VITAL Life Application Devotions

Isaiah 53:5 "With his stripes we are healed." Pilate delivered our Lord to the lictors to be scourged. The Roman scourge was a most dreadful instrument of torture. It was made of the sinews of oxen, and sharp bones were inter-twisted every here and there among the...

How to Trust Someone Again Proverbs 2:1-5 If you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding—indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for...

Agree Before You Disagree With Your Kids Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. No parents agree on everything. But in the best situations, they agree on the most important things and...

Two Types Of Boundaries Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. There are two types of boundaries — defining boundaries and protective boundaries. Each kind of boundary has a distinct purpose. Defining boundaries should...

Talk About Talking Proverbs 16:24 Kind words are like honey -- sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. People who want to improve a relationship often talk. They bring up what happened, what went wrong in their experience, and come up with solutions. If you want a...

Setting Boundaries in the Fear of Change Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. One of the most important boundaries that people have to...

You Are In Control of Your Choices Romans 8:13 “For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.” A common boundary problem is disowning our choices and trying to lay the...