“Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the…
“I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,” Luke 15:18 There is an old chorus on my mind this morning, as I was thinking about the choices: Back to my Father and home, Back to…
“Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.” Hebrews 11:11 Sarah had to make many choices during her lifetime. One of the biggest ones was to believe that God’s…
“A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.” Ecclesiastes 10:2 KJV “A wise person chooses the right road, a fool takes the wrong one.” NLT While praying about what to write this month, the Lord keeps impressing the word “choices” upon my…
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. Isaiah 42:3 I love camping. There isn’t anything like building a fire, roasting marshmallows, and making yourself an ooey, gooey s’more. When you wake up in the morning…
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him. Psalm 145:18 How many times has someone asked, “How are you doing?” And you reply, “I’m doing okay.” That response is a red flag for me. It signals that there is something wrong and that there is an unbalance…
When God Speaks Has God ever spoken to you? Maybe it wasn’t an audible voice, but have you had a moment when you have received a divine word, direction, or supernatural peace from our Sovereign Lord? Every time God has spoken to me, I am left in awe of His…
Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men. 2 Corinthians 3:2 I did not think that sharing my life through writing would be so scary. Who knew that writing devotions would make my heart race? After all, they are only words on a page,…
“And have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.” (Colossians 3:10) The little voice from the back seat suddenly asked, “Is your name written in the book?” Our excursions together often proved interesting, and apparently this would be another of…