Daily Devotional
EXPLORE ON YOUR OWN
We’ve created this daily devotional to help you explore Scripture on your own. Here’s our recommendation: set aside some time each day to brew yourself a cup of coffee, turn off all your devices, and listen for God. We promise you won’t regret it.
The Daily Devotional premiers Monday through Friday at 5am, and is written by Chaplain Ken Hart.
Daily Devotionals
A Story for Sunday: "The Stone Cutter"
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read Beneath the long, straggly branches of an old willow tree. Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown, For the world was intent on dragging me down...
New Person - Freedom of Acceptance - Kneeling in Worship and Gladness
Our "New Person" series seeks to help us transition from the old person we were with the old life we lived to the new person we are and the new life we live. An important part of this journey is addressing those things that interfere with our transitioning from the old to the new. The things that interfere are things that we carry over from the old person and life into the new person and life...
New Person - Freedom of Acceptance - The Gift of Illuminating Grace
We have been looking at the story of the adulterous woman this week. It was suggested that we look at the story as if it were taking place in a theater setting. The crowd is the audience and on stage are Jesus, the adulterous woman, and her accusers. At the conclusion of the story, it is just the woman and Jesus on stage...
New Person - Freedom of Acceptance - Released from Condemnation
Yesterday we saw that Jesus had asked two questions: “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?” For the very first time the woman speaks and says, "No, Lord." Remember, we are talking about the place of acceptance in the progressive unfolding of the new person and new life we have in Christ. Acceptance is what Jesus is putting into place for this woman...
New Person - Freedom of Acceptance - Christ's Unfailing Help
Let's think of our story of the adulterous woman as if it were taking place in a theater setting. The crowd is the audience and on stage are Jesus, the adulterous woman, and her accusers. After the drama of the attempt of the woman's accusers to trap Jesus through their scheme, we see the amazing way Jesus deals with them. Jesus easily foils their attempt, but avoiding their trap is not the main story line here...
New Person - Freedom of Acceptance - Propelled by God's Love
The story of the adulterous woman comes about because some religious men who oppose Jesus want to trap him into saying something they can use against him. From what they know of him they think he will say something that will contradict the requirements of the law. Jesus was at the temple sitting in the courtyard teaching the multitudes who were coming to him one morning...
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