ShortDailyDevotions

Satan’s two-pronged strategy: 1. When you’re tempted, he will minimize Christ’s beauty. 2. When you’ve sinned, he will minimize Christ’s mercy. “For we are not unaware of his schemes” (2 Cor. 2:11).

True forgiveness. What a quote. What a challenge.

How can you tell a sheep from a wolf in sheep’s clothing? By what they eat. —@ThabitiAnyabwil

How many times Paul wrote each phrase: “our Lord”: 53 “my Lord”: 1 Christianity is communal. You’re not a free agent. Invest in your church family.

If God never confuses you, never troubles you, and never disagrees with you, then you’re not staring at transcendence. You’re staring at a mirror.

Liberalism: Reduce the gospel to its implications. Fundamentalism: Detach the gospel from its implications. Bible: Champion the gospel and its implications.

In a culture of self-expression, self-denial is a revolutionary act.

Obedience is not what gets you grace. It’s the evidence that grace has gotten you. —@PaulTripp

A yawn is a silent scream for coffee.

Imagine if every tweeting Christian obeyed Titus 3:2. “Speak evil of no one. Avoid quarreling. Be gentle. Show perfect courtesy toward all people.” Just imagine.