Revcort's Ramblings

Scripture Focus“But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope…” — 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 (ESV) Devotional ThoughtFew passages in Scripture are as comforting—and as powerful—as this one. Paul is not trying to…

Scripture Focus“My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.” — Proverbs 24:13–14 (ESV) Devotional…

Scripture Focus “But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.” — Psalm 73:28 (ESV) Devotional Thought Psalm 73, written by Asaph, walks a path that many believers know all too well. It…

Scripture Focus “Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. In the end it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder…”— Proverbs 23:31–32 (ESV) Devotional Thought Proverbs 23:29–35 gives one of the clearest and most sobering pictures…

Scripture Focus “…we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts… For we never came with words of flattery… nor with a pretext for greed… Nor did we seek glory from people… But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of…

Scripture Focus “Because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction…” – 1 Thessalonians 1:5a (ESV) Devotional Thought Paul points to something unmistakable as evidence of genuine conversion in Thessalonica: the gospel did not come to…

Scripture Focus “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” – Colossians 2:6–7 (ESV) Devotional Thought Paul gives us a simple but powerful truth: the Christian life…

Scripture Focus “But godliness with contentment is great gain.” – 1 Timothy 6:6 (ESV) Devotional Thought Paul reminds us that true gain is not measured by what fills our wallets, but by what fills our hearts. Godliness—living in reverence, obedience, and love for God—produces the richest kind of blessing when…

Scripture Focus “If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which…