God has the only key of the soul. We can shut our souls, but cannot open them again. So we can shut our hearts to divine truths. We can naturally do this. But to open them without the help of the Spirit we cannot do. He can open our understandings, as He did the disciples’. […]

The following is adapted from Bob Hoekstra’s Day By Day By Grace devotional, available at Blue Letter Bible. “In Him we have our redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace…that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in kindness toward […]

The following is adapted from Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening devotional, available at Blue Letter Bible. “Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 3:18 “Grow in grace”—not in one grace only, but in all grace. Grow in that root-grace, faith. Believe the promises more firmly than […]

The following article is written by Jacob D. Gerber (pastor and author). The article first appeared at Free Daily Bible Study. There are several powerful Bible software packages that you can spend hundreds or even thousands (!) of dollars to help you study the Bible in the original language, with helps to parse the verbs, […]

It’s not too late to supplement your Bible reading plan with a daily devotional! You might want to consider one of our free online options:

The dawn of 2015 is right around the corner, and many Christians are resolving to begin a new habit: to read their Bible daily. Well, we’re here to help! Blue Letter Bible has 6 daily reading plans for you to choose from. Here are three reasons you might want to sign up for one: 1. […]

Throughout 2014, the BLB blog hosted a number of articles, from BLB announcements to theological articles written by various contributors to quotes from some of our most downloaded resources. This week, we went back and reviewed the most-read articles of the year. The top 14 are listed below. Whether you are reading them for the […]

Think for a minute of Christ’s person as revealed to us by the Holy Spirit. What can more glorify him than for us to see his person, very God of very God, and yet as truly man? What a wondrous being, as human as ourselves, but as divine as God! Was there ever another like to him? […]

To commemorate our celebration of Christ’s glorious birth, we have prepared a selection of materials that highlight this miraculous event. We trust these Scriptures, sermons, and commentaries surrounding the nativity will inspire a deeper, reverential love for God and His Word. The page serves as a starting point for those seeking to study this great moment in […]