Tim Hetzner – Daily Devotions

Salvation Does Not Always Mean Instant Deliverance “When He saw them, He said, ‘Go, show yourselves to the priests.’ And as they went, they were cleansed.” (Luke 17:14) Luke records: “There met Him ten…lepers, who…lifted up their voices and said, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!’…He said to them, ‘Go, show yourselves to the priests...

Settle The Never-Ending Dispute Between Your Flesh And Your Spirit “For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.” (Galatians 5:17) If you’re serious about fulfilling God’s […]

Think Right So You Will Live Right “A wise man’s heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.” (Proverbs 16:23) The Bible says, “The mind of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning and persuasiveness to his lips. Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the mind and healing to the body” […]

Get Serious About Your Personal Growth “Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, ‘Oh, that You would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let Your hand be with me, and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.’ And God granted his request.” (1 Chronicles 4:10) The story of Jabez […]

The Value Of One Lost Sheep “I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.” (John 10:11) Jesus told of a shepherd with a hundred sheep. When one of them was lost, he left the other ninety-nine in the fold and searched until he found the one lost sheep. […]

What Kind Of Neighbor Are You? “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” (Luke 10:36) Jesus told the story of the Jewish traveler who was robbed, beaten, and left to die on the Jericho road. Two Jews, both in the ministry, walked […]

Cross The Line — Part Two “I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14) Sam Parker writes: “When you decide to cross the line that separates failure from success, you’ll discover that not everyone will applaud your choice. Nor will everything […]

Cross The Line — Part One “I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14) In his booklet Cross The Line, Sam Parker writes: “With everything, there’s a line. On one side of the line is a greater chance to make good […]

You Need A Bigger Concept Of God “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:9) Your internal picture of God decides how you see everything else. The majority of our troubles are not circumstantial; they are perceptual. We can […]

Jesus Is The Source Of Enlightenment — Part Two “I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should stay in darkness.” (John 12:46) John Ortberg writes: “In 1780, a Jesus-follower in Great Britain named Robert Raikes could not stand the cycle of poverty and ignorance that […]