Monthly Devotionals

God’s Poem, His Work of Art The Greek word for workmanship is poiema. This is where we get our English word poem. Workmanship refers to more than the product of creation. It also refers to the degree of skill with which the product is made. We are God’s poem, His

How Has God Blessed Us? Do you realize how Blessed you are? In our main text Paul is praising God for the spiritual blessings he already had. Look at this partial list of blessings mentioned in the first two chapters of Ephesians. We have been adopted as God’s children (Ephesians

The bread of communion symbolizes the body of Jesus that was broken for us. He not only died on the cross, but also bore thirty-nine stripes on His back by which we were healed (Isaiah 53:5, Matthew 8:16-17, and 1 Peter 2:24). Our main scripture refers to the Lord’s Supper;

In the 1st century, the Romans celebrated both the Olympic Games and the Isthmian Games. The Isthmian games were held near Corinth; these were among the major athletic competitions of Ancient Greece. The Corinthians’ familiarity with this type of sporting event is why the Apostle Paul used this analogy to

This verse captures a profound moment in the scripture where God’s reassurance to His people instills hope in uncertain times. It speaks to us to trust in God’s protection and intervention during difficult or chaotic times in our life. In my prayer time a few weeks ago this scripture kept

How many times have you heard this saying, or something similar, “The mind is a battlefield”. Every day we fight against thoughts that try to rob us of our peace. When these thoughts come, we need to stop and ask ourselves, is this true? Is it helpful? Does it line

There was a movie back in 1993 based on the life of singer-song writer Tina Turner. It was entitled “What’s love got to do with it?” Well, when it comes to God, love has everything to do with it. God’s love is eternal. The Bible tells us that God chose

We just started a New Year! Some may be thinking of 2024 and all that has happened or all that did not happen. The enemy wants us to focus on how far we have fallen, rather than how far we have risen. He cannot make you do anything. He has

The verse above is a scriptural principle that applies not only to asking for wisdom, but whatever we desire, we must believe we receive when we pray (Mark 11:24) without wavering to receive. Holiness is not a prerequisite, but faith is. In James 1:7, the scripture refers to the person

Knowing the Truth Only those who continue in God’s Word become disciples and know the truth. This is speaking of more than intellectual knowledge. It is an experiential knowing like when Adam “knew” Eve and they had a child as a result (Genesis 4:1). It is intimacy that only comes

Stay Focused We become conformed to this world by focusing on the things of the world. If we think about the same things the world thinks about, we are going to get the same results they do. If we keep our focus stayed on God, through studying His word and

As I was in prayer about this month’s devotional, I felt the Lord directing me to share about anxiety. I didn’t know where to start. As I prayed, He led me to these verses, Psalms 32:8 and Deuteronomy 31:6. Afterwards I heard, “Trust me, I will lead you. Be anxious