A Real Place
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2013 “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” –Matthew 10:28 The word “hell” is one…
Journey to the Cross
This was God’s plan which he had made long ago; he knew all this would happen. —Acts 2:23 (NCV) Jesus died . . . on purpose. No surprise. No hesitation. No faltering. You can tell a lot about a person by the…
The Present-Tense Christ
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. — Hebrews 13:8 “I am God’s Son” — John 10:36 (NCV) “I am the resurrection and the life” — John 11:25 “I am the way, and the truth, and the life”…
This is Love
It has been a long day. Jerusalem is packed with Passover guests, most of whom clamor for a glimpse of the Teacher. The spring sun is warm. The streets are dry. And the disciples are a long way from home.…
What matters most
Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” —…
Work of Eternal Significance
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. — 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NKJV) A day at the practice range can be the…
This is Why He Came
While [Jesus] was on the way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee. — Luke 17:11 (NASB) If you study the New Testament, I hope you’ll begin to note that time and again it says something like, “While…
Judging Others Hastily
Today’s devotional is excerpted from A Jane Austen Devotional, beginning with this selection from Pride and Prejudice: Mr. Bingley was good looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance and easy, unaffected manners. His brother-in-law, Mr. Hurst, merely looked the gentleman;…
Winter into Spring
Today’s devotional reading is excerpted from A Charles Dickens Devotional, beginning with this selection from The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby: It was, by this time, within an hour of noon, and although a dense vapour still enveloped the city…
