Jason Rutherford

Daily Devotional for Friday, August 29 Anathema “If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha,” 1 Corinthians 16:22. Sometimes, we are caught off guard and surprised. I definitely was one late afternoon fall day in Madison County, Arkansas. I was in my early twenties bowhunting for whitetail deer, sitting […]

Daily Devotional for Tuesday, August 26 Paul’s Commitment “For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit,” 1 Corinthians 16:7. On Highway 71 south of Mena, Arkansas, lies a place that has captured my attention for over thirty-five years: Bob’s Used

Daily Devotional for Saturday, August 23 The Perfection of the Resurrection “And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly,” 1 Corinthians 15:49. There are certain things that cause a visceral reaction in us, a reaction that comes from our depths. Two such things happened

Daily Devotional for Wednesday, August 20 The Protest of the Resurrection “But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: and if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain,” 1 Corinthians 15:13, 14. Not everything has the same importance. I learned this

Daily Devotional for Sunday, August 17 Orderly Worship “Let all things be done decently and in order,” 1 Corinthians 14:40. Clear communication in worship is extremely important. God’s people need a message that is understandable so that they will be able to apply the message in their lives. Unclear communication creates confusion. A three-year-old boy

Daily Devotional for Thursday, August 14 The Admonition Concerning this Gift “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints,” 1 Corinthians 14:33. “It was like a three-ring circus in there. I could not keep up with all that was happening.” You might have heard that

Daily Devotional for Monday, August 11 Seek the Gift of Prophecy “Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy,” 1 Corinthians 14:1. Perhaps you have heard of the marshmallow test. In this famous set of experiments, a young child was placed in a room at a desk with one plate

Daily Devotional for Friday, August 8 The Invincibility of Love “And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity,” 1 Corinthians 13:13. Planned obsolescence. You may or may not have heard this term, but you have certainly felt this term. Planned obsolescence is the planned and designed function of

Daily Devotional for Tuesday, August 5 The Impeccability of Love “Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil,” 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. I enjoy looking at the pictures that show side-by-side

Daily Devotional for Saturday, August 2 The Greatest of the Gifts “But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way,” 1 Corinthians 12:31. The candle is an amazing human invention. Historical references to candles of various sorts reach back to ancient history. Humans have used them as a