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, NKJV. Our Father in heaven, thank you for freeing us from the yoke of condemnation, and giving us entrance into the kingdom of Your Son and our Savior where we find true freedom! In the name of Jesus Christ we receive and accept this Gift. Amen. So many people in our world live under the burden of guilt and condemnation. How could we overlook the fact that this is not God's will for His creatures? Our verse...

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3: 16, NKJV. Dear God and Heavenly Father, thank You so much for Your perfect example of love! May we be willing to love others the way You do. In the name of Jesus the Christ we pray. Amen. Our verse for today is, I believe, the most loved and memorized verse in the entire Bible. This is the first verse many parents teach their children. Many who do not even know where to find the verse...

". . . But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!" 2 Chronicles 15: 7, NKJV. Our Father in heaven, please speak to our hearts as we seek You today. This we ask in the holy name of Jesus the Christ. Amen. Words of hope and comfort:  "Your work shall be rewarded." How many today need to hear these words. How many have become weak and their hands failed to be productive because it seems that they have worked in vain. This is how they perceive their efforts, as futile; of no value,...

Then I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun:  And look! The tears of the oppressed, But they have no comforter—On the side of their oppressors there is power, But they have no comforter. Ecclesiastes 4: 1, NKJV. Heavenly Father, as we look around our world there is so much pain. But Your Word informs us that there is a Comforter available. Please help us to invite Him into our lives, for He is waiting to comfort us. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. It is difficult to turn on the television and not become...

The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. Jeremiah 31:3, NKJV. Dear Heavenly Father, we are so grateful for Your love that has no end. We realize that there is nothing we can do to deserve it. We are just grateful that it is there for us. We claim it and thank You for it, in the name which is above every name, the name of Jesus the Christ. Amen. Aren't you glad that God's love for you is endless? That is, there is nothing...

While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only believe.” Mark 5:35,36, NKJV. Dear God, how comforting it is for us to know that nothing goes unheard or unnoticed by You dear Lord. You are interested in everything that we say and do. Help us not to lose sight of that fact. In the name of Jesus the Christ we...

But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me! Psalm 66:19, 20, NKJV. Dear God, How grateful I am that in spite of our unworthiness, You are willing to hear us when we call upon You. Please never take Your Holy Spirit from us, because we are nothing without You. In the name of Jesus Christ we humbly pray. Amen. In our last devotional I shared some possible reasons why God might not answer our prayers. Today the psalmist declares...

He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. 1 John 3:8,9, NKJV. Dear Heavenly Father, as we continue to look into Your Word, and learn more about Your will for our lives, we are very grateful that You, the Holy God, is willing to own us, sinful as we are,...

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear. Psalm 66: 18, NKJV. Heavenly Father, as we continue to look to You for wisdom in understanding prayer and answers to prayer, we thank You for not letting go of us even when it looks that way. May we always remember that You love us with an everlasting love! In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen This is our second devotional considering some of the possible reasons our prayers are not answered. At this time I would like to make a disclamer. I believe everytime we...

But your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue has muttered perversity. Isaiah 59:2, 3, NKJV. Dear God, please help us not to allow anything to come between our souls and You. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. Yesterday our devotional was on prayer.  Today we are going to continue with the subject, but considering some of the reasons our prayers may not be answered....