We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19Eight-foot tables lined the sidewalk leading up to the local community center. They were divided into sections for clothes, canned goods, water, and other basic necessities. A young family gleaned some ba

The seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop. Luke 8:15It was evident from the tan lines on his arms that the man sitting across from me spent a lot of time outd

Jesus answered, I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. Matthew 18:22When I was invited to write this months devotions, I accepted with eager anticipation. But I could not have known that I would soon also face a disruptive series of

A new command I give you: Love one another. John 13:34Jesus followers in the first century were the first people to be called Christians. In addition to the apostles named in the New Testament, Jesus had many other disciplesmen and women who wi

Do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say. Luke 12:11-12There is a common misunderstanding in many churches. Many Christians think there is a big diff

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God. . . . 1 Peter 2:10Peter, one of Jesus closest followers, urgently encouraged Christians in the first century as they endured intense persecution, suffering, trials, and hardships. I imag

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1I can still remember the sound of the little bird that popped out of the old cuckoo clock on the wall at my grandparents house. Every hour, on the hou

He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. John 15:2I dont know much about plants, but I imagine it might be painful for a vine to go through the pru

When Jesus saw their faith, he said, Friend, your sins are forgiven. Luke 5:20Sometimes I find it hard to ask someone for help. Im not sure if its my pride to be independent or my fear of being a burden that gets in the way, but I know there have

Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep. Luke 15:6The term Christian roughly translates into little Christ, meaning that a person who follows Christ is an extension of Jesus and a