Daily Devotional

If ever there was a need for earnest prayer, it is now. National and global events have escalated to a boiling point, government overreach threatens the core of our constitutional republic, and the removal of Christianity from the public square cont…

God calls upon us to seek Him with all of our heart. The action of seeking invokes a promise, which is: He will be found. The word “seek” is used 244 times in the Bible. Today, draw near to Him and seek Him with all your heart; He will n…

What we think, say, and do matters. We don’t do or say things to get something out of it; on the other hand, there are rewards and consequences for our actions. Here is a famous maxim that speaks to this principle: "Sow a thought, reap an act…

The circumstances in which we live will always shift and change. The one constant you can count on in this world is change. This is why it is imperative that we continue to confess and declare that our hope is in Christ alone. Our unshakable hope i…

It's hard to move forward when you're always looking back. When I was a middle-schooler, I was walking home and I heard a girl call my name. I turned to look and walked straight into a stop sign pole, ringing my bell. I was embarrassed, and my part…

Things happen in this life that you never saw coming. A phone call, a text, an email can change the trajectory of your life in a nanosecond. Life is fragile and must be held with open hands. As you navigate uncertainty and confusion, receive the pe…

The threats against Peter and John by the Sanhedrin to not speak or teach in the name of Jesus only served to embolden the growing church. Their response to cultural pushback and resistance should embolden us as well. Instead of giving up, they pra…

Courage in the face of danger, loss, and resistance speaks volumes of one's commitment to their cause. Peter and John's confidence and security unnerved the religious rulers, the Sanhedrin, as they realized Jesus may be dead and gone, but His Spirit…

Before the Maps app was on our phones, we had Garmin GPS units. I remember hearing, "Recalculating," on a regular basis. I had missed a turn somewhere and needed to be redirected back to the route. Paul experienced the same issue on one of his miss…

I'll never forget traveling through a community in the high desert of Southern California. I just knew that something wasn't right. Like Paul, my "spirit was provoked within me." I found out that several tragedies had occurred there, as though it w…