Devotions

Why Assurance of Salvation Is Worth Getting Right

Simon the sorcerer tried to buy God's gift with silver. Many today try to earn Heaven with rituals and good deeds instead of simply trusting Christ.

Simon’s Silver: Why You Cannot Buy the Holy Spirit

This devotional explores how money reveals what we truly worship, and challenges believers to give generously rather than try to buy what only grace provides.

The Evidence of the Holy Spirit in a Believer’s Life

Jesus promised that all who believe in Him receive the Holy Spirit. So where is the proof in your thoughts, words, and daily actions?

Are These Things So? Santa Claus and the Savior

When a jolly man in a red suit raises questions of truth, one devotional points past the myths of the season to the real Gift: Jesus Christ, born to give His life for us.

Jesus of Nazareth: The One Who Changed Everything

Stephen's accusers meant it as an accusation, but they spoke more truth than they knew: Jesus had already changed everything, and His work continues still today.

Stirring Up Good: A Dead Man’s Walk Worth Living

Stephen didn't see his death coming, yet his walk toward Jesus turned chaos into eternal purpose. This devotional asks what kind of stirring your life leaves behind.

Guarding Our Words Against Sacrilege Toward God

A daily devotional reflecting on Acts 6:11 and the subtle ways we might speak against God or His sacred image-bearers without even realizing it.

Resisting the Holy Spirit: Our Daily Dilemma

A Star Trek illustration about the relentless Borg becomes a window into our daily battle with sin, and the folly of resisting the Holy Spirit's gentle promptings.

Stephen and the Amazing Grace We Don’t Deserve

Stephen was full of grace, wisdom, and power—yet he was stoned to death doing good. His story confronts a hard truth: none of us gets what we deserve, and that's exactly why grace is amazing.

Let Your World Revolve Around Jesus Today

Centuries ago, Copernicus showed that the earth was not the center of the universe. Acts 6:7 reveals priests who learned the same lesson about their own lives in Christ.

Trusting God’s Sovereignty When You Must Let Go

A church's budget process and a parent's letting-go moment both point to the same truth: some things are simply meant to be entrusted to God. See how Acts 6:6 ties it together.

The Holy Spirit’s Quiet Power to Keep Believers Unified

When the apostles faced a widow-care dispute in Acts 6, the Holy Spirit worked through their response to protect unity among believers - a pattern worth following today.

Full of the Holy Spirit: What God Requires of Leaders

Unlike the presidency, God's qualifications for serving His people have nothing to do with age, birthplace, or resume, only a heart full of the Spirit.

Counted Worthy: Rejoicing in the Name of Jesus

Just as the words dinner and supper shifted meaning over time, the name of Jesus has shifted in cultural regard, yet it remains just as powerful to save today.

Agreeing With Jesus: When Our Lives Must Match Our Words

The apostles agreed to suffer rather than stop preaching Jesus. This devotional challenges us to ask if our actions truly match the faith we profess with our mouths.

Discerning Truth From Lies: When the Work of Men Comes to Nothing

Even Scripture records lies told by sinful men - from Satan's deception in Eden to a Pharisee's flawed reasoning about the apostles. Learn to discern truth from counterfeit words today.

Jesus Rose Up: The Difference Between Halloween and Easter

On Halloween, costumes come off and life goes back to normal. But when Jesus rose from the grave, He proved once for all who He truly is, and the church still carries that news to the world today.

Be Careful to Truly Care for Others Today

What does it really mean to be careful? This devotional challenges believers to trade self-protection for a heart ready to serve others in Christ's name.

Redeeming the Time: Being the World to Someone

One father's wasted Sunday afternoon becomes a wake-up call: the people God has placed in your life are worth every minute you're given.

Breaking the Cycle: Letting Jesus End Your Groundhog Day

Like Bill Murray's Phil in Groundhog Day, we can get stuck repeating the same failures. Discover how surrendering to Jesus finally breaks the pattern and brings a truly new day.

The God of Our Fathers: Freedom Through the Risen Christ

John Jay, a lesser-known founding father, believed the gospel was the foundation of a free and orderly society. His faith points us back to the God who raises the dead and breaks every chain of sin.

The Real Change We Resist: Choosing Obedience to God

We resent every kind of change, but the hardest change of all is trading our own will for daily obedience to God, no matter the cost.

Confronting Domestic Abuse: When Silence Isn’t an Option

A devotional on double negatives, hidden abuse, and the call to act instead of staying silent, because Jesus is the Rescuer who meets us in every struggle.

The Job Description Jesus Already Gave You

When religious leaders tried to silence the apostles, God still made sure His work got done. This devotional asks what defines your daily focus.