Exodus 20:1-2 Exodus 20 talks about what we call the 10 commandments. In the following 10 devotionals, I will be talking about them one of them, but it is important to build a foundation, and that’s what Exodus 20:1-2 does. God does not start out by giving the rules. He first reminds the Israelites of His grace. In Exodus 20:1-2 reads, “And God spoke all these words: ‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.’” From a Christian perspective, these...

One day after church, my wife and I were talking to someone who attends our church, and we were discussing empathy and how people use it against believers to show that they are not loving them the way they want to be loved. It got me thinking: we live in a time when the word 'empathy' is everywhere. We were told we need to “be empathetic”, “We must lead with empathy, " and “we must show empathy no matter what.” The Church must ask this question about empathy, “according to who?” Empathy, as...

Revelation 3:14-22 I believe one of the greatest dangers facing the body of Christ today is not outright rebellion, persecution, or even false doctrine. It is Lukewarm Christianity. John Wesley once said, “Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not whether they be clergymen or laymen; such alone will shake the gates of hell.” He understood that God does his greatest work through people who are on fire for him. In Revelation Three, Jesus...