https://deeperdevotion.com Articles, daily devotions and personal reflections on humanity's depravity, God's holiness, and the gospel that reconciles these two inescapable truths. en https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/11/06/saved-by-the-good-will-of-god/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/11/06/saved-by-the-good-will-of-god/ Wed, 06 Nov 2013 07:55:44 GMT Glenn Our salvation is not the results of our good deeds but solely based on the good will of God our father, through the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus and by the gracious revelation of that truth to us by the Holy Spirit. https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/11/01/believers-are-marked-by-self-control/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/11/01/believers-are-marked-by-self-control/ Fri, 01 Nov 2013 07:47:11 GMT Glenn Jesus gave himself as a sacrifice to purify you for his own possession. The outward result of your salvation should be a self-controlled life of godliness, lived for Jesus and pointing to Jesus in the midst of an ungodly culture. https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/30/you-represent-jesus-today/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/30/you-represent-jesus-today/ Wed, 30 Oct 2013 07:36:17 GMT Glenn It is important that our lives reflect the influence of the spirit of God working within us. We serve a holy God and we must model him well to those around us. https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/29/servants-of-christ/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/29/servants-of-christ/ Tue, 29 Oct 2013 07:58:57 GMT Glenn As a servant of Christ, what gospel do you share with those around you on a daily basis? Do they see and hear the gospel of Jesus or the gospel of "you"? https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/28/fight-the-good-fight-of-the-faith/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/28/fight-the-good-fight-of-the-faith/ Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:49:33 GMT Glenn Jesus alone is the means to salvation. Jesus alone sustains you and Jesus alone enables you to live a life of godliness. Seek him daily in prayer and in scripture. Flee from unbiblical teaching. Hope only in him and fight the good fight. https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/25/are-you-content-in-jesus/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/25/are-you-content-in-jesus/ Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:24:25 GMT Glenn True godliness comes with a contentment for Jesus. True godliness is being overwhelmed by the kind and gracious death of Jesus on the cross for our sins. If you are looking for a return on investment for your godliness, you have misunderstood the gospel of Jesus. https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/23/prayer/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/23/prayer/ Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:53:09 GMT Glenn Prayer is vital to a loving and peaceful relationship with your wife. If prayer is not a daily and purposeful part of your marriage, you're loving your wife poorly. Here are several ways that husbands need to step up and lead their wives well in the area of prayer. https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/23/love-others-more-than-yourself/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/23/love-others-more-than-yourself/ Wed, 23 Oct 2013 07:21:16 GMT Glenn Our relationship with Jesus should suffocate the selfish desires we nurtured from childhood and replace them with a spirit of selflessness. If you are growing in your relationship with Jesus, you should be growing in your service to others. https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/22/pursue-godliness-today/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/22/pursue-godliness-today/ Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:38:02 GMT Glenn Training is never an easy task. It requires sacrifice, perseverance and discipline. We will not grow in godliness if we do not purposely and consistently train ourselves in the word of God. https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/18/video-games/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/18/video-games/ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:56:03 GMT Glenn You might need to put on your big-boy pants and turn off the video games tonight. You have more important responsibilities now. https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/18/ignorance-is-dangerous/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/18/ignorance-is-dangerous/ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 08:00:49 GMT Glenn How will you know when you are being taught unbiblical truths if you do not continually and whole-heartedly devote yourself to reading the Bible? https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/17/accountability/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/17/accountability/ Thu, 17 Oct 2013 22:33:39 GMT Glenn Poor or selfish accountability will greatly hurt you in the long run. In the here-and-now, it will drive a wedge between you and your wife. https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/17/giving-sight-to-the-blind/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/17/giving-sight-to-the-blind/ Thu, 17 Oct 2013 06:30:36 GMT Glenn Jesus was sent to proclaim liberty to the captives and to recover the sight of the blind. How does the world look different to you through the lens of salvation than it did through the mire of