Daily Devotional from Revelation 8--Verse 6Now the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.For the first and most likely the last time ever, there will be silence in Heaven. At that time, seven angels will be standing ready to complete their specific assignments. They will blow trumpets and a third of the earth, sea, and fresh water will be destroyed, and a third of the sun w...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 7—Verses 9-12 (excerpted)…a great multitude…, clothed in white robes… crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” And all the angels were standing around the throne…and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and po...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 6--Verse 9I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne.From John Gill's Exposition of the Bible:“Christ may be meant by the altar here, as he is in Hebrews 13:10 – [he is] the altar that sanctifies the gift, and from which every sacrifice of prayer and praise comes up with acceptance before God; ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 5—Verse 9And they sang a new song [of glorious redemption], saying, “Worthy and deserving are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slain (sacrificed), and with Your blood You purchased people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.” AMPHow does it feel to know that we are purchased by the sacrifice of a perfect life? We a...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 4--Verses 10b-11They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”I love the picture Revelation 4 paints for us. This image of heaven is far beyond what our minds can imagine. In verse 10, it says that the 24 elders ca...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 3--Verse 2Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God.Sometimes we run out of energy, sometimes we forget, sometimes it’s just easier to let a dream die.But when the dream or job is from the Lord, it is our responsibility to constantly remind ourselves, provide it with focused energy and ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 2--Verse 7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.Have you ever tried to give away some furniture, and can’t seem to get anybody to take it? But once you put a price on it, it’s gone by the end of the day! Same principle applies to the things of God. If the Lord made his will painfully clear, nobody would seem to value it. But if he wer...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Revelation 1--Verses 17-18When I saw him [Jesus], I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.”Do you know what’s different between our God and every other “god” of every other religion? Ours is the only...  Read More

Daily Devotional from Jude--Verses 22-23Have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.Hate the sin love the sinner. It’s important that we are gentle with one another. We have brothers and sisters that often doubt, some maybe more than others. We aren’t to be irritated and just tell people ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 3 John--Verse 4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.To learn that the people John had taught were still walking in the truth of Jesus Christ brought him great joy. But imagine the joy in Heaven.1 John 1:7 tells us: “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cl...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 2 John--Verse 6And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.John defines love as living a life of obedience to God’s commandments. Jesus summarized God’s greatest commandments in Matthew 22:37-39 as loving God and loving your neighbor. These are old commandments ...  Read More

Daily Devotional from 1 John 5--Verse 21Little children, keep yourselves from idols.John Calvin famously said, “the human heart is an idol factory.” There’s just no way around it. We are hard-wired for worship. If Jesus is not the object of your devotion and affection, you will manufacture little deities. Causes and careers will be your idols and icons. Hobbies and pursuits will be your gods and g...  Read More