The heart of today’s devotional reminds me of how often we live with a burden that God has already lifted. Miles Stanford explains that our history in Adam ended at the Cross. Yet, many believers keep revisiting their past failures, carrying guilt and remorse as if they still belong to that old life. The truth is that the man or woman in Jesus does not live under the shadow of Adam anymore. We are hidden in the risen Lord, new creations with His past as our past, and His life as our life.

The devotional today reminds us that Jesus did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill it. Witness Lee points out that Jesus kept the law perfectly when no one else could. His complete obedience made Him the spotless One, qualified to die in our place. On the cross He satisfied the law’s penalty for our transgressions, standing as our substitute.

In today’s reflection, E. Stanley Jones draws our attention to the breathtaking reality that God’s eternal purpose has already been fulfilled in Jesus. In Him, the plan moved from concept to completion, from anticipation to realization. In every other faith system, the truth is spoken of as an idea or an ideal, yet in Jesus alone, the Word became flesh. This is not a philosophical musing or moral code, but the living Person of God’s Son stepping into time to accomplish what no other could.

The devotional by T. Austin-Sparks reminds us that we live in an age that values speed, ease, and size above depth, perseverance, and substance. This mindset has crept into the church, producing shallow expressions of faith that confuse excitement with joy and equate numbers with greatness. Yet, the life into which God has called us is not a cheap or hurried thing. The fellowship we share with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, is not small or light—it spans eternity past to eternity future and embraces the vastness of God’s eternal purpose.

God’s instruction to Jeremiah to smash the potter’s jar was a vivid picture of His unchanging purposes. Ray Stedman points out that the world sees such acts of judgment as harsh, ruthless, and even vindictive. But for the people of God, there is more to the story. Jeremiah had already visited the potter’s house and learned that the potter’s hands work with love, not malice. When the vessel was flawed, the potter did not discard it in disgust but broke it down and reshaped it until it matched his intention.

When Jesus declared that those whom the Son sets free are truly free, He was not speaking of a partial or conditional liberty. He was describing a complete release from the penalty and power of sin, and the opening of a new life that is rooted in His life. Bob Hoekstra reminds us in this devotional that God’s promises are not theoretical encouragements, but divine guarantees. Among the greatest of these is the promise of spiritual freedom in Jesus, which changes both where we stand and where we are going.

The Holy Spirit’s work in our lives is not about dazzling displays or dramatic encounters. Instead, He quietly brings life and light into the depths of our hearts. A.B. Simpson reminds us that the closer we walk with Him, the more natural and simple His illumination becomes. He is not interested in overwhelming our senses with spectacle but in gently guiding us into all truth, revealing Jesus, making Scripture alive, and helping us see our hearts as they truly are.

When Jesus told Nicodemus that no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit, He was not offering a new religious standard for people to strive toward, but a new life entirely. Oswald Chambers reminds us that this life does not come from refining our moral virtues or adding religious activities. It begins when we let go of every self-reliant prop and receive the life of Jesus Himself. This new birth produces both a conscious turning from sin and an unconscious holiness that flows from the Spirit’s life within us.

In Matthew 5:16, Jesus tells us to let our light shine before others so that they may see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven. Witness Lee reminds us that this is not about displaying our human goodness, but about expressing the very life of God within us. As children of God, born of His Spirit, we bear His nature, and the works that flow from His indwelling life carry His character. They are the fruit of His presence, not the product of our self-effort.

When life suddenly narrows into a season of trial, it can feel as if the Lord has removed the light from our path and left us without explanation. Yet as Miles Stanford reminds us, Jesus Himself said we would not always understand in the moment, but we would know later. Our Father often withholds the “why” so that we might receive the full benefit of His child-training without leaning on our own interpretations.

In today’s devotional, Nick Harrison compiles the writings of Charles G. Trumbull and F. J. Huegel to highlight a sobering truth: there is such a thing as counterfeit victory. When we try to conquer sin by our own determination, effort, or willpower, the result is not the victory God promises but a man-made substitute. Real victory is not earned by working harder or chipping away at sin piece by piece; it is given in a moment by Jesus through the Holy Spirit.

Psalm 31:1–5 opens with David reaching out in vulnerability, but not panic. His words reflect a seasoned trust, a confidence that comes from knowing God’s faithfulness through repeated experience. The images of God as a refuge, rock, and fortress are not poetic extras; they are spiritual certainties David has lived through. These verses remind us that God’s protection does not mean we’ll never face harm, it means we’re never outside His care when we do.

The heart of Hosea 11 reveals the emotional pulse of God’s relationship with Israel. Here, God is not presented as a distant deity but as a tender Father who raised His child with affection, only to watch that child turn away again and again. From the moment of their exodus from Egypt, God's actions were shaped by love, He stooped down, nurtured, led, and provided. But Israel responded with rebellion, preferring idols to intimacy with God.

Genesis 19 is a tragic yet powerful account of God’s justice and mercy colliding in the midst of overwhelming depravity. The angels arrive in Sodom not merely to observe but to assess firsthand the depth of its wickedness. Lot, sitting in the gate—where leaders and decision-makers gathered, welcomes them, showing hospitality, though far less grandeur than Abraham had extended. His good intentions unravel as the vile nature of the city is revealed.

E. Stanley Jones paints a vivid picture of the radical nature of Paul’s declaration that Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Jesus through the gospel. For the Jewish believer of Paul’s day, this truth dismantled deep-seated divisions. In Christ, there is no category of person who stands outside the reach of God’s family.

The Christian life, as today’s devotional reminds us, is not measured by the number of years we live but by the depth of the life of Jesus expressed through us. Nick Harrison’s compilation draws from the writings of Horatius Bonar, Andrew Bonar, and Thomas à Kempis, showing that life in Christ is both a great and precious calling, made up of countless small moments that together display God’s manifold wisdom to the heavenly realms.

In today’s devotional, T. Austin-Sparks reminds us that bondage can hide under a religious covering just as much as in the old Mosaic law. It is possible to take the Bible itself, treat it as an external rulebook, and find ourselves just as weighed down by “you must” and “you must not” as those who lived under the Law of Moses. This kind of Christianity is exhausting because it shifts the focus from the living Person of Jesus to our own efforts to meet His standard. We might begin with zeal, but when we try to fulfill God’s commands in our own strength, we end in frustration and disappointment.

The Lord gave Jeremiah a living picture of His ways by sending him to the potter’s house. In the original vision, the clay was shaped on the potter’s wheel, responding to the steady guidance of skilled hands. Ray Stedman draws from this scene to remind us that, like the clay, our lives are in God’s care and purpose. The turning wheel represents our daily circumstances, which keep bringing us under the Potter’s touch so He can shape us into vessels that please Him.

When Bob Hoekstra reflects on this passage from 1 Peter 2, he draws our attention to Jesus as the “living stone” who is both solid and tender, steadfast and responsive. This is not a picture of lifeless religion or cold doctrinal correctness. It is an invitation to continual relationship, where we come to Him again and again for the grace that not only sustains but builds us into what He has already declared us to be.

When A. B. Simpson warns that speaking against God’s servants is more dangerous than handling live wires, he is not using hyperbole to entertain. His words carry the weight of lived experience and biblical truth. To criticize, gossip, or slander another believer is not just careless talk; it is an act that wounds the Body of Christ and, in doing so, harms our own souls. What we send out in bitterness or contempt eventually returns to us, often in ways we never expected.