Plugged in But Not Charging
DEVOTION • “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself… neither can you, unless you abide in me” (John 15:4).
Read time: 2 min
Are You Worried about Lack in the Presence of the Provider?
DEVOTION • “Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. . . . Jesus, aware of this, said to them, ‘Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened?’” (Mark 8:14, 17)
Read time: 2 min
A Heartwarming Lesson from a Cold Morning
DEVOTION • “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Read time: 3 min
Self-Justification: The Danger of Feeling Right While Being Wrong
DEVOTION • “The hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God” (John 16:2).
Read time: 2 min
Intimate Fellowship with God
DEVOTION • “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him” (John 14:23).
Read time: 2 min
The Illuminating Revelation of God
DEVOTION • “Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him” (John 14:21).
Read time: 2 min
Never Alone: The Promise of the Holy Spirit
DEVOTION • “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you” (John 14:18).
Read time: 2 min
Adopted by God: Embracing Our New Identity
DEVOTION • “You have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!” (Rom. 8:15).
Read time: 2 min
The End of Guilt
DEVOTION • “Though you wash yourself with lye and use much soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me” (Jer 2:22); “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow” (Is 1:18).
Read time: 3 min
Mixtures of ‘Smoke and Light’
DEVOTION • “A smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory” (Matthew 12:20).
Read time: 3 min
Coram Deo: Moment by Moment Before the Face of God
DEVOTION • “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer” (Psalm 19:14).
Read time: 2 min
Lord of Life
POEM • A heartfelt prayer in the spirit of Augustine, “Lord of Life” expresses deep longing for Christ, the Bread, Fount, Light, and Word of Life, surrendering all lesser loves to receive his boundless grace.
Read time: 1 min
What’s Your Hope? How Jesus is Better than Winning the Powerball
DEVOTION • “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope” (Rom 15:13).
Read time: 3 min
Pursuing the Abundant Life in the Spirit
DEVOTION • “One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple” (Ps 27:4).
Read time: 2 min
Why Doesn’t God Just Fix Our Problems?
DEVOTION • The story of the Brazen Serpent in Numbers 21:4–9 illustrates why God may, in fact, provide grace in the midst of a crisis rather than immediately removing the crisis.
Read time: 3 min
Beware of Ritual without Relationship
DEVOTION • Hosea 6:6: “For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.”
Read time: 2 min
Resist the Devil by Resisting the Devilish Impulse to Distrust God
DEVOTION • James 4:7: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.“
Read time: 4 min
Stare at the Son for Personal Transformation
DEVOTION • 2 Corinthians 3:18: “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.”
Read time: 3 min
The Temptation
POEM • In “The Temptation,” Jesus rebuffs Satan’s deceit with Scripture, faithfully resisting temptations of provision, protection, and power through steadfast reliance on God’s word.
Read time: 2 min
The Difference in My World
Poem • This poem reflects on the ongoing relevance of biblical struggles in today’s world, urging us to personal awakening to a world in need of the gospel and a commitment to act in faith to make a difference for Christ.
Read time: 4 min.