February 16, 2021 | Romans 9:1–33 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue At some point, every parent has heard their child say, “I can do it all by myself.” The determination to do something for ourselves is a necessary stage in our development. But in the spiritual realm, that attitude can be a problem. Those who opposed […]
February 15, 2021 | Romans 8:14–39 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue A famous saying goes, “God plus you is a majority.” It implies that God is on our side and will help us conquer our opposition. As Christians, we know that God is with us. But because those who are in the realm of the flesh […]
February 14, 2021 | Romans 8:1–13 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue The problem of humanity’s inability to keep God’s law was not a New Testament problem. The Old Testament recognized it as well. In Jeremiah 31:33, the Lord delivers this promise: “’This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,’ […]
February 11, 2021 | Romans 6:1–23 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Juneteenth commemorates the day that Union General Gordon Granger announced to former slaves in Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War had ended, and they were free. The announcement came two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This was life-changing good […]
February 10, 2021 | Romans 5:12–21 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In the days before digital pictures, photographic negatives were common. A negative is an image where the light areas are reversed to appear dark, and the dark areas now become light. It creates a mirror of the photograph but is also its opposite. Through the […]
February 9, 2021 | Romans 5:1–11 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Lucy Pevensie opens the door of a wardrobe and discovers that it is a gateway to the dreamlike land of Narnia. As she pushes past heavy fur winter coats, she steps out of the wardrobe and into […]
February 8, 2021 | Romans 4:13–25 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue David Macaulay has authored a popular series of books for children (and loved by many adults) that describe The Way Things Work. Using colorful and precisely detailed illustrations, he explains the inner workings of things we encounter every day, such as computers or light or […]
EARNING RIGHTEOUSNESS February 7, 2021 | Romans 4:1–12 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue A popular children’s song goes: “Father Abraham had many sons / Many sons had Father Abraham. / I am one of them and so are you. / So let’s just praise the Lord!” Today’s reading explains why those who are in Christ can […]
February 5, 2021 | Romans 3:1–20 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue When I was in graduate school, one professor told us that he designed his tests so that nobody could get a 100 percent. Then, he told us not to worry because he graded on a curve. Some believe that God’s law works the same way. […]
February 4, 2021 | Romans 2:17–29 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In most television dramas, the conclusion to a courtroom scene is usually very dramatic. During a final cross-examination, the prosecuting attorney will successfully provoke the accused to break down and confess to the crime. But in real life that dramatic courtroom conclusion rarely happens, cases […]