Daily Devotional 12-7-2021
1Pe 4:19 CSB So then, let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust themselves to a faithful Creator while doing what is good. Believers could be sure that they were being called on to suffer according to God’s will even if, having committed no crimes, they were suffering solely because they bore Christ’s name. Peter encouraged suffering saints to endure through the exercise of Christlike faith. Just as Christ trusted Himself to His Father who judges justly, so should believers commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
Daily Devotional 12-6-2021
Pro 20:6 CSB Many a person proclaims his own loyalty, but who can find a trustworthy person? Loyalty (unfailing love) and faithfulness are desirable qualities, but not everyone who claims to have them actually does. In fact, faithfulness is usually missing. Keeping one’s word and being loyal to one’s commitments are important.
Daily Devotional 12-5-2021
Pro 15:13 CSB A joyful heart makes a face cheerful, but a sad heart produces a broken spirit. This refers to a happy heart. Inner joy shows on a person’s face, but inner grief depresses a person’s morale (crushes the spirit). Happiness and depression are issues of the heart. What a person is inwardly has more lasting impact on his emotional state than do his circumstances. Some people hold up under difficult circumstances better than others because of inner strength.