VITAL Life Application Devotions

“If anyone does not love the Lord, he is to be accursed. Maranatha!”—1 Corinthians 16:22 The Corinthian church had many differences. But, concluding his letter to these believers, Paul stressed that they should focus on Jesus. It was not enough to know about Him. The...

“I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”—Luke 24:49 Mount Washington is known for its wind. The annual average wind speed is just under 35 miles per hour. One day in 1934,...

“We were burdened excessively, beyond our strength … we despaired even of life. Indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead … He will yet deliver us.”—2 Corinthians 1:8–10 The reality is...

“Around the throne were twenty-four thrones … twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and golden crowns on their heads. Out from the throne came flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder.”—Revelation 4:4–5 Believers know that Heaven is not...

“Whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.”—2 Corinthians 2:10–11 The Bible...

“Thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us reveals the fragrance of the knowledge of Him in every place.”—2 Corinthians 2:14 In 1861, Francis Pott served on a committee compiling hymns for a new hymnal for the Church of England. He...

“To this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed … the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”—2 Corinthians 3:15–17 Despite all the evidence, why do some people...