Category: ESOCS Daily Devotional

ESOCS Devotional 27 October TEXT: AMOS 7: 1-17 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.” 1 Corinthians 11:31-32 KJV In the Old Testament, God employed the agency of […]

ESOCS Devotional 26 October TEXT: AMOS 5:18-27 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of his father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.” Matthew 16:27 KJV From verses 18-20 of our text today, we deduce that the Day of the Lord […]

ESOCS Devotional 25 October TEXT: AMOS 4: 1-13 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “Woe unto thee, Chorazin! Woe unto thee Bethsaida! For if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.” Matthew 11:21 KJV Jesus came that “they might have […]

ESOCS Devotional 24 October TEXT: MARK 2:1-12 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?” Luke 5:21 KJV The person of Jesus was quite an enigma to the people of His day – both the highly lettered […]

ESOCS Devotional 23 October TEXT: MARK 1:19-34 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “And when he was come into his own country, he taught in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?” Matthew 13:54 KJV As recorded in Mark 1:24, even the evil spirits acknowledged Jesus’ […]

ESOCS Devotional 22 October TEXT: JOEL 2:1-20 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “For whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons …” Hebrews 12:6-7 In Isaiah 2:12, we see that the Lord Almighty has a day in store for judgment of […]

ESOCS Devotional 21 October TEXT: HOSEA 14: 1-19 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “Repent ye therefore, and be converted that your sins may be blotted out.” Acts 3:19a KJV Almost throughout the Book of Hosea, the prophet spoke concerning both sin and punishment. He spoke grievously of the sin of Israel and the attendant punishment, especially concerning […]

ESOCS Devotional 20 October TEXT: ACTS 26:14-32 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus, and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven.” Our caption today looks a little bit awkward, hence it is put in inverted commas. These were the direct words into the ears of a young […]

ESOCS Devotional 19 October TEXT: ACTS 24:17-27 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” Matthew 10:16 KJV In our text today, we see that Festus was in a serious dilemma, as he could not find any occasion […]

ESOCS Devotional 18 October TEXT: ACTS 24:17-27 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom: but could find none occasion nor fault; for as much as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.” Daniel 6:4 KJV In our text today, […]

ESOCS Devotional 17 October TEXT: ACTS 23:12-35 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake .” Isaiah 4:15 KJV A man of God once said that the moment an individual takes it upon himself to work wholly and devotedly […]

ESOCS Devotional 16 October TEXT: HOSEA 4:1-19 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the Serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 11:3-4 NIV From our text today, we see that God’s major case against the […]

ESOCS Devotional 15 October TEXT: Hosea 2:14-23 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “And I will betroth thee unto me forever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving-kindness, and in mercies.” Hosea 2:19 KJV In John 3:16, we read: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only […]

ESOCS Devotional 14 October TEXT: ACTS 21:1-14 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “…: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus …” Acts 5:40 KJV The lot of evangelical crusaders through the ages has never been like a bed of roses. Even in […]

ESOCS Devotional 13 October TEXT: ACTS 20:1-16 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues … they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” Marks 16: 17-18 KJV In our text today, we see Paul […]

ESOCS Devotional 12 October TEXT: ACTS 19:13-34 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.” Philippians 2:10 KJV In our text today, we see that when the seven sons of Sceva, who practiced exorcism, took it upon […]

ESOCS Devotional 11 October TEXT: DANIEL 10:1-12 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” Habakkuk 2:3 KJV Our text today contains one of the last […]

ESOCS Devotional 10 October TEXT: DANIEL 9:1-19 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “So shall my word be that goeth forth out my mouth; it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11 KJV In our text today, we […]

ESOCS Devotional 9 October TEXT: ACTS 16:23-40 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “And they departed from the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His Name; and daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.” Acts 5:41-42 KJV The pathway of an evangelical minister […]

ESOCS Devotional 8 October TEXT: DANIEL 7:1-14 KJV MEMORY VERSE: “And there was given him dominion and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.” Daniel 7:14 KJV Ironically, many […]