VITAL Life Application Devotions

Romans 8:5 Those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. In Romans, God makes clear that evil is always right there with me. But even more important and more powerful! God also makes clear that if I belong to Jesus, then...

Romans 8:28 We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him. With these words, Paul keeps building on the positive results of belonging to God in Christ. He has been brutally honest about sin and why we need Jesus. Now Paul builds further on...

Romans 8:39 Nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. In the first eight chapters of the book of Romans, Paul has moved from the honest reality of sin, to our need for salvation made possible only through Jesus, to the...

Luke 24:27 He explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. Many personal applications could be mentioned— all of which are connected to one overarching theme: every prophecy finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ. All the judgments...

1 Peter 4:4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you. Every person’s story is different and unique. Some people were born into religious homes where strict morals and ethics were taught, and they followed...

Genesis 13:17 “Go, walk through the length and the breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.” God had brought Abram, whom he later renamed Abraham, and his household on a long journey from Harran which is in present-day Turkey to the land of Canaan which is...

Psalm 145:17-21 New International Version (NIV) 17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways     and faithful in all he does. 18 The Lord is near to all who call on him,     to all who call on him in truth. 19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;     he hears...