sin? https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/16/serve-the-church-in-holiness/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/16/serve-the-church-in-holiness/ Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:21:00 GMT Glenn All believers should serve the body of Christ - the church - in a manner pleasing to God. All believers should pursue a lifestyle of holiness above reproach. We are all servants of Jesus and we must all serve his body well. https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/15/dirty-dishes/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/15/dirty-dishes/ Tue, 15 Oct 2013 17:35:27 GMT Glenn Do you do the dishes with your wife after dinner? How has that blessed her and your marriage? https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/15/no-christian-is-an-island/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/15/no-christian-is-an-island/ Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:45:27 GMT Glenn By God's great mercy, he has not placed us in ministry alone. He has not saved us from the wrath of God only to throw us to the wrath of man. https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/14/phones/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/14/phones/ Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:58:48 GMT Glenn Phones have a special way of making your wife feel like she's the distraction to your life. It should be the other way around. https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/14/pray-for-all-people/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/14/pray-for-all-people/ Mon, 14 Oct 2013 12:22:26 GMT Glenn God is sovereign over all. He has offered us access to him through prayer. Do not neglect such an amazing truth. Do not neglect prayer. https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/11/our-salvation-a-testimony-to-others/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/11/our-salvation-a-testimony-to-others/ Fri, 11 Oct 2013 16:48:17 GMT Glenn If the amazing grace of the gospel of Jesus does not move us to action we have to ask ourselves "Just how amazing do I really think it is?" https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/11/apathy/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/11/apathy/ Fri, 11 Oct 2013 12:17:25 GMT Glenn When we communicate apathy about our wife's passions, convictions or decisions, we communicate a lack of care, love and respect towards her. https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/10/husbands-love-your-wives/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/10/husbands-love-your-wives/ Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:04:21 GMT Glenn As believers and as a children of God, we are all instructed to follow Christ's example of servanthood. Ephesians emphasizes this mind of Christ - this position of servanthood - for husbands. Do you love your wife as Christ loved the church? https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/09/the-law-is-good-but-the-gospel-is-salvation/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/09/the-law-is-good-but-the-gospel-is-salvation/ Wed, 09 Oct 2013 11:57:48 GMT Glenn 'Right' is not right because God arbitrarily chose right as better than wrong. 'Right' is right because it flows out of the very nature of God. It is in this essence that God is love. God did not decide that love was right and hate or apathy was wrong. God is love. https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/08/avoid-strange-doctrines/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2013/10/08/avoid-strange-doctrines/ Tue, 08 Oct 2013 11:37:09 GMT Glenn There are strange doctrines all around us. We must guard our hearts against such doctrines if we do not want to shipwreck our faith. https://deeperdevotion.com/2011/05/10/are-you-in-pain/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2011/05/10/are-you-in-pain/ Tue, 10 May 2011 01:37:43 GMT Glenn The manner by which you live your life and the light in which you see it will have a great affect on how you work through difficult situations you encounter. https://deeperdevotion.com/2011/05/09/keep-seeking-christ/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2011/05/09/keep-seeking-christ/ Mon, 09 May 2011 02:37:12 GMT Glenn The extent to which I take my new life with Christ for granted is disgusting. https://deeperdevotion.com/2011/05/08/got-fruit/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2011/05/08/got-fruit/ Sun, 08 May 2011 02:36:40 GMT Glenn Does your life bear fruit? I am not talking about apples and pears, but rather the evidence of God. https://deeperdevotion.com/2011/05/07/far-above-jewels/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2011/05/07/far-above-jewels/ Sat, 07 May 2011 02:11:41 GMT Glenn If godly women and excellent wives are to be valued far greater than the most precious jewel... https://deeperdevotion.com/2011/05/06/underdog/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2011/05/06/underdog/ Fri, 06 May 2011 02:46:41 GMT Glenn The ants, the badgers, the locusts and the lizards: all are small comparatively, yet great in their "wisdom." https://deeperdevotion.com/2011/05/05/hasty-judgment/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2011/05/05/hasty-judgment/ Thu, 05 May 2011 03:34:51 GMT Glenn I'm a blabbering idiot. Seriously. I'm one of those people who can't control their own words when they get excited about something. https://deeperdevotion.com/2011/05/04/genuine-prayer/ https://deeperdevotion.com/2011/05/04/genuine-prayer/ Wed, 04 May 2011 02:36:43 GMT Glenn The sacrifice of the wicked, lying lips, and those who justify themselves in the sight of men are all despised by the Lord.