VITAL Life Application Devotions

“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...

“The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles … he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. The righteous person faces many troubles, but the LORD comes to the rescue each time.”—Psalm 34:17–19 How do we react when...

“For God, who said, ‘Light shall shine out of darkness,’ is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.”—2 Corinthians 4:6 Have you ever been shocked when someone you knew not to be of faith had...