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A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: One historian estimated that there have been over 100 million love songs published since music began to be recorded.

Daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: Foster parents open their homes and lives to children whose lives have been upended...

Daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: Every child has experienced that uncomfortable moment when they realize...

Daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: If you’ve ever played darts or tried your hand at archery, you know the goal is deceptively simple...

Hypocrisy is easy to spot in others, but we often miss it in ourselves. Pray that the Lord would reveal any hypocrisy in your life. You can use the words of Psalm 139:23–24: “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

Traditions themselves are not the problem in the church. The problem comes when we allow our traditions to overrule what God has commanded or we turn our traditions into litmus tests of worship or fellowship. Pray that you will not cling to traditions, habits, or preferences at the expense of obeying God or showing love and grace to others.

Take note of the temptations you struggle with and pray that God’s Spirit will empower you with the strength to resist them. Read 2 Corinthians 7–10, which tells of Paul’s struggles against fleshly weakness. Remember that the power to overcome the flesh does not come from you but from Christ, whose “power is made perfect in weakness.”

A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: The phrase “servant leadership” was coined by Robert Greenleaf in the 1970s.

Treasuring God in Troubles According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide rates in the United States increased 33 percent between 1999 and 2017. Reported one news outlet: "American suicides are now at their highest point in 50 years. It's now the second-leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 35." When...

David Chose the Right Treasure In the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Donovan chose the wrong Grail cup. When given the same choice, Indiana Jones chose rightly. On the table were gold, bejeweled, and richly designed cups. But Indy chose a simple wooden vessel, "the cup of a carpenter," and he passed the test! King David, too, possessed...