Recent Devotions
A flock of sheep stood grazing in a green pasture as a gentle brook burbled nearby. One hundred sheep, to be exact. As the Good Shepherd inspected His herd, He noticed one was missing. He called its name time and again, but no sheep. He looked this way and that, but still no sheep. That sheep was precious to Him. It was worth the price of His own life. He left the ninety and nine in search of the lost sheep. Up mountains, through valleys, there was nowhere He would not go to return the lost sheep to the fold.…
In the well-known story of the prodigal son in Luke 15, he took his inheritance and spent it on temporary pleasures. When he realized all his money was gone, he found a job feeding pigs. The pleasures and friends were gone. He was so hungry that the pig’s food began…
“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)…
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“Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.” Genesis 42:1-3 Joseph kissed his wife and boys and left for what he knew would be another busy day. People had been coming from other countries, looking for grain because the famine was widespread. Once in the storehouse,…
“Forty years later, in the desert near Mount Sinai, an angel appeared to Moses in the flame of a burning bush” Life has a funny way of catching us off guard, usually at the most inconvenient times. Have you ever noticed that God can work that way as well? Moses probably thought that chapter of his life was over, after all, forty years had passed. But that is usually when God is up to something.. in the silent, quiet, “everything is going well” seasons of life. When I read this portion of scripture this thought instantly came to my mind,…
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. (Romans 15:13, ESV) Life gets tough and sometimes people lose hope that better days are ahead. Job 14:1 (ESV) says, “Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble.” None of us can expect a totally carefree life, but that does not mean we should give up hope. What is hope? Is it the same thing as faith? Hebrews 11:1 answers this question. “Now faith is…
“Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law.” (Psalm 119:18, NKJV) One of the most beneficial habits the child of God can ever form is reading His Word every day. Yet, according to recent statistics, fewer and fewer actually read the Bible with any regularity. I recently read a survey that stated, “The fact is over 82% of Christian Americans only read their Bibles on Sundays while in church.” (http://poncefoundation.com/christians-dont-read-their-bible/). As someone who really loves the Word of God, I find this disheartening, even alarming. There is so much to glean from consistent Bible reading. How…
