Author: devotionsdonedaily

“He will not always accuse,    nor will he harbor his anger forever;he does not treat us as our sins deserve    or repay us according to our iniquities.For as high as the heavens are above the earth,    so great is his love for those who fear him;as far as the east is from […]

“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS, HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST TO FORGIVE US OUR SINS and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is […]

“The more you know, the more you realize you don’t know.” Aristotle We like to know things! We like to “figure” things out.  But to figure out our infinite Creator, most of our usual approaches to knowing are simply insufficient.   History is a compilation of facts; mathematics is an applied science; life is a […]

If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good, then you did it. That’s all it takes to get people to win football games for you.” — Paul Bryant Paul devotes the entire 12th chapter of 1 Cor to the various spiritual gifts and the […]

Many Christians are surprised to find out that Heaven will not be the same for everyone. The Bible makes it clear that we will receive different rewards and responsibilities/jobs based on what we did to bring honor and glory to God AFTER WE RECEIVED JESUS AS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR. Our rewards will be based […]

“Everyone then who HEARS these words of mine and DOES them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And everyone who HEARS these words of mine and DOES NOT do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.” Mt 7:24,26 Jesus doesn’t “beat […]

My friend Mike C. of Grapevine, Texas and Pentwater, Mi. fame, blessed me with this meditation this week.  “O my soul, how much joy and solace shall you know when you are permitted to perceive such a vast multitude of beings who are all so noble, splendid, and gracious! How unspeakably wonderful if you attain […]

“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. “ 1Cor 15:10 Grace is only mentioned one time in the […]

“And I will give you a NEW heart, and a NEW spirit I will put within you.” Ezekiel 36:26 Us flawed humans need to transplant our “hearts of stone” with a “heart of flesh”, to be wired with a “new” spirit formed from Jesus’ DNA.  When the Great Physician gives us a heart of flesh […]

“But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 Isaiah, prophesied Jesus’ crucifixion, His Grace, and the healing power of the Holy Spirit some 700 years prior to the birth of Jesus.  Jesus […]