Daily devotions are a real must in the spiritual life of a believer. Our devotional life should bring us into a daily encounter with God through His Word. I realize that for those who take their devotions seriously, there are days that seem to be…well, a bit dry. That is the human condition. But the necessity of time in the Word is a spiritual disciple that is essential for spiritual growth. Daily devotions are the first place to start.
There are many devotional books out there to choose from and you may have struggled, as I have, to find one that will authentically challenge you and stretch you, and cause you to think critically about your relationship with Christ. Well, I have some good news for you. The “Devotional” tab list several fine devotionals that you will find will cause to meditate throughout the day on the manna of the Word.
One such devotional book is; “New Morning Mercies,” by Paul Tripp. His daily devotional is an expansion of his daily Gospel tweets. They are so thoughtful I have considered setting up a twitter account just so I can read his Tweets. They are concise, potent, sometimes painful, exposing our fleshly tendencies, always Christ-centered and Gospel oriented.
Let me just quote a few random tweets that set up his devotionals:
January 22, “You and I don’t need to be rescued only from the idols around us. No, er need to be rescued from our Idolatrous hearts.”
March 7, “It’s the heart that’s the problem. People. Locations, and situations don’t cause me to sin; they’re where the sin of my heart gets revealed.”
April 21, You obey not to get God’s attention, but because you have been the object of his attention since before the world began.”
September 2, “Grace causes us to be alive to God and causes our eyes to be open to spiritual realities we once had no capacity to see.”
Oh, and here’s today’s (April 5th) “Rejoice, the Lord who has redeemed you is worthy of your love and worship.”
So, there’s a sampling and I hope that whets your appetite for a substantive devotional book. There are others in the “Devotional” tab that are great as well. You can click on the any of the above links and you will be immediately transported to the exact page in Amazon.com for purchase. This one of my favorites!
-Michael Holtzinger