Posts by Riley Pippen

Satan Never Quits “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” 1 Peter 5:8, NKJV Satan is never satisfied with a little. Once the door of our life is cracked open, he will dig and dig till he has ruined everything he can. We might be fooled in thinking a little sin here or a little sin there doesn’t matter. But satan will always take it to the next level,...

Be Not Ashamed “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.” Romans 1:16, NKJV Christianity is under attack these days. There seems to be an attempt every year about this time to silence the Christmas story. There seems to be one kind of lawsuit or another going on about an attempt to remove some Christian symbol from a...

Sin Is Up, Church is Down “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD….” Psalm 33:12, NKJV The political chaos of today calls for this devotional!! In a recent Pew Research Center poll, it was discovered that 31% of Americans are unaffiliated with any church or religion. It was also discovered that those Americans who do consider themselves to be affiliated with a church or religion has gone down from 61% to 47% since 2012. It is...

Trials Make Your Faith Much More Precious “that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 1:7, NKJV The more our faith is tested in this life, the more precious it becomes to us. When does our faith grow the most? Is it when life is easy and without any problems or is it when we are...

Don’t Let Satan Steal Your Joy “Restore to me the joy of Your salvation”, Psalm 51:12, NKJV I have heard it said many times over the years, “I have lost the joy of my salvation”. Usually this is said during times of trouble and/or stress in one’s life. Have you ever felt that you have lost the joy of your salvation? It happens and it happens quite often. In our scripture for the day, David, God’s anointed King of Israel, admits...