April 2024

Daily Devotional for Sunday, April 21 Persecution Is Normal “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution,” 2 Timothy 3:12.   In 1964, country singer Sonny James sang “Bad Times a Comin.” The song mainly concerned the artist’s personal life, but the idea is universal. Sometimes life seems that way. […]

Daily Devotional for Saturday, April 20 Paul’s Request for the Saints “And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: to the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of

Daily Devotional for Friday, April 19 Paul’s Request for Himself “Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you,” 1 Thessalonians 3:10, 11.   William was invited

Daily Devotional for Thursday, April 18 Paul’s Rejoicing “For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God,” 1 Thessalonians 3:9.   Few things make parents happier than seeing their children out in the world leading successful and productive lives. Preparing

Daily Devotional for Wednesday, April 17 Timothy’s Report to Paul “But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you,” 1 Thessalonians 3:6.   It has

Daily Devotional for Tuesday, April 16 Paul Remembers Athens “Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone; And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith,” 1 Thessalonians

Daily Devotional for Monday, April 15 Paul Remembers His Visit “For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know,” 1 Thessalonians 3:4.   Country singer Lynn Anderson sang a great song entitled “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.”

Daily Devotional for Sunday, April 14 Paul’s Reason for Not Visiting “Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us,” 1 Thessalonians 2:18.   In May of 2001, Erik Weihenmayer accomplished something that only about one hundred fifty people per year do—reaching the top of Mount Everest.

Daily Devotional for Saturday, April 13 Paul Was Anxious To Visit “But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire,” 1 Thessalonians 2:17.   As the small prop plane gathered speed, bumped along the grass airstrip and