Tag: devotions

This post comes from http://utmost.org/beware-of-the-least-likely-temptation/ Joab had defected to Adonijah, though he had not defected to Absalom —1 Kings 2:28 Joab withstood the greatest test of his life, remaining absolutely loyal to David by not turning to follow after the fascinating and ambitious Absalom. Yet toward the end of his life he turned to follow...

This post comes from http://utmost.org/readiness/ God called to him . . . . And he said, ’Here I am’ —Exodus 3:4 When God speaks, many of us are like people in a fog, and we give no answer. Moses’ reply to God revealed that he knew where he was and that he was ready. Readiness...

This post comes from http://utmost.org/all-or-nothing/ When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment . . . and plunged into the sea —John 21:7 Have you ever had a crisis in your life in which you deliberately, earnestly, and recklessly abandoned everything? It is a crisis of the will....

This post comes from http://utmost.org/can-you-come-down-from-the-mountain/ While you have the light, believe in the light . . . —John 12:36 We all have moments when we feel better than ever before, and we say, “I feel fit for anything; if only I could always be like this!” We are not meant to be. Those moments are...