Jesus Came to Serve
To be served is to have other people do things for you. Jesus did not come into the world so that you could do things for Him. He came into the world to minister to you.
Recent Daily Devotionals
An Emaciated Gospel
If someone asked you to draw a picture of sin, what would you draw? You could draw an arrow missing a target, because sin is falling short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23).
Faith That Is Only Words
What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? James 2:14 (NIV) Try to picture this man. He claims to have faith. He says he is a believer. He talks about believing in Christ. But James says he “has no deeds.”
The Real Thing
Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. James 2:17 (NIV) There is a direct connection between faith and serving. No passage of Scripture puts this more clearly than James. But this emphasis is not unique to James; it is the unanimous witness of the New...
How Faith Comes to You
Faith comes from hearing and hearing through the word of Christ. Romans 10:17 God creates by speaking. That’s how the world was made, and that’s how faith comes. Christ creates the capacity to hear, and this hearing produces faith. If you do not have faith, here is what you must...
