Our Devotionals come from Love Worth Finding, the ministry founded by Adrian Rogers who has since graduated to Glory. These are so relevant even today!

Not the Book of the Month TODAY'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL May 14, 2025 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.” REVELATION 22:12-13 PONDER THIS The Bible is like a garment. You can pull a thread and it wrinkles in a completely different area. I have been studying the Bible seriously now for more than forty years. I'm not finding hidden flaws; I'm finding hidden beauties. I'm finding things that are confirming my faith more in the Word of God. How do you explain the fact that the Bible is unified? There is no other book that has come together with such unity as the Bible, yet it was written by dozens of authors over a period of hundreds of years. The Bible has one theme: Salvation. The Bible has one hero, Jesus. There is one villain, Satan. There is one purpose: God’s Glory. Jesus said the Scriptures cannot be broken. The Bible is not the book of the month; it is the book of the ages. No book has ever had as much opposition as the Bible. Men have laughed at it, scorned it, ridiculed it, made laws against it, and burned it. There was a time in Scottish history when owning a Bible was a crime worthy of death. Many a time a man has preached a funeral for the Bible. But the corpse has outlived the pallbearers. People die. The Bible survives and it is applicable and up to date for today and every day. What are some ways you have seen that the Bible is relevant to your life? What are some areas in which you find it hard to apply God’s Word? PRACTICE THIS Spend time reading Scripture. Ask God to use it in your life today.

The Bible is Not a Math Book TODAY'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL May 13, 2025 “Then he said to me, ‘These words are faithful and true.’ And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place. ‘Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.’” REVELATION 22:6-7 PONDER THIS Many people have different reasons for dismissing the Bible. Some despise it. Others don't despise it; they just deny it. Others distort it. The Bible is put in their hands, but they twist it to their own destruction. Then there are those who dissect it. They come to the Bible with their measuring rods, with their scalpels, with their test tubes, and they treat the Bible more like a math book than a love story. They’re ever learning, but they can never come to the knowledge of the truth. And there are those who disregard it. They say it's not relevant or important. As terrible as all of those are, the greatest enemy of the Word of God is found in churches on Sunday morning. These individuals say they believe the Bible. They even give lip service to the fact that the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, infallible, and authentic Word of God. But they don’t study it. They don’t know it. They don’t live by it. They don’t assimilate it. They don’t stand on it. There is dust on the Bible and drought in the heart. God’s Word is for you and is relevant today for the problems and joys of life you are facing right now. How do you spend time in God’s Word? How does it shape the way you live? What is challenging about reading and applying God’s Word daily? PRACTICE THIS Consider this method as you read Scripture: pray over it (ask God to speak to you through His Word), ponder it (meditate on what you’ve read in a focused way), put it in writing (journal about what God’s teaching you), practice it (apply it intentionally), proclaim it (share what you’ve learned with others).

What Will You Do with Jesus? TODAY'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL May 12, 2025 “Pilate said to them, ‘What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?’ They all said to him, ‘Let Him be crucified!’” MATTHEW 27:22 PONDER THIS “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” This is a personal question. You, like Pilate, must answer it. This is a pertinent question. We’re not talking about some idea; we’re talking about the One who claims to be the Son of God. And this is a pressing question; it is before you right now. Jesus Christ was in Pilate’s hand that day. And today Jesus Christ is in your hand. But the time came when Pilate was in Jesus’ hand, and the time will come when you will be in Jesus’ hand. Jesus was standing before Pilate, but at the judgment, Pilate stands before Jesus. Jesus is standing before you today, through the Spirit and through the Word. But one day, you will stand before the Lord Jesus Christ. And so, this question is personal, pertinent, and pressing. “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Are you going to believe His claim to be the Son of God and shape your life around that belief? Are you going to submit to Him as Lord of your life every day that you live? Will you hear about Jesus and agree at a surface level but never let Him shape what you do? What will you do with Jesus? How does your life show that Jesus is Lord? What are some areas where it is hard to follow Jesus as Lord? PRACTICE THIS Ask God to help you grow in understanding of His lordship and in living under His authority.

