Devotionals about Grace

Repentance

The Suffering Savior

Read: Isaiah 53:4-5 With his wounds we are healed. (v. 5) The Apostles’ Creed, the most ancient summary of Christian belief, describes the entire earthly life of Jesus between his

Repentance

Jesus Is Accursed!

Read: 1 Corinthians 12:1-3 Yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God. (Isa. 53:4) Imagine that you are part of a gathering for worship at a Jewish synagogue in a

Resurrection

A Man of Sorrows

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

Repentance

Rejected

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

Resurrection

The Anonymous Messiah

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

Repentance

The Ugliness of Jesus

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

Faith

Dying with Christ, Living with Christ

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

Repentance

Working Out Our Salvation

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

Repentance

In Training

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