Tag Archives: cross

NOTHING IS GREATER!

Posted on May 5, 2026 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

ROMANS 8:35-37: “Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? (As the … Continue reading →

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WHEN ALL SEEMS DARK, REMEMBER…”IT IS FINISHED!”

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

MARK 15:33-34: “At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” NLT … Continue reading →

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FAITH IS NOT AUTOMATIC…

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

GALATIANS 2:20-21: “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who … Continue reading →

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THE POWER (And Gift) OF FAITH…

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

ROMANS 4:16-18: “Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are … Continue reading →

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HOW MUCH MORE! (When religion meets the Cross)

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

HEBREWS 9:13-14: “For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow, sprinkling those who are defiled, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the … Continue reading →

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THE CROSS…AND NOTHING BUT THE CROSS!

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

GALATIANS 2:20-21: “I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave … Continue reading →

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WHY IS THE MESSAGE OF JESUS SO DIVISIVE?

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

JOHN 3:16-17: “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. [17] God sent his Son into the world not … Continue reading →

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AM I PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT? (Lessons from The Church on the Beach)

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

Luke 14:33-35: “In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple. [34] “Now,   salt is good, but if salt should lose its taste, how will it be made … Continue reading →

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KEEP MY EYES ON THE CROSS!

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

COLOSSIANS 2:13-15: “And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER GOSPEL?  (What am I trusting in?)

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

Galatians 1:6-9: “I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert … Continue reading →

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