bible devotionals

The famed historian William Lecky once commented that Jesus’ three short years of ministry did “more to regenerate and to soften mankind than all the disquisitions of philosophers, and all the exhortations of moralists.”[1] Arguably, Jesus is history’s most influential person, and He expressly...

By Michael Youssef, Ph.D. In his later years, the apostle John wrote, “No one who is born of God will continue to sin” (1 John 3:9). But earlier in the same letter, he says, “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us” (1:8). There is an important distinction...

In Good Company There is a difference between people like Eli from yesterday’s story, who experience pain because they haven’t been listening, and people like the Apostle Paul, who experience pain despite their devotion and steady requests to God. However, while the people may be different, the...

Heads up. This Bible Plan may not be exactly what you’re looking for. If you want to make perfect sense of the tough situations you’ve faced or are currently facing, this is not that. If you’re looking for three easy steps to make your situation go away, this is not that either. Instead, we’ll...