ICS Daily Devotions Being His Children Ephesians 1:5 Having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will. Adoption as sons literally means “to place one as a son”. The Greek word huiothesia thus speaks of adoption or being placed in...

Taking Down Strongholds ICS Daily Devotions Proverbs 18:20-21 (NKJV) A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; from the produce of his lips he shall be filled. Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit....

In the Potter’s Hand ICS Daily Devotions Jeremiah 18:1-6 (NKJV) The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.” Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was,...

The Husband and Wife Team ICS Daily Devotions Song of Solomon 2:15 (NKJV) Catch us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines, for our vines have tender grapes. The Bible lays out the difference between genders and their roles. For example, the husband is the head of the...

Clear Roles and Responsibilities ICS Daily Devotions Ephesians 5:25 (NKJV) Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her. The Bible lays out the difference between genders and their roles. Nonetheless, we must consider the position of wives carefully. On one extreme, there...

Love Your Spouse ICS Daily Devotions Ephesians 5:21-25, 31 (NKJV) Submitting to one another in the fear of God. Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Saviour...

Assurance of Salvation ICS Daily Devotions Ephesians 1:7 (NKJV) In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. If you are a believer in Christ, you have been redeemed and forgiven through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. What is...

The Good News ICS Daily Devotions John 3:16 (NKJV) For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Although man uses different religions and practices to try to be accepted by the gods, not...

Power in the Gospel ICS Daily Devotions Romans 1:16-17 (NKJV) For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is...

Godliness with Contentment ICS Daily Devotions Proverbs 22:7 (NKJV) The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is a servant to the lender. Most people would agree that taking a loan to buy the first property is acceptable, but if we purchase a property whose mortgage is beyond our...