April 22nd, 2026 Devotional

 April 22

Ephesians 4:17-25

“So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed. That, however, is not the way of life you learned when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.”

If you are surrounded by people who do not take care of their families, tell small lies all the time, and mock those who have less than them, do not be like them. Don’t take on their way of living and place their ways on a pedestal, because this would harm anyone good that tries to come into your life. Be good, and that goodness will spread; be the one person out of a group that’s not afraid to kneel down and help someone. Be the one person who would stop and talk to someone and asks them how their day is going. Live a life of maturity, patience, and gentleness. We cannot become better as a group as mankind if we are consistently enabling and ignoring atrocities. Spend time away from tech and overconsumption, which both desensitize us. Step away and see the real good in life.

Cassandra Johnson 2026