Daily Devotions

Acts 10:46, “For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God.” After the Day of Pentecost and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the 120 in the upper room, the disciples began to preach throughout the whole region as Jesus had commanded (Acts 1:8). One of the biggest internal questions the Jewish disciples dealt…

Ephesians 5:18, “Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.” In today’s passage Paul gives the believer a choice in what they can choose to find ultimate pleasure in; getting drunk on wine or being filled with the Holy Spirit. The obvious choice is to be filled with…

Acts 2:38-39, “38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord…

Acts 2:4, “All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.” Luke records in today’s verse that the initial sign that the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit’s power, was that they spoke in other tongues (languages) as the Spirit enabled them.…

Acts 1:8, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Right before Jesus ascended into heaven He gave today’s powerful verse as His parting words. He wanted to make sure…

John 7:38-39, “38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them. 39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive.” Can you imagine being alive during the time of Jesus when He spoke these powerful words? The Jewish people…

Matthew 3:11, “I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” In today’s verses, John the Baptist gave a clear prophecy to what Jesus the Messiah was going…

John 3:3, “Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.’” Man is a spiritual being with a soul that lives in a body. What makes man so special is that unlike angels, man has a body with five senses. And unlike animals, man…

Proverbs 31:30, “Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” I wonder what kind of ladies would be on the cover of magazines if the criteria was to be “God-fearing?” What kind of outfits would these women wear and would people still buy Maxim, Vogue and…

Proverbs 31:10, “A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.” Proverbs 31 is a famous passage of Scripture that beautifully describes the qualities of a godly woman. The standard is set high, but by God’s grace it can be achieved (Philippians 4:13). The reward for the Proverbs 31…