I love this prayer of blessing that Paul gives to the church in Ephesus.We need revelation of the knowledge of Christ through the Holy Spirit! The Holy Spirit is who directs us in all wisdom. When you’re reading a Script...  Read More