Our Daily Devotional

The Hebrew word for fortress refers to an impregnable stronghold, usually high up on a mountain. David, of all people, was familiar with such places. As a shepherd boy, he often had to seek out

We are introduced to God as Creator in the first sentence of the Bible: “Bereshiet bara Elohim” (“In the beginning God created”). But the Almighty’s relationship with His creation certainly doesn’t end there on the

The Bible uses the adjective gibbhor (“mighty”) to describe only a few people. Nimrod was called “a mighty warrior” (Genesis 10:8–9). “And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

If you have children, think of the endearing nicknames you’ve called them. Or think of the pet names your parents used to call you. Now consider the depth of the love behind them. We humans

God as a husband? Most men don’t exactly relish the thought of being likened to a bride. And women with negative marital experiences might recoil at this particular metaphor. “For your Maker is your husband—the

The Hebrew prophet Isaiah wrote that God was there in the beginning—“with the first”—and He will be here “with the last” (41:4). In other words, God serves as bookends for history. “He said to me:

God is known as the God of grace (literally, the God of “undeserved favor”). What does such unmerited blessing look like in a person’s life? “The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full

The good news of the gospel is that the God who is spirit came into the world in the person of Jesus Christ. “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and