Devotions

Faith Over Fear: Why Believers Kept Coming to the Lord

From 9/11 to the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira, fear could have emptied the church. Instead, multitudes trusted Christ and were saved despite it all.

A Death That Brings Life: Being Changed by God’s Presence

From Sapphira's fatal test of the Spirit to the quiet death of self each Sunday, this devotional asks whether encountering God still leaves us undone.

When God Reveals the Secrets We Try to Hide

From a stolen fortune in an antique box to Ananias and Sapphira's lie, today's devotional asks what happens when God brings our secrets into the light.

Unchanging Mercy: What Ananias and Sapphira Reveal

Ananias and Sapphira's story reminds us that God hates being lied to, yet His unchanging grace still rescues sinners who deserve judgment instead.

The Right Ideas Corrupted: Lessons from Ananias and Sapphira

Ananias and Sapphira sold their possessions, supported each other, and made a promise to God, yet Satan twisted their good intentions into deceit and death.

Just the Christian: Letting Your Identity Bow to Christ

When Barnabas sold his property and gave the proceeds to the apostles, he traded a Levite's inheritance for a deeper identity found only in Christ.

Great Grace: Living at the Center of God’s Will

When persecution threatened the early church, great grace sustained it. This devotional explores what it means to live fully surrendered under God's abundant favor today.

Boldness in Prayer: You Will Need It Today

Some days remind us how much we depend on prayer for wisdom, patience, and deliverance from temptation. Prayer draws us near to the God who already knows our hearts.

Strange Bedfellows: How God Uses Unlikely Alliances

Herod, Pilate, and the crowds were unlikely allies in crucifying Jesus, yet God used their conspiracy to accomplish salvation. See how He still turns strange circumstances into instruments of His purpose today.

Finding Rest and Hope in Christ Amid Life’s Futility

Shakespeare's Macbeth captured the ache of a purposeless life, but Scripture points to a better ending: peace and hope secured only in Jesus Christ.

Sovereign Lord: The Introduction That Never Fails

When Peter and John's friends faced threats, they didn't rush to ask for help - they first remembered who God is: the Sovereign Lord who made everything.

Trusting God’s Sovereignty When the Story Gets Scary

Like a child listening to a suspenseful bedtime story, we can find comfort knowing God already sees how our story ends and reigns over every trial we face today.

Forty Years of Bondage, One Moment of Freedom in Christ

Luke the physician made sure we knew this man had suffered for over forty years before Christ healed him instantly - a picture of how quickly Jesus can end even our longest-held bondage.

Whose Voice Wins? Listening to God Above Yourself

From childhood we learn to weigh whose word carries the most authority. This devotional asks a piercing question: when God speaks, will you actually listen, or quietly overrule Him?

Refusing to Stop Speaking in Jesus’ Name

When commanded to stop preaching, Peter and John kept Jesus first. This devotional asks whether our churches and our schedules still make room for speaking His name, not just staying busy.

Hope in Dark Times: Trusting God’s Deliverance

From Pharaoh's murderous decree to today's cultural decay, God's people have always faced dark schemes. This devotional points to the deliverance and nearness of Jesus even now.

Faithful in Little Things: A Father’s Prayer for Grace

When we excuse small disobedience as harmless, we teach our hearts - and our children - that God's rules are negotiable. Today's devotional calls us back to faithful, wholehearted love.

No Other Name: The Only Way We Can Be Saved

Like the ugly duckling who discovered he was a swan, some treat Jesus as a mere success story. Peter's bold words in Acts remind us salvation is found in Him alone.

Walking the Two Tracks: Salvation and Sanctification in His Name

When Peter healed the lame man in Jesus' name, he revealed the full meaning behind Jesus Christ of Nazareth: God's salvation, humble origins, and the Anointed One who make our sanctification possible.

Give an Account: Walking in the Spirit Today

A CPA's insight on giving an account becomes a picture of walking in the Spirit, where one act of kindness reflects the King's work in us.

By What Power? Listening With a Sincere Heart

When we ask someone 'why,' are we truly listening, or waiting to explain how we'd do it better? This devotional from Acts 4 challenges believers to ask with a sincere, listening heart.

What We Stop Asking For, God Still Gives

A lame beggar outside the temple had given up hoping anyone could heal him, yet God gave him a whole new life anyway. What have you stopped asking for?

Five Thousand Believed: When the Gospel Is Enough

Peter and John were arrested before they could finish preaching, yet the gospel still reached five thousand hearts. Their unfinished sermon still proves that God's word alone was enough to save that day.

From Taught to Learned: Living the Resurrection Truth

The apostles' bold proclamation of the resurrection unsettled religious leaders whose teaching was hollow. This devotional asks whether we've merely heard God's truth or actually learned to live by it.