Kerusso Daily Devotional

She’s not well known even though she’s, you know, in the Bible.

But Jochebed…who’s heard of her? Raise your hands.

This great woman deserves a bigger story in our culture, because she modeled w…

Of all the gifts God gives His children, joy is perhaps the one closest to heaven on earth.

Who isn’t aware just how wonderful it feels to experience true joy? It is as if the Lord has freed a pris…

Have you ever been fooled by someone? Doesn’t feel good, does it?

But the absolute worst is when we fool ourselves. We try to manage some problem on our own, or analyze why our boss is so mean.

B…

Gwen closed her eyes and didn’t dare to even breathe. Japanese troops were right outside her house, looking for her and other missionaries.

It was World War 2, and American forces in the Philippine…

When trouble is on the horizon, it can be hard to trust in God’s promises, and to believe He has a plan for us.

The book of Judges in the Old Testament gives us an awesome example of trusting God i…

Life is a process. We know that if we’ve lived very long at all. And this week, we’re talking about the process of trusting God.

John 16:24 says, “Until now you have not asked for anything in my na…

1 Peter 5:6–7 says, “Humble yourselves, then, under God’s mighty hand, so that he will lift you up in his own good time. Leave all your worries with him, because he cares for you.”

These two short …

Do you get tired of being alone or afraid? Have you had enough of feeling like you can’t take any more stress? If you’re honest with yourself, there are times when you think you’re just going to lose…

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,…

Carl loved working on his farm. He loved the solitude and sense of accomplishment.

One day though, working alone, he was injured severely. In fact, if he didn’t get to the hospital, he would likely…

Do you like scary movies? Is an evening spent looking through your fingers appealing to you?

It is to a lot of people. Some of us really like to be scared!

But hopefully, that doesn’t translate t…

Have you ever had the pleasure of waking up in a cozy cabin…after you’ve let the fire go out from the night before? If you don’t get out of bed and put more wood in that furnace, the squirrels or rac…

As followers of Jesus, we are meant to be witnesses. And Christ’s majesty and power are meant to blanket our world.

He is intimately aware of you, and where you are in life.

Isaiah 60:1 says, “Ar…

Think of what Jesus was asking of His followers.

He had just risen from the dead. That doesn’t happen every day.

His ministry had been destroyed, so they thought. He wasn’t coming back. But then …

Table salt today is so common, it becomes another thing we take for granted. You go to the store, pick a cylinder or jar of salt off the shelf, then go home. You don’t even think about it.

Now, con…

Defending the faith can sometimes be a subjective thing. As examples of extremes, we have seen the Crusades, and the modern form is perhaps an aggressive “pitch” to someone who isn’t a believer.

Th…

Are you the kind of person everyone looks at and assumes you are strong, and you have it all together?

You too, huh?

Many of us look fine on the outside, but the human condition is often much dif…

Do you remember the last time you laughed? Do you remember the last time you laughed from sheer joy?

Many of us don’t. The weight of life presses down on us…it weakens us.

Proverbs 31:25 says thi…

Human kindness is healing for the soul.

A viral video made the national news: a police officer cut the hair of a prisoner being released so that he could go on a job interview. It was one of those …

China in the 19th century was as remote and mysterious a place as has ever existed. Its countless villages, mountains, and hidden places were a challenge for inhabitants.

Imagine what it was like f…