Taming Our Speech

This week’s Devotions are based on the Lectionary Readings for the Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost. Today’s Devotion is in Keeping with the theme of Unity in the Church as we believers are called to promote the Unity of the Body of Christ. We are called to...

God’s Amazing Kingdom

“Say to those who have an anxious heart, ‘Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.’” (Isaiah 35:4, ESV) In the preceding chapters Isaiah depicted the dark and bloody...

Our Compassionate Savior.

“And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, ‘He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.'” (Mark 7:37, ESV) The gospels record that Jesus healed many who were deaf and mute, usually referenced in a collective...

No Favoritism in the Church.

“Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?” (James 2:5, ESV) James wrote this letter to a group of Christians who were behaving...

The Armor of God.

“Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.” (Ephesians 6:13 ESV) Paul did not want us to underestimate the obstacles that stand in the way of living a life that is...

The Principle of Obedience.

“Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children’s children—” (Deuteronomy 4:9, ESV) A...