bible devotions Archives — Page 9 of 24

Samuel is an example of how we should never settle for knowledge of God without genuine relationship with Him.

God rebuked Eli for “honoring his sons above the Lord” and allowing them to continue in their parade of desecration.

Hannah's prayer was born out of deep distress, yet her petition will not only impact her circumstances, but the future of an entire nation.

George Shinn grew up on welfare checks. He struggled in school and was the last person anyone thought would find success in this life.

The Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov taught the idea of conditioned reflexes. Jesus reconditioned Peter's reflexes after the rooster crowed.

In Bernardo Bertolucci’s Italian/Chinese epic, The Last Emperor, a young child is anointed as the last emperor of China.

Whatever giants may be standing before you today, let them not meet in you a grasshopper vision or a defeatist attitude.

Grief can be messy. And the longer we live in this broken and fallen world, the more sorrowful moments we will encounter.

Jesus never restored dignity by glossing over sin, but we cannot refute the way that he valued those who had been marginalized by society.

Through all of our slow learning, God will never abandon us to ourselves. Think about that as you seek to abide in Him this week.