Honor by Serving TODAY'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL May 11, 2025 “My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother; for they will be a graceful ornament on your head, and chains about your neck.” PROVERBS 1:8-9 PONDER THIS You can honor your parents by living a godly and noble life. You are an extension of your father and your mother. Do you know what gives me great joy? When I sense that my parents are proud of me. When I sense that I give my mother a sense of gratefulness that I am her son. Do you know what gives me great joy as a father? To see my children live right. When I watch my children bless their children, my heart fills with joy. I went to put my son on an airplane to Spain as a missionary. I watched that man, his wife, and our little Jonathan get on that plane, and I thought “Thank You, God. Thank You for a son who loves you and wants to spend his life spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” Your parents gave you life. Their very blood flows through your veins. The love of godly parents is the closest thing to the love of God known on this Earth. Honor them by living your life for the Lord, and by spending your life loving and serving others. How can you honor your father and mother in the way you live? What kind of faith legacy do you want to leave? What are you doing right now to pursue that legacy? PRACTICE THIS Encourage a person in the next generation in his or her faith.

Don’t Take Route 60” Wisdom May 10, 2025 “I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread.” PSALM 37:25 PONDER THIS Even after you have your own home, you still learn the counsel of father and mother. Your parents are wise in ways that you’re not. You’ll be amazed at how much your parents know. Your parents have an advantage over you—experience. David said, “I have been young, and now am old.” You can’t say that as a young person. All you can say is, “Once I was young.” But those older than you have seen both sides of life and have had experiences you haven’t had. Imagine you were taking a trip from the East Coast to the West Coast, and your parents started out a day or two ahead of you. So, often they call back to give you instructions. They know where you’re staying and the way you are traveling, so they report, “Don’t take route 60. They’re tearing the thing up. There’s a blockade, and you’ll spend hours there. We spent all kinds of wasted time there because of construction.” And they recommend certain restaurants they enjoyed along the way. That doesn’t mean they’re smarter than you are. They have just been further down the road. We do well to listen to godly wisdom from those who are further down the road. When have you had a tough time listening to the wisdom of those with more life experience than you? What happened? What made it difficult to listen to them? Who are some people ahead of you that you can learn from? What are some things you can seek to learn from them? PRACTICE THIS Ask advice from someone ahead of you and share some of God’s wisdom with someone in the generation after you.

How Does Respecting Parents Affect Our World? TODAY'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL May 09, 2025 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.” EXODUS 20:12 PONDER THIS The Ten Commandments address a vertical and a horizontal relationship. They start with our relationship with God; that’s the vertical relationship. Then the last six commands talk about our horizontal relationships—our relationships with others. Only ten commandments and one is given to the important subject of honoring father and mother. It is also the first commandment with a promise. God says there's a reason you honor your parents: that your days may be long in the land God gives you. Society cannot long endure when children fail to honor their parents. Our parents are the first people we meet. And if we're not right with our parents, if we cannot love and respect our parents, how can we expect to love and respect others? The home is the foundation, the basis of expressing the love we have for God first and foremost. The very next step is to love and honor our parents. What is challenging about following this command to honor one’s parents? How can we do this, even if we have broken relationships with our parents or even if they are no longer living? PRACTICE THIS Pray that God would equip Christian parents and strengthen them as they raise up the next generation. Pray also for children to honor their parents and the ways of the Lord.

