Devotionals
Lord of Idols
Read: Philippians 2:5-11 Jesus Christ is Lord. (v. 11) This passage starts with a description of the way Christ humbled himself. But as the song Paul is singing rolls on,
Jon Brown with Justin Kuiper November 21, 2025
Read: Philippians 2:5-11 Jesus Christ is Lord. (v. 11) This passage starts with a description of the way Christ humbled himself. But as the song Paul is singing rolls on,
Read: Philippians 2:5-11 He humbled himself. (v. 8) Humility is hard, isn’t it? It goes so starkly against the worst of our human nature. Our tendency is to bristle and
Read: Philippians 2:1-5 Be of the same mind. (v. 2 NRSV) What song does your heart sing? In these verses, we get a picture of the song swirling in Paul’s
Read: Philippians 1:12-30 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ. (v. 27) Imagine Paul, that wild-eyed apostle, huddled up in a prison cell a
Read: Philippians 1:1-11 He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion. (v. 6) If you’re anything like me, beginning projects is easy. Perhaps there’s a
Read: Hebrews 13:2-16 Some have entertained angels unawares. (v. 2) As we have seen throughout this series, God’s angels have offered protection, hospitality, victory, comfort, good news, freedom, and wisdom
Read: Revelation 22:1-16 I am a fellow servant with you. (v. 9) The popularity of superhero movies in recent years reveals something about our culture: we tend towards hero worship.
Read: Revelation 4:1-11 Day and night they never cease to say, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty!” (v. 8) As a writer, I sometimes wish that God would
Read: Acts 12:1-15 Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me. (v. 11) I would venture to guess that anyone who thinks the Bible