“And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son” (Genesis 22:13 in the King James Version of…
“When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by” (Exodus 33:22 in the New International Version). During a recent vacation in the mountains of North Carolina I observed clefts tucked away in the…
“And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout” (Joshua 6:10 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible). As…
“I am teaching you today – yes, you – so you will trust in the Lord.” (Proverbs 22:19 in the New Living Translation) Someone said, “In school you learn your lesson and then get tested. In life you get tested and then learn your lesson!” I couldn’t agree more. I…
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee” (Isaiah 26:3 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible). Perfect peace is irreplaceable and incomparable. The Bible doesn’t just promise a little bit of peace, but you can have perfect…
“For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways” (Psalm 91:11 in the King James Version of the Holy Bible). Saturday was a frustrating day as I looked everywhere for a set of keys with my husband’s truck key on it. Bill had…
You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. (1 John 4:4, NIV) Life is hard. I can’t begin to imagine how much harder it would be without knowing that God is with…
Keep me safe, O God, I’ve run for dear life to you. I say to God, “Be my Lord!” Without you, nothing makes sense. (Psalm 16:1-2) Like all of you, I have so many friends and family who are not saved. I’ve had countless conversations with several of them about…
O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens! (Psalm 8:1, Holy Bible, New King James).
Good, better, best–comparative terms in the English language. If I like something, I say it is good. If I compare two items, I choose the better. If I judge three or more, I select the best. When I declare the glory of God, none of these comparatives suffice. This psalm describes God as excellent. He is matchless, unbeatable, unconquerable, and undefeated. His glory is beyond comparison.
Prayer: Lord, my Lord, Your name is beyond description. It is higher than the highest, deeper than the deepest, wider than the widest, incomparable. Amen.
Devotion by Violet Carr Moore