Daily Devotions

Today's Scripture: "The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.'" Luke 18:11-12, ESV 

Theme: Stop justifying yourself and judging others harshly like the Pharisee. 

Today’s Scripture: “If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.” I John 4:20, ESV 

Theme: We show our love for God by our love in relationships, not our judgment and hatred. We can’t love God when we continue to hate people. 

Today's Scripture: “Then Peter came up and said to him, ‘Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.’” Matthew 18:21-22, ESV   

Theme: We often try to find the limit to grace and forgiveness; Jesus reminds us to generously forgive until we quit counting.  

Today's Scripture: “She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21, ESV  

Theme: Jesus walked the line perfectly, saving anyone while neither condoning sin nor condemning people, He gave His life as a ransom.  

Today's Scripture: "My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back, you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back from wandering will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins." James 5:19-20, ESV 

Theme: The purpose of standing firmly against sin is ultimately to restore and return a brother or sister from death to life.