Be Honest, Then Trust

Psalm 13:6 I will sing to the Lord, Because He has dealt bountifully with me. (NKJV)(Previous devotionals can be found at www.seriousfaith.com)”I will sing to the Lord because He has treated me really well”…. sounds like something you would say when...

To Be Fit for God

Maker and Sustainer of all things:Day and night our Yours; heaven and earth declare Your Glory.I am a creature made through Your power and riches, but I have sinned against you by resisting the conviction of my conscience; ignoring the demands of your law and the call...

Encourage Yourself – Part 2

(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…)1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing. (NASB95)(Previous devotionals can be found at www.seriousfaith.com)In a recent Devotion, we talked...

Good for Evil

Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (NKJV)Picture that person in your mind that you find if most difficult to offer forgiveness.It might be someone that did something terrible to your family. Maybe a family member who has caused...

Encourage Someone – Part 1

(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…)1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing. (NASB95)(Previous devotionals can be found at www.seriousfaith.com)There are times when the Lord...

How Long

Psalm 6:3 My soul also is greatly troubled; But You, O Lord—how long? (NKJV)(Previous devotionals can be found at www.seriousfaith.com)How long? This was a common phrase in Bible times that expressed great weariness and lament. It would be like us today saying:Will...

Feeling Condemnation

Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. (NKJV)(Previous devotionals can be found at www.seriousfaith.com)There are times in my life when I experience...

Sought and Delivered

Psalm 34:4 I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. (NKJV)(Previous devotionals can be found at www.seriousfaith.com)I am amazed and embarrassed at how slow I am sometimes to turn to God FIRST, instead of as a last (or at least...

Get Some Sleep

Psalm 3:5 I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustained me. (NKJV)(Previous devotionals can be found at www.seriousfaith.com)Have you ever had those times where it seems like the “bad guys” are winning? Times when your adversaries, your tormentors,...

How to Act Like a Christian

Romans 12:9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. (NKJV)(Previous devotionals can be found at www.seriousfaith.com)At the end of the 12th chapter of Romans, the Apostle Paul gives us a rapid fire behavior checklist. It’s not a...