Category: Devotionals

Read: John 11:32-43 . . . a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. (Isa. 53:3) Some people are spared much of the pain and sorrow of life. For them

Read: Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men. (v. 3) Of all the pains life can hold, among the bitterest is the pain and hurt of rejection. Some

Read: Acts 8:26-39 Who is the prophet talking about? (v. 34 NIV) When the Messiah would come into the world, says Isaiah, he wouldn’t “fit the profile.” He wouldn’t stand

Read: Isaiah 52:13-53:2 He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. (v. 2 NIV) Isaiah is sometimes called

Read: Romans 6:1-11 If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him. (2 Tim. 2:11-12) You are likely

Read: Philippians 2:12-13 Be holy, because I am holy. (1 Peter 1:16 NIV) Martin Luther described the dynamics of the Christian life this way: “This life is not health but

Read: 1 Timothy 4:6-10 Train yourself for godliness. (v. 7) Kids like to imitate superstar athletes, the way they dress, how they talk, the moves they make on the court

Read: Matthew 4:12-17, Luke 15:11-24 Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matt. 4:17) The Greek word for repentance is metanoia, which means to change your mind. Lent