God’s Word

John 6:29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” Though this verse does not say anything about faith itself in the wording we see, it is […]

Ephesians 6:16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.  In warfare a shield is designed to help protect […]

Romans 1:17  For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed – a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” For […]

2 Corinthians 5:7 For we live by faith, not by sight.  Any time I have heard this verse before it has been from a different translation. When I memorized it, I did so with the […]

Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.  When we read verses like this, we can sometimes get lost […]

Colossians 1:9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the […]

James 2:17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. As a believer, faith does not exist in a vacuum. It is not alone. It is always […]

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.  At the end of the previous chapter, the author of Hebrews reminded readers to have faith. […]

Galatians 3:22 But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. We are all […]

1 Thessalonians 1:3 We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. Sometimes it feels like […]

1 Peter 1:7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith – of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire – may result in praise, glory, and honor […]

1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.  We conclude this month with a reminder that everything we do should be done in love. This verse […]

Luke 7:47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven – as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little. The woman at the heart of today’s verse […]

Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. This verse is the inspiration for one of my favorite songs by Christian music artists […]

Acts 7:60 Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep. The verse for today’s devotion is referring to […]