Christian Lifter

Devotional “For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing.” We’ve mentioned the book of Romans three times over the life of our blog already. Honestly, that’s far fewer times than we could have. This is our 35th blog post, and I could have spent the last 34 posts discussing Romans alone. This excerpt from chapter...

Devotional “The keeper of the prison paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph’s charge, because the LORD was with him. And whatever he did, the LORD made it succeed.” My favorite story in the Bible, outside of the grand story of Jesus Christ, is the story of Joseph. Unfortunately, when I originally started reading the Bible, I would struggle to make it past Leviticus. I’m sure many can relate. This caused me to reread Genesis half a dozen times, giving me more time in Joseph’s story...

Devotional “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” Have you ever learned something you knew would improve your life, only to never put it into practice? We do this more often than we’d like to admit. We collect information, but information alone doesn’t change us. Just because someone owns a workout program or researches the best exercises for muscle growth doesn’t mean they are going to be fit. In the same way, just because someone reads the Bible, it doesn’t...