Morning Devotion

Medical research verifies that family history, vocational choices and personal health management practices combine to have a major bearing on life expectancy.
But there’s no denying that godly living will typically lengthen a person’s life as well.
Godly people resist destructive lifestyle choices such as substance abuse or disease-prone immoral behavior or violent settings that attract conflict.
Godly [...]

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Medical research verifies that family history, vocational choices and personal health management practices combine to have a major bearing on life expectancy.
But there’s no denying that godly living will typically lengthen a person’s life as well.
Godly people resist destructive lifestyle choices such as substance abuse or disease-prone immoral behavior or violent settings that attract conflict.
Godly [...]

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Ephesians 2:10 says that Christians are saved in order to do good works for God.
If we’re providing godly encouragement and biblical advice to others, we’re doing the Ephesians 2:10 thing.
I call that “good cookin’ for Jesus.”
Here’s why:
“The lips of the righteous nourish many” (Proverbs 10:21)
Let’s look today at how [...]

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It’s time for a personal inventory.
What habits or attitudes do I possess that are influencing others — particularly children — away from Christianity?
Of course, it’s important that you ask yourself the same question.
For our reason for living is to lead people to Jesus, not away from Him.
The cost of persistent failure to lead them [...]

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It’s true that wholesome blessings often come into the lives of people who choose Christianity.
But gaining earthly blessings should never be the reason to confess Christ as Savior with our words and baptism.
And any evangelistic message we share should speak most to eternal blessings, not earthly blessings.
Why? Because the latter are not guaranteed. [...]

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