Daily Devotionals
Would you like to read the Word daily, but don’t know how to begin? Reading our Daily Devotionals is a good way to develop the habit of studying the scriptures.
December 22
“And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus” (Colossians 1:21, 22, 28)
Our minds are at war with what the Gospel of Grace teaches when we think our actions can make us righteous in God’s eyes. Righteousness only comes by Jesus Christ; only when we believe in His finished works are we made perfect.
December 21
“All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away” (Isaiah 64:6, NIV).
We fail miserably when we depend on self-effort to make us righteous. On our own merits, we can’t possibly stand in God’s presence; we need Jesus to clean us up and keep us rooted in His righteousness in order to be presentable to the Father.
December 20
“But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life” (John 4:14).
When we’re wandering through life spiritually parched and thirsty, Jesus is waiting to give us a long, cool drink to quench our thirst. Water is a basic necessity to sustain physical life, which is why He chose this analogy to make this important point to the people.
December 19
“Then Jesus said unto them, verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst” (John 6:32, 35).
When Moses led the people through the wilderness, God gave them food to eat, but they eventually became hungry again. Jesus is now our living bread that sustains us.
December 17
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23).
Under the covenant of the law, the people had to work hard for God’s approval; breaking any of the commandments was punishable by death. Jesus’ death and resurrection shifted the focus from the old works-based covenant to the new covenant of grace, which focuses on life in Him.
December 16
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7).
Believers have power that comes from the spiritual realm, where all things originate before being manifested in the physical realm. God is love and His Spirit drives out all fear; renewing our minds to the point where we internalize this takes our Christian walk to a higher level.