Who is Running Your Life? TODAY'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL May 08, 2025 “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’” JOHN 14:6 PONDER THIS So many are sitting on the throne of their lives, saying, “It’s my life. I’m going to do what I want to do. Nobody’s going to tell me what to do. Nobody’s going to make me do anything. I’m going run my life myself.” The interests of life: business, family, pleasure, sex, home, vacations, education are influenced by who is on the throne. The self-directed life is full of many pursuits without any true satisfaction. In a Christ-controlled life, Christ is not outside of life. Christ is in that life, and Christ is on the throne of that life. A Christian is not somebody who merely believes intellectually that Christ died for sins. The devil believes that. A Christian is somebody who has invited Christ into his or her life to take control as Lord. Jesus takes the throne. What are some ways you have sought to run your life? How has that worked out or not worked out? What does it look like to have Christ as Lord of your life? Who has been an example of that for you? PRACTICE THIS Thank someone who has been to you an example of a life under Christ’s lordship. Ask that person for insight on how you can do likewise.

“Live” Christmas Trees TODAY'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL May 07, 2025 “He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.” 1 JOHN 5:12-13 PONDER THIS At Christmas time, a common place to buy a tree is a tree lot, and we call these “live” trees. But these trees have been cut; they’re not really live trees. They’ve been cut off from the source of life; they just look live. The reality will show up around New Year’s, no matter how much you decorate the tree. Likewise, a lot of folks come to church and decorate themselves on Sunday morning, but they’re dead. Their minds, emotions, and will are operating and their bodies are operating, but they do not have the Spirit of God alive inside them. What do you have to do to be lost? Rob a bank? No. Commit murder? No. Commit perversion? No. You are lost by nature. It just simply means to be without God. Salvation is not primarily getting Man into Heaven; it’s getting God into Man. God is still moving toward you, ready to give you new life and free you from the addictions, hurts, and pain sin has brought to deaden your life. He doesn’t just want you to look alive; He wants you to be alive in Him. How do you seek to live in a way that helps others see God desires a relationship with them? Who does not know Jesus that you need to move toward this week? PRACTICE THIS Move toward someone who is not a Christian. Pray for, encourage, or share the Gospel with that person.

Obey the Part You Understand TODAY'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL May 06, 2025 “Jesus answered them and said, ‘My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me. If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority. He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.’” JOHN 7:16-18 PONDER THIS The reason some of us don’t understand the Bible any more than we do is because we are not responding to the light God has already given us. Why should God show you more in His Word until you obey what you already know? Light obeyed increases light! If you want to understand the part of the Bible you don’t understand, begin to obey the part you do understand. Obey what God teaches you. The problem is not in our heads. The problem is in our hearts. In today’s passage, the Pharisees were testing Jesus, taunting Him, picking at Him. In response, Jesus said, “My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.” And then Jesus told them, in effect, you will see for yourself who I am when you start to follow and listen to Me. Has obedience to God ever helped increase your understanding of His ways? Are you currently refusing to listen to God in particular areas of your life? PRACTICE THIS Pray about the things God has shown you that you struggle to obey. Ask God to grow your obedience to Him.

Light Refused Increases Darkness TODAY'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL May 05, 2025 “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.” ROMANS 1:20-23 PONDER THIS All people have some light as image bearers of God. But light refused increases darkness. Our decisions about faith and how to live are not neutral. You cannot simply take light or truth and put it on ice. You cannot put truth in your pocket and say, “That’s very interesting; I’ll spend it someday if I need it.” When God gives you light, when creation and conscience speak to your heart, if you don’t glorify God, don’t believe in God, don’t trust God, your life will not remain static. You’ll begin to regress and lose even the light you have. Your heart will be darkened. Why does a person not believe in God? Belief in God means an adjustment in lifestyle. A person’s lifestyle says, “If I admit that, I’m going to have to change this.” We either turn away from the worldly life we love or from the righteousness of Jesus. We are prone to choose that which seems most convenient and comfortable at the time, but that choice comes with baggage and darkness. What are some of the ways of Christ that feel uncomfortable and inconvenient for you right now? What parts of your lifestyle do not reflect Christ? PRACTICE THIS Talk to an accountability partner about the parts of your life you want to change to reflect Christ. Ask your friend to check in with you about this.

