devotion

Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Yesterday we started out our month with a look at prayer and […]

1 Timothy 2:1 I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people. We begin our month of thanksgiving with a look at prayer. Paul used this letter […]

Luke 6:36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. We wrap up our month of grace with a reminder. We are to be merciful to others just as He has been merciful to us. […]

Romans 6:14 For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. Today’s verse is an amazing declaration that all Christians can make. We once were bound […]

Hebrews 12:15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.  Sometimes the verses I select for the […]

1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the […]

1 John 3:18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. Yesterday we spoke about choosing to put on virtues like clothing, to purposely clothe ourselves with […]

Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.  As believers we have been given grace upon grace upon endless grace. But what do […]

Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. This is […]

1 Peter 4:10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. So much of the month has been spent looking […]

Romans 11:6 And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace. Today’s verse leaves no room for doubt. If we receive salvation by grace […]

Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace. As the month progresses I find myself saying the same things each day […]

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Back on the 14th of the month we discussed John 1:16 where we looked at grace upon grace that was given. […]

2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that […]

1 John 4:7-8 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because […]