Archives: Devos

Perfect Balance

When a group of troublemakers began to stir up division in the church Paul founded at Corinth, he wrote to the church to defend his apostolic authority. In his epistle, he revealed a fourteen-year secret: an incredible experience where he was caught up into the third heaven. He concluded, “And lest I should be exalted […]

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Are You Available?

The apostle Paul was a man who wanted to extend the boundaries of the gospel. He looked for places where it had not gone before, like Corinth. In fact, this was his mission statement: “To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man’s sphere of accomplishment” (2 Corinthians […]

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Four Types of Giving

When I was a kid, my parents had a half-acre garden with lots of vegetables, but in one area, there were a few watermelons they had sowed sparingly. Every summer, my mom would tell the four Heitzig boys, “Go outside to eat that watermelon. You’ll make a mess inside.” So we’d go outside, eat our […]

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The Day of Salvation

Writing to the church at Corinth, the apostle Paul said, “We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain” (2 Corinthians 6:1). Now why would he tell people who are already saved—children of God—”not to receive the grace of God in vain”? Because not […]

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Clay Pots

You know that TV show Storage Wars where people bid for the unknown contents of storage units? Sometimes the winner of the auction will find treasure inside. On one episode, a guy paid $1,000 for a unit, but when he dug inside, he found gold bars, silver bars, and coins that were worth $500,000. On […]

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