Recent Devotions
“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” John 15:5 As Jesus continued His last teaching session to His disciples before His crucifixion, He used the illustration of a vine and its branches. This was something they all could relate to. In their journeys through the country, no doubt they had often passed vineyards. They knew that the keepers were very watchful of their vines, pruning them of unwanted growth and making sure that their roots were deep in…
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6 It had been an eventful evening for Jesus and His disciples. Gathered in the Upper room to celebrate the Passover feast, Jesus had shown them an…
“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:” John 11:25 Four long days had passed. Two sisters sat sorrowfully in their home, mourning the loss of their beloved brother. On top of the sorrow,…
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“He (Jesus) left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee. And he must needs go through Samaria. Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.” John 4:3-6. We have looked at encounters at a well from the Old Testament. The one we are looking at today is one of the most well-known stories in the Gospels. Sermons have been preached…
“I can’t do nothing right.” Yes, that is a double negative. We’re looking at how double negatives are considered “incorrect” and cause confusion in standard English usage—and also in our lives. I’ve heard someone say, “Because I sinned after I got saved—after the Lord filled me with the Holy Ghost—I feel that I’ve committed a sin that cannot be forgiven by God.” It’s as if the sin committed AFTER salvation constitutes a forbidden “double negative.” But there is no sin that cannot be forgiven by God when the heart is truly repentant. Sinning again after you’re saved does not constitute…
“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Matthew 16:26 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible). In the corporate world the profit and loss statement is reviewed often to make sure the company is on target and that adjustments are made properly. I only wish the same amount of diligence was given to our souls. According to this Bible verse, the soul is the most valuable asset we have. When was the last time you looked at your own spiritual profit and loss statement from God’s perspective?
Prayer: Dear Lord, I want to make sure that I am laying up treasures in Heaven. The whole world is of no value if I lose my soul.
Devotion by Kaye Singleton
“And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.” Luke 15:20 “Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:” I Peter 3:8 Has there ever been a time in your life when your children have caused you worry? Maybe they were not home when they were supposed to be, and anxiety caused you to imagine all the terrible things that might have happened to…
