Recent Devotions
“Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name.” (Psalm 86:11) “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5) “Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.” (Proverbs 16:3) These are all very familiar scriptures. Some key words we often notice are ‘unite,’ ‘trust,’ and ‘commit.’ These scriptures all refer to us doing a positive action. These are significant actions on this journey with Jesus. If we observe the contrast between the words united and untied, we see…
For most of my life, I have despised journaling. This may not be the best statement to make when writing an article to encourage you to consider the practice of prayer journaling. For me, there’s something so final and real about staring at your thoughts, vulnerabilities, and often unanswered requests on paper. However, I’ve learned…
Peace. Reels and posts galore telling you to “protect your peace”. But here’s the thing. Selfish ambition always leads to disorder. Not peace (James 3:16). When my world is consumed by me as I pursue the futile endeavor of protecting my peace, I am perpetuating the disorder in my life.…
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“And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes; Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.” Daniel 1:3-4 At fifteen years of age, I enrolled in Vocational School in Saint John to take Business classes. A couple of months later,…
I was sitting in a prayer meeting with two of my kids on either side of me, knowing that if I stood up to worship, they would too. And, in knowing that, I also knew that if I didn’t, neither would they. I’m reminded of this same notion when I hear my kids yelling at one another, being impatient and too hard on each other. In a brief moment of oblivion, I think to myself, what would provoke them to behave this way? Then I open my eyes. I’ve been this way lately. I’ve let my behavior become something that…
“Use both hands!” As a child, I heard this many times, getting on my bicycle and preparing to ride off with friends down the sidewalk in front of my house. One was thought to be ALL THAT if they could navigate their bicycle using just one hand on the handlebars and wildly waving the other hand in the air. However, Mom and Dad did not agree with THAT at ALL! They were thinking of skinned elbows and knees and the twisted frame of the bike that could result from the one-handed operator—me! So, “Use both hands!” was spoken not only…
“The Lord satisfies us each morning with His unfailing love so that we may sing for joy to the end of our lives” (Psalm 90:14) When we rise in the morning, “Give me Jesus.” As we go through the day, exciting or mundane, “Give me Jesus.” At the end of our days on earth, we can sing for joy with a feeble voice, “Give me Jesus.” Jesus’ love never fails, and we will never regret living our days for Him–He always satisfies! We do not have to fear or feel anxious when we trust the Lord. Isaiah 41:13 states, “For…
