God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8For our Daily Devotion readership, here's a story of true love for Valentine's Day.Consider this: 78-year-old Aleida Huissen of Rotterdam has been smoking for 50 years. For...
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7It was one of those man-bites-dog stories.Only this time it was the story of a teenage girl in New Zealand who was bitten by a shark. The girl was Lydia Ward, aged 14, and the...
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16I've always been fascinated by trivia. If you are too, here's an interesting piece of it for you.Over 200 years ago,...
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Ephesians 2:8-9Joe Arpaio is sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County.Arpaio is also the kind of law officer who...
For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. 2 Corinthians 7:10In Beaumont, Texas, there is a fine school: Baylor University.You may have heard of the school, but you probably haven't heard about...
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. (KJV) Galatians 3:28There are times when decisions can be difficult, times when no matter what you do it seems to be the wrong thing,...
All things are lawful, but not all things are helpful. All things are lawful, but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. 1 Corinthians 10:23-24Someone unplugged the office refrigerator at the AT&T building in San Jose,...