Humans are naturally selfish and self-centered, and 2 Timothy 3:1 says that in the last days people will be lovers of themselves; the self referred to in that verse is the sinful self that has no regard for others.
If you are ungodly, you will be motivated solely by what…
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Judges 6:24
24 Then Gideon constructed an altar in that place dedicated to the LORD, naming it The LORD Is Peace. Even now, it remains in Ophrah, a place that is owned by the Abiezrites.
A divine presence manifested itself to Gideon, entrusting him with the…
God desires authenticity in our worship, not empty rituals. In Isaiah 1:13, we see His disdain for offerings that lack true devotion. The practices of worship, including incense and sacred gatherings, were established by God, yet they must be accompanied by a heart that is…
Confessing your sins indicates that you agree with God that you have offended His holy character, are deserving of punishment, and require forgiveness. That is exactly what Daniel does in verses 5-16. “I was speaking and praying, and admitting my fault and the sin of…
In 1 Peter 2:9, the Greek term that is translated as “possession” carries the connotation of “purchasing” or “acquiring for a price.” Paul references it in Ephesians 1:14 when discussing “the redemption of God’s own…
Genesis 14:22-23
Abram told the king of Sodom that he had made a promise to God Most High not to accept anything from him, to prevent any accusations of being benefited by the king.
A group of foreign rulers conquered and looted the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot and his…
Galatians 1:4,9-10 …Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
9 I want to reiterate something that has been mentioned before: If someone is spreading a message that is different…
To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.’ Revelation 2:17b The conqueror or overcomer, the meanings are the same, is the one…
Daily Devotional:
He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. (John 1:9-11) All of us are born into the world through the physical seed passed…