Devotionals

A doctor said to his patient, “You have a slight heart condition, but I wouldn’t worry about it.” “Really, Doc?” the patient replied. “Well, if you had a slight heart condition, I wouldn’t worry about it either.” We can sometimes get the impression that most of the world is more […]

The story is told of a Russian named Ivanovich who visited the Moscow zoo for the first time. To his amazement, he found a little lamb sharing the cage with a big fierce lion. Ivanovich expressed surprise to his guide. The guide smiled and said, “That is peaceful coexistence.” When

When you place your faith in Christ, Christ places his Spirit before, behind, and within you. Not a strange spirit, but the same Spirit: the parakletos. Everything Jesus did for his followers, his Spirit does for you. Jesus taught; the Spirit teaches. Jesus healed; the Spirit heals. Jesus comforted; his

“Woe to the obstinate children,” declares the Lord, “to those who carry out plans that are not Mine, forming an alliance, but not by My Spirit, heaping sin upon sin; who go down to Egypt without consulting Me; who look for help to Pharaoh’s protection, to Egypt’s shade for refuge.”

The following is reported to be a true story regarding Berkeley, CA: In 1990, the Berkeley City Council passed a law changing the name of Columbus Day to Native American Day because Columbus wasn’t nice to the Indians. Of course, no Indians were asked if they wanted the holiday’s name

“I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.” Jeremiah 31:34 NKJV To love conditionally is against God’s nature. Just as it’s against your nature to eat trees and against mine to grow wings, it’s against God’s nature to remember forgiven sins. You see, God is

The story is told of an old country doctor who went way out to the boondocks to deliver a baby. It was so far out, there was no electricity. When the doctor arrived, no one was home except for the laboring mother and her 5-year-old child. The doctor instructed the

“Every knee will bow to the name of Jesus.” Philippians 2:9-10 Servants resist stubbornness. Ulrich Zwingli manifested such a spirit. He promoted unity during Europe’s Great Reformation. At one point he found himself at odds with Martin Luther. Zwingli did not know what to do. He found his answer one

“Love does not keep a record of wrongs.” I suspect the most consistent thing about your life has to be inconsistency… Do you remember the story about the man who was bitten by the dog? When he learned the dog had rabies, he began making a list. The doctor told

People should never have to suffer loss alone. Yet, how do you comfort those who hurt? I think that offering genuine comfort to another is one of the most important things we can do for others. And sometimes one of the most difficult. Experts tell us, among other things, to