When You Can’t Figure It All Out TODAY'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL May 04, 2025 “This is He who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness of God which He has testified of His Son.” 1 JOHN 5:6-9 PONDER THIS When I fly on an airplane, I have to trust the pilot. When I eat in a restaurant, I have to trust the cook. You read a map; you trust the map maker. You’re trusting the engineer who built the building you are sitting in. We trust people every day. “If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater.” The word “if” there may be translated “since.” Since we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater. If you want to know who Jesus Christ is, ask the Holy Spirit. God doesn’t just say, “You must believe, and if you can’t believe that’s your hard luck.” God says, “If you want to believe, I will help you to understand, and to know that these things are true.” Nobody can tell me you cannot believe. You may refuse to believe, but I will tell you this: If you want to believe in Jesus Christ, if you seek truth, God the Holy Spirit will speak and confirm that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. He witnesses to you, and then He witnesses in you. Instead of trying to figure out all matters of faith and life on your own, turn to the One who can help you through it. The Spirit will guide you in the truth of Christ and the way to life. What are some ways you have tried to figure out matters of faith on your own? What are some things you are struggling to believe about God right now? PRACTICE THIS Pray and confess to God the ways you are struggling to believe Him. Ask Him to guide you in His truth.

A Historical Figure but Not Ancient History TODAY'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL May 02, 2025 “From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. Then Jesus said to the twelve, ‘Do you also want to go away?’ But Simon Peter answered Him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’” JOHN 6:66-69 PONDER THIS Only Jesus can meet the deepest hunger of the human heart. Only Jesus is the answer to Man’s sin. Only Jesus gives meaning to life and death. Only Jesus can take the sting out of sin, the gloom out of the grave, and the pain out of parting, and give hope that is steadfast and sure. “To whom shall we go?” He alone has the answers of life and death. But that brings a question. How do we know Jesus is who we say He is? Why do we believe in Jesus? Why have I given my life to Him? Why do I serve Him? Why would I be willing to die for Him if necessary? Why? One reason is, Jesus Christ is a fact of history. You have to admit the Man named Jesus was here on this Earth. Secular historians that have any credibility admit the fact of Jesus Christ, regardless of what they believe about Him. Even as a historical figure, He is not ancient history. Another reason we believe in Him is because of the personal way He has changed us. This last week, I prayed with a young man as he received Christ. He was searching. He asked, “Pastor, is He real to you?” and I said, “Yes, He is real to me! I am sure that He’s the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” What are the reasons you believe in Jesus? Who shared His hope with you? What are the ways Jesus is personal to you? What does it look like to have a personal relationship with Him? PRACTICE THIS Connect with another believer. Ask how he or she came to know Jesus, and ask how that person’s relationship with Jesus has grown.

The Mayor of Moscow TODAY'S DAILY DEVOTIONAL May 01, 2025 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” MATTHEW 6:19-21 PONDER THIS Where do you turn for life satisfaction? Do you to turn to materialism? If not atheism or philosophy, is it materialism? Do you think things can satisfy you? I went into the office of the mayor of Moscow. I went up the red carpet, walked across those marble floors, went into that big conference room, and sat down with the leadership of the heart of Moscow. I looked across the table from those men, and I said, “Sirs, I want to tell you something. The Soviet empire has dissolved as such. Communism has come crumbling down.” But I said, “If you follow the West with economic ideas and that’s all, and you say, ‘Capitalism is the answer rather than communism.’ Because capitalism and communism are both two forms of materialism, they will never satisfy the deepest longing of your hearts. God made you for Himself. And even if you have material things, you will still find your hearts and lives empty.” It is of no use to trade one form of idolatry for another. We need Jesus. What are some ways you have been told earthly things will bring you happiness or satisfaction? What makes that message enticing? What are some ways you can build your life on Christ instead of on material things? PRACTICE THIS Make a list of some material things that are important to you. Ask God to help you be a good steward of the things you have instead of being consumed by materialism.