Category: Daily Devotion

  And when you approach the territory of the people of Ammon, do not harass them or contend with them, for I will not give you any of the land of the people of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the sons of Lot for a possession.’ Deuteronomy 2:19 – Moses…

  It is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea. 3 In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses spoke to the people of Israel according to all that the Lord had given him in commandment to them… Deuteronomy 1:2-3 – “Deuteronomy” means “Second…

  Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me. Romans 16:7 – At the end of his letter of Romans, as he does for many of his letters, Paul shares some personal notes to be sent to the church…

  For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4 – In previous times of reading this verse, I must have simply read this assuming I knew what the point of this passage was. I took…

As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. ‭‭Romans‬ ‭14‬:‭1‬ ‭- This chapter is all about our role in our brothers and sisters’ lives. We see in verse one that those who are weak in the faith (think those who aren’t yet as mature in the…

  Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Romans 13:1 – This certainly is not a command of scripture that is easy to follow, let alone understand. For is scripture saying that “every” authority that is…

  If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Romans 12:18 – Live at peace with everyone in your life. If that was the fullness of this command then we’d all be living in opposition to this command of scripture. For even if we stayed in that position of always…

  For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. Romans 11:36 – In our chapter Paul speaks about the state of rejection of Jesus of the people of Israel. While certainly some Jews believed (Paul himself being evidence of that), the majority of the nation…

  Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 – How gloriously simple yet how immensely powerful this passage is. Here we see the pathway spelled out for us on how to be saved…

  So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills. ‭‭Romans‬ ‭9‬:‭18‬ ‭- Is what we are reading here what we think it’s saying? Is Paul saying that God chooses to show mercy to some people and to some He chooses not to? Yes, but let’s work through that.…