Daily Devotion: Fear and Other Passions by James Meikle

Bible Reading: 1 Peter 2:17-24 KJV 

Key Verse:  "Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king."
- 1 Peter 2:17 KJV

Four things I should fear—God, myself, temptation, and sin. I should fear God, for his greatness; self, for its infirmity; temptation, for its danger; and sin for its defilement. I should fear God with love; myself with caution; sin with hatred; and temptation with resolution. The fear of God will take away the fear of man; the fear of self will moderate the love of self; the fear of sin will make watchful against sin; and the fear of temptation will be an antidote against temptation. My fear of God should be constant with cheerfulness; of self, constant with trembling; of sin, constant with watchfulness; and of temptation, constant with vigilance. The first is my attainment; the second is my duty; the third is my wisdom; and the fourth is my prudence.

Daily Devotion: Backsliding Christians by Wil Pounds

Bible Reading: Proverbs 14:7-14 KJV 

Key Verse:  "The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself."
- Proverbs 14:14 KJV

Have you ever temporarily lapsed into unbelief and sin after you became a Christian? The condition of backsliding results from spiritual apathy or disregard for the truth of God’s Word. It results in a departure from a winsome confession of faith and Biblical ethical standards. Actions are affected by our attitudes toward God and His Word.

Daily Devotion: Come Forth As Gold by Octavius Winslow

Bible Reading: Job 23:10-17 KJV 

Key Verse:  "But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold."
- Job 23:10 KJV

Untried, untrodden, and unknown as your future path may be, it is, each step, mapped, arranged, and provided for in the everlasting and unchangeable covenant of God. To Him who leads us, who accepts us in the Son of His love, who knows the end from the beginning, it is no new, or uncertain, or hidden way. 

Daily Devotion: Temptation by Charles Spurgeon

Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 11:1-8 KJV

Key Verse:  "And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon."
- 2 Samuel 11:2 KJV

At that hour David saw Bathsheba. We are never out of the reach of temptation. Both at home and abroad we are liable to meet with allurements to evil. The morning opens with peril, and the shadows of evening find us still in jeopardy. They are well kept—whom God keeps—but woe unto those who go forth into the world, or even dare to walk their own house unarmed. Those who think themselves secure, are more exposed to danger than any others. The armor-bearer of Sin—is self-confidence.

Daily Devotion: The Role of Works in Salvation by J.E. Smith

Bible Reading: James 2:13-20 KJV 

Key Verse:  "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone."
- James 2:17 KJV

Like Grace and Faith that we explored in the last two devotionals, Works plays a role in salvation, but its role is much different than Grace and Faith. Continuing our analogy from the last devotional, if Grace is the door to salvation and Faith is the key to open it, then works is what is produced after passing through the door of salvation. In this devotional, we will explore the role of Works in salvation as described in the Bible.

Daily Devotion: The Role of Faith in Salvation by J.E. Smith

Bible Reading: Hebrews 11:1-8 KJV 

Key Verse:  "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
- Hebrews 11:1 KJV

Like Grace that we explored in the last devotional, the role of Faith in salvation is also central to salvation. If Grace is a door leading to salvation, then Faith is the key that unlocks it. Hebrews 11:6 (KJV) tells us, "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." In this devotional, we will explore the role of Faith in salvation as described in the Bible.

Daily Devotion: The Power of Christ's Resurrection by J.C. Philpot

Bible Reading: Colossians 3:1-8 KJV

Key Verse:  "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God."
- Colossians 3:1 KJV

How many there are even of those who desire to fear God who are kept down by the world, and to whom it has not lost its attractive power; who are held fast, at least for a time, by worldly business, or entangled by worldly people or worldly engagements. Their partners in business or their partners in life; their carnal relatives or their worldly children; their numerous connections or their social habits; their strong passions or their deep-rooted prejudices, all bind and fetter them down to earth.