Never, Lord

A prayer for things we never want Most Merciful God, May I never forsake learning Truth;May I never get too comfortable or too involved with my doctrinal convictions that I fail to proclaim and advance the simple and plain Gospel message of eternal life; May I never...

Forgive Until It Hurts

1 Peter 3:8-9 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you...

Friendly Fire

In the 55th Psalm, King David grieves over having been betrayed and persecuted by someone close to him (perhaps Absalom or Ahithophel). The psalm alternates between asking God to deal with the adversary, and David proclaiming his trust in God despite the...

Common To All

Proverbs 22:2 The rich and the poor have this in common, The Lord is the maker of them all. (NKJV)(Previous devotionals can be found at www.seriousfaith.com)In a world of rampant materialism, class envy and status parading, this verse is “the great...

Christian Persecution

Acts 7:59-60 And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep. (NKJV)(Previous...