DailyDevo

Most Americans, including the majority of both Christian and secular-minded people, are unaware of Christian Reconstructionism, and they certainly are not aware of the profound influence that this political philosophy has had on the Religious Right?s thinking in the United States. But I can assure you that this philosophy is perfectly suited to bring about t […]

All heaven was waiting the hour of triumph when Jesus should ascend to His Father. Angels came to receive the King of glory and to escort Him triumphantly to heaven. After Jesus had blessed His disciples, He was parted from them and taken up. And as He led the way upward, the multitude of captives who were raised at His resurrection followed. A multitude of […]

Jesus didn't just know the Scriptures; He depended on them. He spoke of them not merely as something beneficial, but as something vital to life itself. When weariness and hunger plagued Him in the wilderness and the devil enshrouded Him in clouds of perplexity and temptation, Jesus did not consult His feelings. He did not consult His reason, or His know […]

What if,? three men asked each other, ?travelers at any hotel in the United States could find a Bible, if they wanted one?? John Nicholson, Samuel Hill, and William Knight were salesmen, and they knew what it was like to drag into yet another hotel after a hard day pounding the pavement, wanting something to do or something to read. ?Bibles should be availab […]

Jesus began His work by breaking Satan's power over the suffering. He restored the sick to health, gave sight to the blind, and healed the lame, causing them to leap for joy and to glorify God. He restored to health those who had been infirm and bound in Satan's cruel power many years. With gracious words He comforted the weak, the trembling, and t […]

God?s forgiveness means that I love talking with Jesus now. I love talking about my day, discussing what we will do together, asking for His help to be in the right place at the right time to bless others, and helping others understand that He loves them too. It feels as though we chat often, lifting up a prayer for any and all things?even about standing on […]

Suppose you have a goldfish named Bubbles in a bowl that you are keeping on the counter, and every day you flick food into Bubbles?s bowl but do nothing else. Several weeks later you notice that Bubbles looks as though he is swimming in dirty water. You pull Bubbles out and wash him off under the faucet with a tiny brush and special fish soap. Then you put B […]

One Sabbath, Linda and I received directions to a trail along the San Pedro River from a local, who said, ?I know a good hiking trail by the river.? So we set out. What seemed like a long way down the road, I asked, ?Can you see where this road ends?? Linda looked at the map and replied, ?It ends in Mexico.? I practically stomped on the car brakes because I […]

I find that I have to fight the good fight of faith every day. I have to exercise all my faith, and not rely upon feeling; I have to act as though I knew the Lord heard me, and would answer me and bless me. Faith is not a happy flight of feeling; it is simply taking God at His word?believing that He will fulfill His promises because He said He would. Hope in […]

When the Roman army defeated the Macedonian forces in 168 BC, the Roman Empire then dominated the world. For more than five hundred years, it struck fear in the hearts of its enemies, but it eventually crumbled and was overrun by barbarian tribes from the north. At the fall of Rome in ad 330, Emperor Constantine quickly moved the seat of his government from […]