“If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9) What I like most about the Gospel is its simplicity. It’s not hard to understand, although for some, it is hard to believe. For example, there are two prerequisites for salvation: You must “confess the Lord Jesus with your mouth and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead”. If you believe both of these as fact, […]

“But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.” (Romans 7:23) Do you ever have those times when you can’t believe what you just said, or worse yet, what you just did? Sure you have. We all know there’s no such thing as a perfect Christian, but I hate those looks I get from other believers when they realize I’m not as perfect as they are. I […]

“For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to you in a time when you may be found.” (Psalm 32:6) Since I’m on vacation this week, I decided to feature a devotion I wrote several years ago with a vacation theme. It’s told in the form of a parable – a situation in everyday life that contains an important spiritual truth. We had friends who were vacationing in Florida. Their daughter and niece were playing on rafts out in the Gulf of Mexico. All were unaware that […]

“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” (John 3:17) This is one of my favorite Bible verses. It’s often overlooked because it’s right after John 3:16, but it speaks volumes about Jesus. In a simple sentence, it defines His entire mission for taking the form of a man – that the world through Him might be saved. I had a saving moment of a different kind when I was a child. Our […]