Today's Devotion
His master replied, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness! Matthew 25:23, NIV. I love that this scripture doesn’t say: “Well done, thou good and… prosperous talented successful ambitious …person, mother, employee, or influencer.” It says, faithful servant. Faithfulness and servanthood seem to be increasingly rare qualities in our world. Commitments are fragile. Promises are easily broken. People often celebrate visibility more than consistency, and influence more than integrity. But Heaven does not measure greatness the way humanity…
Focus Verse: “Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.” (I Corinthians 4:2 ESV). In this 3-Part Bible study series, we will discover faithfulness as the foundation for courageous and contagious Christianity: 1. The Faithful Individual 2. The Faithful God 3. The Faithful Church The Faithful Individual…
“Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern and wished for the day.” Acts 27:29 For fourteen days, the wind and crashing waves had bombarded the ship. They cast everything they could spare overboard. Fear filled their hearts. It looked like all hope was gone. But one man among the two hundred and seventy-six aboard had a promise that he would reach Rome. In the night, God appeared to Paul with a message: Verse 23-26 “For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom…
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39 A physical anchor prevents a ship from drifting. It provides a sense of security when in troubled waters. So, spiritually, the anchor represents emotional security, inner stability, and calm in uncertain times. I have been reading the book of Job in my morning devotions. He probably faced more storms in a…
“Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.” Exodus 3:1 Have you ever found yourself in a “backside of the desert” kind of season? The kind where nothing seems to be growing, your strength feels like it’s running on fumes, and even your prayers sound a little dry? The desert can feel barren — a place of disapproval, health struggles, or heartbreak. That’s the kind of place Moses found himself in. Gone…
The very first thing the enemy speaks in scripture is, “Hath God said?” (Genesis 3:1). Phrasing is critical in this verse. Satan positioned his words in such a way that made Eve question the voice of God in her life and to devise distrust with God’s motives. He wanted her to question God’s word and authority. When we have a altered concept of God’s character, then we will most certainly have a skewed understanding of our own identity. We are created in the image of God, giving us His divine nature through distinction; therefore, our identity is in Him. The…
