Devotional Exploring God News Today

Do you know what made David stand out among all the Israelites? He saw a possibility rather than ruminating on the problem. While the people grumbled and cowered in fear for forty days, David showed up and immediately was ready to take action because he k...

In order to be God’s holy people, we must live Spirit-led lives. Without his hand leading us, our efforts are just like those who don't know the Lord, without purpose and void of worship. ...

A new year is fast approaching, which brings with it the opportunity to reorder our lives and set in place rhythms that help nourish our minds, bodies, and souls....

John 1:1-7 describes how a creating force from the beginning known as the Word becomes flesh. This text is a beautiful way to conceptualize the identity of Christ and a wonderful set of verses to commit to memory. ...

War, as we know the term on Earth, brings up images of death, hate, conflict, and destruction. The Christian ideal of “spiritual warfare” really has nothing to do with the brutal concept we see lived out in human relationships. God is love (1 John 7). His...

The mutual commitment to vulnerability as a community creates quick bonds that hold us together as we serve our own families for God’s glory. ...

We are to be the “salt and light” of the world (Matthew 5:13-16) meaning that our lives are meant to mirror our maker. We bring creativity, light, love, and joy into a world that is caught struggling against the powers of evil and death. ...

There is no wiggle room in how God sees what Saul has done. He sees past Saul’s flimsy excuses and knows that this act was more than an oversight, it was because of his pride that Saul believed he knew better than the Lord. His halfway obedience was count...

God honored the choices of the people, even when he warned them that this decision would lead them away from God’s best plan for their lives. God is a relentless respecter of our free will. He’s not a King by force but only becomes the King of our hearts ...

What can we learn from the faith displayed in this story from the book of Daniel that led to a miracle that kept them from harm in the most perilous of circumstances? Their faith stood out in a generation that had known hardship and was living in exile. ...