Daily Thoughts From God's Word

“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna . . . “ (2:8). Unlike the other churches, the Lord has nothing negative to say about Smyrna;...

There’s an important “pecking order,” here, that is important: The church at Ephesus receives the message, which is delivered by the...

The letters to the seven churches. I’m thinking I might take one of these letter each day over the next week. First, though, several...

Wow, I’m into Revelation! John begins, “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must...

“To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ” (1). Just a portion of Jude’s greeting and easily passed...

John writes his third letter to Gaius and commends him for his faithful care of brothers in Christ. Fairly obviously, these are...

There’s only one chapter here in 2 John. Maybe a good reminder that good does not necessarily have to be long. 😊 “I rejoiced greatly to...

A little child might ask, “Where is God? I can't see him. How do I know he is real?” In their own way, these chapters answer those...

“See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God, and so we are” (3:1). This is just an...

Such wonderful words: “My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an...

An article and another article but, first, let’s hear from Peter who is concerned about false prophets and teachers in the churches...

God has “granted to us his precious and very great promises” (1:4) and we have “become partakers of the divine nature” (1:4). “For this...

Peter has counseled his readers, though facing hard times, to persevere and let their godly lives serve as powerful testimonies to all...

An important point: Peter writes, not to the world, but to those who have been and are being sanctified by the Spirit and who, sprinkled...

Reading James 5, two passages come quickly to mind. “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth . . . but lay up for yourselves...