Devotions

Joel told the people that the plague of locusts which was ravaging the land was a sign of the coming judgment. So, the time to repent was now. And the fruit of repentance would be restoration. Then and now, repentance is the first step toward renewal and kingdom blessing. Read and listen to more here.

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The Super Bowl hype has ended, the game is completed, and a new team has been crowned champions for a season, but who will win the Imperishable Crown? Second Corinthians 4:18 says, “For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.” Whatever the earthly value of any...

As God’s word commands, let us pray for our public officials according to God’s word, with confidence that God will be glorified and in hope that our nation might be blessed with good leadership — both from the incoming administration and from those that will succeed it. Read more here.

Lord, we praise You first as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. You are the first and utmost authority in heaven and earth as well as in our hearts and homes. In honor and prayer, we celebrate those who hear Your call on their lives and obey You even in great sacrifice or...

“The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.” (Proverbs 4:18, NIV) Righteousness in the Bible is a path. A path is something that we walk on, something we move along. It suggests motion, change, development. Some people would like righteousness to be...

O come, O come, Immanuel, and ransom captive Israel that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Refrain: Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel shall come to you, O Israel. 2 O come, O Wisdom from on high, who ordered all things mightily; to us the path of knowledge show and teach us in...

Did you know Isaac Watts, one of the greatest hymn writers ever, never intended “Joy to the World” to be a song and certainly not a Christmas song? In 1719, Watts published a book of poems in which each poem was based on a psalm. In his poems he wanted to show how the psalms...

Our call to Advent Love comes from Matthew 22:37-39, “Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'” And so this Advent, let us ask...

“Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: See, the virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel, which is translated ‘God is with us.'” – Matthew 1:22-23 With the name Emmanuel, we exalt our Lord’s humble and holy...

For those who grieve this holiday season, It’s Okay to Lament During Advent. “Biblical and redemptive lament is the prayer that takes our pain vertically to our compassionate Heavenly Father with uninhibited honesty. But it also is a prayer that paves a path forward towards the fulfillment of God’s promises.” ~Justin Jeppesen

Here are some suggestions on how to pray for the Church in the aftermath of the elections. Read more here.

“Many theologians believe that God’s desires, and the work He wants to do through us, are entirely dependent upon our prayers. Understanding this, this is the crux of Jesus’ request that we pray for laborers. If our prayers are not needed, then our heavenly Father could easily send tens of thousands of laborers at any...

The following opinion column first appeared in the Nov. 6 edition of the Des Moines Register.   Many Christians are understandably grateful today that Donald Trump, and not Kamala Harris, will serve as our next president. But make no mistake: America is every bit in need of revival under President Trump as it would have...

Acts 6:4 reminds us that despite the many responsibilities of being called to pastor, prayer must be the number one priority concerning the churches we lead. Read more here.