Helping the Poor and Oppressed

by | Oct 15, 2018 | Devotion

“Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said. Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate;” (Amos 5:14-15a) The Lord used Amos to warn the people of Israel about the tragedy that...

Permanence of Marriage

by | Oct 12, 2018 | Devotion

“’But from the beginning of creation, “God made them male and female. Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let...

A Perfect Match.

by | Oct 10, 2018 | Devotion

“Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.’” (Genesis 2:18, ESV) When I am confronted by people who advocate for the legitimacy and holiness of same sex marriage, I always cite Genesis 2 to demonstrate...

Suffering for Christ.

by | Oct 8, 2018 | Devotion

“At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for...

Power of Prayer.

by | Oct 5, 2018 | Devotion

“My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.” (James 5:19-20) James speaks of...

Unity in the church.

by | Oct 3, 2018 | Devotion

“John said to him, ’Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.’ But Jesus said, ‘Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. For...