Weekly Devotion

A Devotional Journey Through Revelation. Many people, churches, and pastors avoid deep dives into John’s profound “Revelation of Jesus Christ.”

This verse suggests more than just rescue from danger; it’s being brought into fellowship with God beyond death. “Sheol” is the grave, the place of the dead.

This verse suggests more than just rescue from danger; it’s being brought into fellowship with God beyond death. “Sheol” is the grave, the place of the dead.

I grow weary of seeing believers give him the same allegiance they owe to Christ. I don’t care what Jimmy Kimmel said about him; I didn’t watch Kimmel before, and I won’t now.

Truth without love is harshness. Love without truth is sentimentality. But Jesus? He brings both—with transforming power.

There is a purpose in all He creates—even when we don’t understand. Too often I thank Him for beauty but forget to praise Him in the cold rain. Yet He is there nonetheless.

I pictured skies brushed with orange and pink, a few seagulls flying overhead, and a bubbly sun rising out of the dark purple waters. Then another image came—one far heavier. I remembered a heartbreaking conversation with my mother-in-law when her cancer returned for the third or fourth time.

My daughter started this post almost eight years ago. She picked this theme out of the blue—or so I thought. Maybe she needed it, maybe she thought I needed the lesson from this, maybe the Holy Spirit meant it for the both of us, or maybe it was written for someone else reading this.

When we greet someone personally, we mirror that love. It tells people: You are known. You are valued. You are not invisible. And to God’s children, isn’t that the gospel in one sentence?

In the spoken sense, sapros means words that are corrupt, harmful, or degrading—things that spiritually smell bad and are unfit for use. In contrast, “building up” means more than saying something nice. It’s moral goodness, usefulness, and a benefit to others.