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.
September 30
“Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer” (2 Timothy 2:3, 4, NIV).
Adversity and hardships eventually fall into every life, including ours; we must be prepared for that. However, we mustn’t avoid getting too bogged down in worldly issues; instead, we’re to stay tuned to the marching orders from God, our commander.
September 29
“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15, NKJV).
God has charged us with the all-important work of spreading the gospel, and as His workers, we must sow the seed of the His Word and scatter it everywhere. There’s nothing more honorable than letting God’s Spirit lead us in this mission.
September 28
“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth” (John 17:17).
When Jesus prayed this to the Father, not only was He praying for His disciples during His earthly ministry, but for us as well. To sanctify is to consecrate, set apart, or declare holy; when we accept God’s Word by faith, we, too, are made holy.
September 27
“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise” (Luke 6:31).
The world calls it the “Golden Rule,” but Jesus Himself commands this of us. We’re not of this world; therefore, our moral and ethical conduct can show how we’ve been set apart to carry out His higher calling.
September 26
“But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth). For He will not speak His own message [on His own authority]; but He will tell whatever He hears [from the Father; He will give the message that has been given to Him], and He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come [that will happen in the future]” (John 16:13, AMPC).
One of the benefits of being born again is receiving the Spirit of Truth—who is the Holy Spirit—to guide us through life. He talks to us in the pages of the gospel as well as in our hearts, and reveals things to us that the world doesn’t understand.
September 25
“Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him” (Colossians 3:9, 10).
Accepting Jesus Christ and getting born again makes us new creations Christ and people who reflect God’s divine nature. One of the spiritual qualities we receive is a willingness to embrace honesty and truth.