Valorie Quesenberry |
November 17, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another. (Rom. 13:8) MANY PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR with the work of Dave Ramsey, who teaches “financial freedom” through debt-free living. Christians are no different than the general population in...
Valorie Quesenberry |
November 16, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities. (Rom. 13:1) EVERY ELECTION CYCLE GENERATES MUCH TALK about the laws that have been enacted and who designed them. Some citizens will advocate that certain laws should be rescinded and campaign for candidates...
Valorie Quesenberry |
November 15, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. (Rom. 12:14) WHEN PAUL WROTE THESE WORDS, he was distancing himself from many of his Jewish friends, just as Jesus had in the Sermon on the Mount when He taught those gathered to love their enemies. The Jews have...
Valorie Quesenberry |
November 14, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality. (Rom. 12:13) THEIR PASTORATE WAS SMALL, A RURAL congregation in a southern state. They were middle-aged, the pastor and his wife. It wasn’t their first assignment, and it certainly wasn’t a place where...
Valorie Quesenberry |
November 13, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. (Rom. 12:10) YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING YOU WANT TO on your smart screen—that you love me, wish me well, think I have a beautiful family, admire my home, or that you’re praying for the requests I post. And that’s good. Who...
Jim Dunn |
November 12, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
You alone are to be feared. (Ps. 76:7) MY CHILDHOOD FRIENDS USED TO talk about who’s older brother was the strongest. We would compare muscles, height, weight, speed, and other attributes to come up with our conclusions. We all knew that whomever was determined to be...
Jim Dunn |
November 11, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. (Rom. 12:6) A DECADE OR SO AGO THE American Medical Association came out with a report that said even the lowly appendix has a purpose in the human body. For centuries some thought the appendix was a useless...
Jim Dunn |
November 10, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. (Rom. 12:2) GOD HAS A PATTERN HE WOULD like us to be molded into. So does the world. Whether we realize it or not, we are constantly being formed by someone or...
Jim Dunn |
November 9, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
Those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many. (Rom. 8:29) THEOLOGIANS AND PASTORS HAVE DEBATED the meaning of this verse for centuries. Does it mean that God has specifically chosen those...
Jim Dunn |
November 8, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (Rom. 8:28) SOME HAVE SURMISED THAT GOD is finicky toward folk in that He blesses those who have answered a vocational ministry calling more...
Jim Dunn |
November 7, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (Rom. 8:28) GOD HAS AN ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE. In any circumstance or life event, it is helpful to be aware of the truth that God almighty has been...
Jim Dunn |
November 6, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
Because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will. (Rom. 8:27) THE SCENE HAD ME DRIVING HOME after a tough day at work, and I was compelled to pray. But no words were hitting my lips. Praying is something I have done daily in my private walk...
Jim "Umf" Lo |
November 5, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
As for me, I will declare this forever. (Ps. 75:9) HAVE YOU EVERHAD A MESSAGE that was so stupendous that you wanted to shout it from a mountaintop for all the world to hear? Even before becoming a follower of Christ, I knew the words of John 8:32: “Then you will know...
Jim "Umf" Lo |
November 4, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob. (Rom. 11:26) THE JOSHUA PROJECT REPORTS that the world’s Jewish population is an unreached people group that Christians must intentionally seek to reach. Presently there are more Jewish...
Jim "Umf" Lo |
November 3, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
And how can they preach unless they are sent? (Rom. 10:15) MY WIFE, ROXENE, has always been mission minded. As a young girl she felt called to be a missionary in Africa, serving in a part of the world that God loves dearly and deeply. However, when we were first...
Jim "Umf" Lo |
November 2, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. (Rom. 10:2) The Israelites attended religious services and offered many animal sacrifices. Some Israelites, such as the Pharisees and their disciples, went out of...
Jim "Umf" Lo |
November 1, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
They pursued it [righteousness] not by faith but as if it were by works. (Rom. 9:32) In the Evangelism and Discipleship course I teach, students are given the assignment of asking fellow students, “How do you think people get into heaven?” Some of the responses they...
Jim "Umf" Lo |
October 31, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
From them is . . . Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen. (Rom. 9:5) “Jim and Roxy, we would like for you to consider leaving southern Africa and going to Cambodia to serve as missionaries there. Will you both please pray about this?” My initial response,...
Jim "Umf" Lo |
October 30, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. (Rom. 9:2) During the first SEMESTER I taught at Indiana Wesleyan University, a student asked me, “When was the last time you cried for those who do not know Jesus Christ as their Savior?” I quickly replied, “I...
Ron McClung |
October 29, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
It was you who opened up springs and streams. (Ps. 74:15) We crossed A BRIDGE near the headwaters of the Jordan River in northern Israel. The stream flowed rapidly under our feet as our guide encouraged us to imagine David sitting on the bank of the river, writing...
Ron McClung |
October 28, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he . . . will also give life to your mortal bodies. (Rom. 8:11) A DISCOURAGED WOMAN, FEELING HOPELESS, passed a building and saw a banner with big letters that spelled HOPE. Intrigued, she turned...
Ron McClung |
October 27, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. (Rom. 8:16) A COUPLE IN OUR CIRCLE of acquaintances recently adopted a daughter. A sweet girl in elementary school, she had already lived an unbelievably difficult life. Her new home provides her...
Ron McClung |
October 26, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
Those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. (Rom. 8:14) IF I WERE TO TAKE A TREK through unfamiliar mountains, I would want a guide. Those who are so bold as to tackle Mount Everest depend on a guide to lead them. To live the Christian life, we, too, need...
Ron McClung |
October 25, 2018 |
Daily Devotionals
And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. (Rom. 8:9) THE HOLY SPIRIT LIVES in every Christian. Paul made it very clear that if we don’t have the Spirit of Christ, we don’t belong to Christ. To have the Spirit is a wonderful...
