Devotional Message Paul issues a command that sounds impossible: “Count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.” This counting isn’t wishful thinking or pretending something’s true…

Devotional Message Jesus promises something His disciples desperately need: “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you.” Not power you generate through effort or achieve through spiritual…

Devotional Message Paul declares the stunning simplicity of union: “Whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.” Not partially connected or gradually approaching unity but actually…

Devotional Message Paul asks the question your heart fears most: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?” Then he lists everything that feels like it could—trouble that overwhelms,…

Devotional Message John provides the evidence for something impossible to prove empirically: “This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us…

Devotional Message John presents a beautiful paradox: “No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us.” The invisible God becomes visible through love…

Devotional Message Paul declares the most radical identity shift possible: “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” This isn’t metaphor but…

Devotional Message John sees vision of restoration’s completion: “The river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.” This…

Devotional Message The writer of Hebrews contrasts animal sacrifices with Christ’s sacrifice: “How much more, then, will the blood of Christ… cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death.”…

Devotional Message Daniel sees prophetic vision of Jesus receiving cosmic authority: “There before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven.” This “son of…