In Nehemiah 8, Ezra read the Bible to the assembled crowd and explained it to them. They responded by bowing to the Lord in worship, […]

Galatians 5:22 says that joy is an aspect of the fruit of the Spirit. It is not that Christians always get what they want or […]

In the last devotional, we saw that Jesus said that following Him would result in fullness of joy (John 15:11). Galatians 5:22 says that joy […]

In John 15, Jesus taught us about the vital union between Himself and the believer, saying that He is the vine and we are the […]

The most often repeated command in the Bible is “fear not.” It is repeated 144 times. The very fact that the Lord repeats this command […]

The most often repeated command in the Bible is “fear not.” It is repeated 144 times. The very fact that the Lord repeats this command […]

The theme of Psalm 56 is stated in verse 3. “Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.” Interestingly, the superscription tells us that […]

If the first seven cut across the grain of our thinking, the last one does so even more. The last beatitude is the necessary outcome […]

Just a few days after the birth of Jesus, Mary and Joseph brought Him to the temple to be circumcised. Luke 2:35 says that there […]

The history of man is a history of war and bloodshed. Even when leaders gather to shake hands and take pictures of self-congratulations for a […]