For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light. Luke 8:17
One of Satan’s subtle deceptions is that you can do things in secret that will never be revealed.…
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Henry Blackaby Devotional: No Secrets
Henry Blackaby Devotional: Godliness and Persecution
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. 2 Timothy 3:12
Living a godly life will not insulate you from hardship. Paul said that the more blameless your life, the more likely you will be persecuted.…
Oswald Chambers Devotional: Our limitation is an invitation to the Holy Spirit
“When it pleased God . . to reveal His Son in me.” Galatians 1:15, 16
If Jesus Christ is to regenerate me, what is the problem He is up against? I have a heredity I had no say in; I am not holy, nor likely to be; and if all Jesus Christ can do is to tell me I must be holy, His teaching plants despair.…
Rick Warren Devotional: 3 keys to a quiet time
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24 NIV)
The main rule is this: Keep your plan simple.…
Henry Blackaby Devotional: The Ministry of Reconciliation
Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:18
The world abounds with people whose sin has alienated them from God. Christ’s sacrificial work has restored Christians to a love relationship with the heavenly Father.…
Henry Blackaby Devotional: Christian Discipleship
Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. (Colossians 1:28)
Discipleship is personally transferring the full dimensions of your relationship with Christ to the person you are walking with.…
Frances J. Roberts Devotional: Resignation
“Seek k first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” ~Matt 6:33
Do not set out to establish your own designs. I have already set in motion My divine will and purpose, and I would not have you interfere.
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Henry Blackaby Devotional: Counted Faithful
And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry. (1 Timothy 1:12)
From a human perspective, the apostle Paul’s record as a zealous persecutor of Christians should have precluded him from being used in God’s service.…
Henry Blackaby Devotional: Have You Done What You Know to Do?
Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. (James 4:17)
It is never a minor thing to know God’s will and not do it. God calls this sin. We can make excuses for our lack of obedience: “I’m just not ready yet” or “I’ll do it later!” or “I don’t think it will make a difference” or “I can’t afford to!” We rationalize, we procrastinatate; yet, in God’s eyes, rationalization and procrastination are nothing more than disobedience.…
Rick Warren Devotional: Spiritual maturity is never an end in itself
Your attitude must be like my own, for I, the Messiah, did not come to be served, but to serve and to give my life. Matthew 20:28 (LB)
We are commanded to serve God. Jesus was unmistakable: “Your attitude must be like my own, for I, the Messiah, did not come to be served, but to serve and to give my life.” (Matthew 20:28 LB)
For Christians, service is not something to be tacked onto our schedules if we can spare the time.…
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