Kerusso Daily Devotional

Have you ever gotten tired of treading water?

Martha is a 20-something-old lifeguard in Los Angeles. Besides dealing with deck chairs purposely thrown into the water and parents asking her to babys…

Isn’t it fascinating that a secular definition of the word blessed is “made holy; consecrated.” It seems the whole world really knows, even deep down, that blessings are from God.

Psalm 107:1 says,…

How would you feel, if you suddenly lost the gifts so many of us take for granted, such as vision, hearing, or the ability to walk?

Fanny Crosby was struck blind at just 6 weeks of age, but God had…

This may be hard to visualize as we’re right in the middle of Summer, but during Christmas of 1944, American soldiers were dug in against the Germans. The dark, frozen Belgian forest added to the ble…

In the spring of 2014 Daniel and Colleen Jaquith, American missionaries to the Philippines, were awakened suddenly by the sounds of gunfire and shouts. Before they could react a gunman appeared in th…

The area surrounding Ein Gedi, near the Dead Sea, is bleak. Desert scenes and HOT temps! It isn’t a place you’d go just for fun.

It really wasn’t fun when David was hiding from King Saul. The guy w…

Honestly, sometimes as Christians, we think things are going to be easy. After all, when Jesus saves you, it doesn’t get any better than that! The joy we feel is genuine, and lasting.

But that does…

Standing in the door of the plane, with a fierce wind whipping his whole body, Curtis wondered why he’d volunteered for the paratroopers. It was glamorous, they said.

It’ll make a man out of you, t…

Whenever we have to overcome an obstacle in our lives, we are thinking about a million different things. Our minds race. We might even be aware that our Creator is there to help.

But have you ever …

We all screw up. We all fail in some way. We fall short of goals, or get embarrassed in some kind of career implosion or other events. It’s easy then to feel like we’ll never win again.

That is not…

Our world needs many things. We have environmental concerns, broken relationships, and disease that still stalks too many countries.

It is also true that God doesn’t leave us in despair. He doesn’t…

Have you ever thought about the fact that you have an obligation to defend our nation’s freedoms? You live in the Land of the Free; your contributions are needed. We all have a role. 

Joshua 1:9 co…

Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to be one of the original settlers in America? As a person leaving the safety of England to come to the New World and start over?

Those people ca…

From earliest times, God has commanded His people to see their national home through His holy eyes. In other words, countries around the world are to follow the Lord. Of course, many don’t.

Jeremia…

Today in America, two million men and women serve in our armed forces. More than 200,000 of them are deployed to various points around the world.

Joshua 1:9 reminds us, “Have I not commanded you? B…

Most countries relish their histories…famous eras and the glory of battle and all that. Americans love this beautiful land, as well.

But the Bible tells us the true source of our blessings. It poin…

A huge benefit of being a believer is the knowledge that we can help others after going through the valley ourselves.

It’s one thing to endure and overcome and find your joy, but it’s maybe even be…

Some of the greatest stories of believers down through time have involved those who really studied God’s Word. These people have gone before us to show us the way. From Charles Spurgeon to a missiona…

Who likes to wait for what we need or want? Basically — nobody. 

Of those nine elements that make up the Fruit of the Spirit, patience may be the hardest. 

Romans 8:25 says, “But if we hope for w…

Tribes usually think a lot of themselves. Exclusive groups are sometimes arrogant. Even whole nations can be this way. In the 19th century, several European countries felt they were the descendants o…