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Daily devotions written by Pastor Mike and many other Time of Grace writers. These Bible-based messages cover a wide variety of topics and help you seek what matters most in life: Jesus. Join the thousands of people who receive these devotions for encouragement by subscribing to have them delivered to your inbox each morning.

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Living My Faith

An undivided heart

God’s faithfulness is a fact. It doesn’t change. What needs to change is our understanding of God’s faithfulness and living our lives under the…

Bible 101

Audience of one

In Judges 3 after the story of Ehud (who is like a Special Forces operative in the Old Testament), there’s a short mention of…

Bible 101

It gets messy

In the last devotion, I revealed how Ehud brought God’s judgment upon evil King Eglon in Judges 3. When he plunged a sword into…

Bible 101

Sin is sin

What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever had to do?  For Ehud in Judges 3, the answer would have been obvious.  Ehud brought tribute to…

Friends & Family

Using the unexpected

In Judges 3 the Israelites finally cried out to God for deliverance from wicked King Eglon. God heard their cries and sent a man…

Friends & Family

Who needs help?

Have you ever read the book of Judges? It’s a fascinating read full of unlikely heroes. That’s what a judge is in this Bible…

Bible 101

Is your name getting called?

My son loves football, so NFL Draft Day is a big deal in our house. Who’s going first? Who was supposed to go early…

Living My Faith

Are we imitators of Christ?

While running errands one day, I noticed a bumper sticker on the car in front of me. It read, “I like your Christ. I…

Living My Faith

Love others well

The Lord has a question for each of us in Psalm 82: “How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the…

Life’s Challenges

Better than you deserve

Years ago, a Christian named Dave was diagnosed with a brain tumor that would kill him seven months later. His wife, Sharon, would sit…

Life’s Challenges

You might feel dizzy

There’s a Greek word used in the Bible that means “spinning around and getting dizzy,” like on one of those spinning rides at the…

Living My Faith

Side effects of Jesus

TV commercials for prescription drugs are so amusing. The visuals depict a positive, peppy person living a happy, healthy life with sunny skies and…