by Joe Paris | Feb 26, 2018 | Daily Devotional
Deception convinces a person that the decisions they are making are good. A classic example of deception is seen in Joshua 9. Israel was instructed by God to avoid making covenants with the surrounding nations of Israel. Enter the Gibeonites, a surrounding nation. The...
by Joe Paris | Jan 24, 2018 | Daily Devotional
Most people struggle with envy, Christians included. We want the things we don’t have and we want more of what we already possess. There never seems to be enough. Somewhere deep inside of us, we believe that if we had more money, more possessions and more...
by Joe Paris | Dec 18, 2017 | Daily Devotional
All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. We have all made mistakes and been a part of poor decisions. You know, those decisions that haunt us at night and seem to define our days. We live in fear that others will learn our true identities and reject us,...
by Joe Paris | Nov 13, 2017 | Daily Devotional
Most people, myself included, pray that God would give us more. More stuff, more peace, more faith, pretty much more of everything that is good. My prayer, if I am honest, has nothing to do with me blessing others but with me being blessed by God. I want all God has...
by Joe Paris | Oct 9, 2017 | Daily Devotional
I have often prayed that God would do a work in my life. I imagined that there was some book, an event, or possibly a sermon that would catapult me into spiritual maturity. I always thought that spiritual growth was quick and easy, something equivalent to a five-step...
by Joe Paris | Sep 8, 2017 | Daily Devotional
If scripture is true, and God is for us, then why does it seem like he is not? I imagine that, if God were for me, my life would look much different. I would be richer, smarter and happier, my grass would never grow, and my kids would sleep at night. That is what I...
