The Basic Christian Life: How to Cure Your Worldliness – Part 11

(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…) James 4:10: Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. (NKJV) In this day and age of self-esteem, self-focus, self-improvement, self-love, self-forgiveness and self-worth any talk of...

Good Sense Offense

Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. Proverbs 19:11 Two of the traits I notice most on the rise in our culture are anger and being offended. It makes sense because both are deep seated in pride and selfishness, the two most...

Its Great To Be You!

1 Corinthians 4:10 We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored! (NKJV)(Previous devotionals can be found at www.seriousfaith.com)”I wish I was like you!”...

Me First

3 John 9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. (NKJV) (Previous devotionals can be found at www.seriousfaith.com)Within a few short years, the early church was already seeing many of the problems that...

1 John – Full Joy Through No Love – Part 5

(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…)1 John 1:4 – And these things we write to you that your joy may be full. (NKJV)The Apostle John writes “these things” in 1st John that your joy “may be full” (v.1.4) What...