If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 4:11. God called to him…And he said, “Here I am.” Exodus 3:4. “…that they…

But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself. John 12:32. When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment…and plunged into the sea! John 21:7. Instead of the verse today in The One Year Devotions for Women by Ann Spangler about…

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you; but to the degree that you share in the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His glory you may rejoice with…

When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.” Genesis 28:16-17. From the end of the earth…

Then Elisha prayed: “O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw; the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 2 Kings 6:17 NRSV. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle…

He is not far from each one of us. For in Him we live and move and have our being. As some of your own poets have said, “We are His offspring.” Acts 17:27-28. Cast your burdens on the Lord. Psalm 55:22. (Jesus) said, “It is finished!” Then He bowed His head and released His…

Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in…

For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Colossians 1:16-17. And He said to them, “O foolish men…

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Psalm 24:1. Our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. Romans 6:6. And we know that God causes all things…

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. Ever since the creation of the world His eternal power and divine nature, invisible though they are, have been understood and seen through the things He has made. Romans 1:19-20 NRSV. Therefore what you worship in ignorance,…