Psalm 115:9

Share this devotional with others as Vance K. Jackson leads readers in this heart-transforming message. The Earth belongs to God. You belong to Him. Everything in Heaven and on Earth belongs to Him. Nothing is out of His reach. Nothing can escape His purview. No one compares to Him. Our King reigns forever. Let Christ lead your heart as you read this timely message.

Discipleship works against fear. As we obey God’s commands, we entrust ourselves to him. Like the students attending the schools founded by D. L. Moody in Northfield, MA, God’s people “are encouraged to test the meaning and value of the Bible’s teachings experimentally, by acting upon them, and living them out.” As we “test experimentally” the word of God, we will find that we will have fewer and fewer reasons to be afraid. You can get an expanded version of this plan at moodycenter.org/fear.

Before we can heal the brokenness in the world, we must diagnose the deeper issues of what causes brokenness. We must understand who God is, why He created humankind and what causes people to change. The “Becoming Whole 7 Day Devotional” from Brian Fikkert and Kelly M. Kapic will help you dive deeper into the challenges of human brokenness and, hopefully, find a path forward that will reshape you and your ministry in a way that moves all of us toward becoming whole.

Teenagers today face unprecedented and complex challenges in their lives and relationships. Parents and youth leaders can offer valuable Christian guidance, but it’s in Scripture that we encounter the wisdom of Jesus, new and sufficient for that day’s difficulty and temptation. Join Paul David Tripp for a 10-day devotional journey adapted from New Morning Mercies for Teens. Designed to help teenagers deepen their trust in God, this study encourages them to rely on His grace daily, equipping them with biblical truth for whatever they face.