Obedience or Independence?
If you love Me, keep My commandments. — John 14:15 Our Lord never insists on obedience. He stresses very definitely what we ought to do, but He never forces us to do it. We have to obey Him out of a oneness of spirit with Him. That is why whenever...
Ephesians 2:8-9
It is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast. — Ephesians 2:8-9 Thoughts on today’s verse Don’t you love gifts! When they’re truly given, with no strings...
Sleepwalking
So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded. — 1 Thessalonians 5:6 Have you ever gone sleepwalking? It is kind of scary, really—especially the next day when someone tells you what you did. There are people in the church today who have gone...
The Third Heaven
I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don’t know–only God knows. — 2 Corinthians 12:2 I read an article about a private foundation of astronomers and former astronauts who are building a space telescope...
Psalm 19:14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. — Psalm 19:14 Thoughts on today’s verse God does so much for us. He is the strength and promise that undergirds our lives. He is the...
Romans 12:2
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is — his good, pleasing, and perfect will. — Jeremiah 29:11 Thoughts on today’s verse Don’t be molded...
Jeremiah 29:11
I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. — Jeremiah 29:11 Thoughts on today’s verse When Israel lay devastated in the face of a ruthless enemy that would rob all...
The Impact of the Gospel
Daily Devotion with Greg Laurie “Moreover you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are not gods which are made with hands.” — Acts 19:26 The city of Ephesus plays a...