Remember God
So Noah, his wife, and his sons and their wives left the boat. . . . Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. —Genesis 8:18, 20 I don’t know about you, but if I had been in a wooden boat with a bunch of animals for a year…
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The Power of a Good Example
But Lot's wife looked back as she was following behind him, and she turned into a pillar of salt. —Genesis 19:26 Noah and Lot both lived before a cataclysmic judgment. Noah was waiting for the Flood; Lot was waiting for…
Read devotionalWhen Earth Stunk to High Heaven
And the LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. —Genesis 6:6 Years ago we were in New York City when the garbage collectors were on strike. There was trash everywhere—trash…
Read devotionalStepping Out in Faith
Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. —Hebrews 11:1 I have discovered the secret of a successful Christian life. Are you ready for it? It is living and walking by faith…
Read devotionalDeliver Us from the Evil One
"And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one." —Matthew 6:13 I once saw a bumper sticker that read, “Lead me not into temptation. . . . I can find it myself.” That is precisely the problem. We…
Read devotionalWhy We Should Pray
"And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!' " —Luke 18:13 A young lawyer who had just opened his law practice…
Read devotionalTime to Pray
You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. —James 4:2 Research has found that people in the United States check their social media…
Read devotionalA Father in Heaven
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name." —Matthew 6:9 I didn’t have a dad growing up. My mom was married and divorced seven times, and she had a lot of boyfriends in between. She seemed to enjoy moving from…
Read devotionalMore Than We Can Imagine
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. —Ephesians 3:20 Years ago when I was a young man, I fell in love with some girl…
Read devotionalThe Truth about Eternity
So we tell others about Christ, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all the wisdom God has given us. We want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ. —Colossians 1:28 I have a friend who…
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