Bible Devotion 
Paul explained the qualities that make a person fit for church leadership appointments. Paul said, “…if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination. For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, […]
Daniel and his fellow three Hebrew boys (popularly known as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego) decided not to defy themselves with Nebuchadnezzar’s foods that violated their faith and practices. They chose to obey God than to lavish their stomach with Babylonian choice diet. Daniel, on behalf of others, said to the king’s servant, “Please test your […]
Children of God must demonstrate true love towards other people; they must also love unbelievers as the scripture required, “Let brotherly love continue. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body […]
Evil befell the City of Jerusalem, but Jeremiah still found some reasons to praise God. The prophet praised God for sparing a few remnants of Israel in their land to honor his promise made for their forefathers. Jeremiah praised God and said, “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassion fail not. […]
Christians are encouraged not to focus on challenges but focus on God. We can resemble Jesus Christ and take after his approach to situations of life. Christ fixed his eyes on God to have a successful redemptive work. The scripture stated, “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, […]
Jeremiah lamented for Israelites having witnessed the consequences of their rebellious acts against God. Jeremiah cried, “How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How like a widow is she, who was great among the nations! The princess among the provinces has become a slave! She weeps bitterly in the night, her tears […]
Some bible patriarchs made unpopular decisions through faith – against their society’s opinions, yet they were not ashamed. God supported their decisions and honored them, and he turned them to become uncommon champions. For instance, “By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to […]
Israelites despised God’s warning not to run to Egypt for refuge; they confronted Jeremiah and claimed the Creator has failed them, therefore they would do whatever they please, and no one could stop them. The scripture reported Israelites’ actions, “Then all the men who knew that their wives had burned incense to other gods, with […]
Faith is important to humans and God. It is the connecting rod between the two. A person without faith cannot relate to God, even if he attempted it, God would not respond. The scripture stated, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders […]
