His Higher Purpose
Listen to Today’s Devotion No moment, event, or detail falls outside of God’s supervision. God is the one who “causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the
Rejoice Always
Listen to Today’s Devotion Paul urges us to “rejoice in the Lord always” (Philippians 4:4). Not just on paydays, good days, or birthdays, but rejoice in the Lord always. Rejoice in the Lord always? “Yeah,
Trust God’s Sturdy Grip
Listen to Today’s Devotion In one of Henri Nouwen’s books, he tells about the lesson of trust he learned from a great trapeze artist. The acrobat said, “The flyer does nothing and the catcher does
Look Forward
Listen to Today’s Devotion There’s a reason the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror: your future matters more than your past. God’s grace is greater than your sin. You thought the problem was your
Grace Rewires Your Heart
Listen to Today’s Devotion Grace. The bank gives us a grace period. The seedy politician falls from grace. Musicians speak of a grace note. We use the word for hospitals, baby girls, kings and pre-meal
Alistair Begg Shares Thoughts from His Recent Travel
Dear Friend, In Shakespeare’s Hamlet (act 1, scene 5), we find this famous quote: “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” Hamlet says this after encountering
God Has an Answer for Life
Listen to Today’s Devotion You stare into the darkness. The ceiling fan whirls above you. Your husband slumbers next to you. In minutes the alarm will sound, and the demands of the day will shoot
Your Only Comfort: Devotions for Hope in Suffering
Nineteenth-century preacher Charles Spurgeon was known as the “Prince of Preachers” because of his powerful proclamation of the Gospel. Yet in his personal life, he wrestled with depression, chronic illness, and deep sorrow. As a
Grace Seeps In
Listen to Today’s Devotion God’s grace. It has a wildness about it. A white-water, rip-tide, turn-you-upside-downess about it. Grace comes after you. Some years ago I underwent a heart procedure. I asked the surgeon, “You’re
Grace Seeps In
Listen to Today’s Devotion God’s grace. It has a wildness about it. A white-water, rip-tide, turn-you-upside-downess about it. Grace comes after you. Some years ago I underwent a heart procedure. I asked the surgeon, “You’re