Kerusso Daily Devotional

In the dark days of mid-20th-century Europe, a lone German decided to make political waves. His choices put his own life in grave danger.

Oskar Schindler was a businessman with factories in countries …

As a believer, have you noticed that it’s often easier to stay in God’s will when you’re at home? At work, it can get a little dicey. It’s at work that people see us, and our decisions can have such …

It’s no accident that Jesus chose as some of His apostles a group of fishermen from Galilee. These were men who could understand Him when Jesus told them He would make them “fishers of men.” He meant…

Have you ever visited a construction site, or maybe lived near one?

A construction site is a unique kind of mess. Dirt and mud mingle with piles of wood, shingles, and other building materials. Utilit…

Scores of people today, even in many of our churches, walk around aimless. They work their jobs and take care of their families, but they struggle to understand what it is that God wants them to do.

H…

It’s been said that grace is simply favor from God, and we didn’t do anything to earn it. Often, grace comes when we need it the most. 

The word grace is used about 170 times in the Bible. Most of tho…

Jane was the last child to receive a handmade blanket from her great grandmother. Pink and blue, festooned with angels and sprinkled with stars that sparkled in the light, the much-loved blanket was …

Theresa Rosenthal had a rough start in life. She watched her father abuse her mother, and then when she was six, a family friend sexually abused her. Like so many that suffered at the hands of a pred…

“Mom—I broke something! I’m so sorry!”

Benjamin had slipped on the wet bathroom floor and managed to take down the shower curtain and curtain rod in one fell swoop.

His mom’s concern wasn’t the state o…

Have you ever thought much about grace? We hear the word, but the concept itself might be a little elusive. That might be because it’s hard for humans to understand and embrace.

Grace means simply tha…

Have you ever known someone who inherited something of great value from an obscure relative? It happens

The will is read by an attorney and all of a sudden, the beneficiary goes from struggling to pay…

No one is immune from burnout. It comes in our jobs, friendships, and even our church life. Sometimes our hobbies become dry and tedious

But in Scripture, God gives us hope for the future.  

John 7:38 …

Jesus has great compassion for everyone. Especially for those society considers unlovable or worth nothing.

One day, He stopped by a well and had a conversation with a woman who had been married five …

Researchers have long known that even when exploring new worlds, water is the key to life. Without it, nothing can live.

Water is an image used often in Scripture.

When Jesus emerged from the River Jor…

It’s no accident that Jesus chose as some of His apostles a group of fishermen from Galilee. These were men who could understand Him when Jesus told them He would make them “fishers of men.” He meant…

Only a person who is willfully blind could deny that miracles happen today. They didn’t end at the shore of the Red Sea. 

Malachi 3:6 says, “I the Lord do not change.” From this, we can logically see …

A political science major at a major university was having coffee with a campus pastor. The pastor knew that the student was wrestling with doubt about the existence of God and said to him, “John, yo…

Have you ever gotten so tired of life that you wished you could disappear and start over somewhere else? Ever wish that fantasy would just pull you out of your circumstances? They make movies about t…

Part of God’s unchanging nature is that He is sovereign and does things His way. In Isaiah 55, we read that God’s ways are not our ways, and His thoughts are not our thoughts. In other words, He’s in…

Do you need a miracle? 

If we’re honest and open to the truth, miracles have always been a part of our world. In the beginning, God made a dazzling world full of diversity, beautiful animals, gorgeous…