Good Morning Friends, Today’s lectionary brings us Jonah’s flight from God, Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan, and Paul’s reminder in Galatians that salvation comes only through the true gospel of Christ. Together they help us to answer the central question: How will we be saved? Scripture Summary Jonah 1–2: God sends Jonah to preach … Continue reading How Will We Be Saved?
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Do You Believe In The God Who Walks Across Every Border?
A World Communion Day reflection shaped by Ayaan Hirsi Ali & Dr. Darrell Bock’s Wheaton College conversation On this World Communion Sunday, the church remembers that the Table of Christ stretches farther than any border we can draw. It reaches into every language, every culture, every nation, every story. It is the one place on … Continue reading Do You Believe In The God Who Walks Across Every Border?
Do You Know The Truth Of What It Means To Glorify God?
Good Morning Friends, Today we listen as Jesus opens His heart to His Father. The disciples overhear this prayer offered on holy ground. Jesus speaks of glory, not applause or achievement, but the radiance of God’s character revealed through His obedience. The hour has come, the center point of history. Nothing matters more. And we … Continue reading Do You Know The Truth Of What It Means To Glorify God?
Have You Experienced the Joy of Revival?
Good Morning Friends, If you follow Jesus, you already know the joy He has brought into your life, joy in forgiveness, joy in salvation, joy in the Spirit’s guidance, and joy in belonging to a God who loves you. So today we ask: Have you experienced the joy of revival? Scripture Summary In Nehemiah 8, … Continue reading Have You Experienced the Joy of Revival?
Do You Sense That God Is Meeting You Every Morning With New Mercies?
Good Morning Friends, Today's devotion is shaped by A Reason to Get Up in the Morning by Patrick Morley and carries the deep conviction that our lives matter because God Himself has woven purpose, calling, and hope into the fabric of every ordinary day. There is a moment each morning, quiet, unannounced, when our eyes open and the … Continue reading Do You Sense That God Is Meeting You Every Morning With New Mercies?
Have You Been Touched By An Angel?
Good Morning Friends, Angels are one of Scripture’s most mysterious gifts: never the center of the story, yet always present at the hinge points of God’s redemptive work. Today's three passages trace a beautiful arc from covenant faithfulness, to cosmic warfare, to the quiet promise of revelation given to a man under a fig tree. … Continue reading Have You Been Touched By An Angel?
Are You Guarding Against Mission Creep?
Good Morning Friends, A lot of people pray before a meal and that is good, but today’s scripture gives us guidance on praying after the meal when we are full. It is also guidance about the subtle mission creep that occurs in churches, families and missions. Mission creep rarely announces itself. It begins when a … Continue reading Are You Guarding Against Mission Creep?
What Do We Mean When We Say, “Come Holy Spirit?”
Good Morning Friends, We say it all the time: Come Holy Spirit. It rolls off the tongue in prayer circles, worship gatherings, quiet moments of desperation. But if we slow down, if we take time to think about the words, it’s a strange thing to say. Because biblically speaking, the Holy Spirit is not a … Continue reading What Do We Mean When We Say, “Come Holy Spirit?”
What Else Can We Learn About God By Understanding The Context Of The Plagues In Egypt?
A Devotional on Exodus 7–12 Good Morning Friends, The plagues of Egypt are not random acts of judgment. They are theophany in motion of God revealing Himself, plague by plague, god by god, idol by idol, until Egypt’s entire spiritual system collapses under the weight of Yahweh’s glory. Each plague is a direct confrontation. Each … Continue reading What Else Can We Learn About God By Understanding The Context Of The Plagues In Egypt?
Is The Lord Your Shepherd?
Good Morning Friends, I think sometimes we read Psalm 23 like it’s a sweet poem to hang on a wall. But David didn’t write this from a cozy coffee shop. He wrote it as a man who had been hunted, betrayed, exhausted, and pushed to the edge. And right there, in the middle of fear … Continue reading Is The Lord Your Shepherd?