Recent Devotions
“For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” (II Timothy 4:6-7, NKJV) How do we determine the success of our life? Is it by the material things we own? Does it come from our net worth? Or do we judge our success by the number of promotions and accolades we have achieved at work? Do we measure it by the square footage of our home, the car we drive, or the exotic…
“Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” (II Timothy 3:12, ESV) At times in our walk with the Lord, we become discouraged when troubles seem to plague our every step. We feel we are walking in God’s will for our lives, yet…
“Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.” (Romans 15:2, ESV) When Jesus walked here on earth, He often sent His disciples out two by two to minister in surrounding towns. Have you ever wondered why He never sent them alone? Could they not…
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“And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.” Luke 2:4-5 When my first child was born, I rode in a car to a modern hospital, where I was quickly admitted and put in a comfortable bed. The nurse attending me was a friend, and the doctor was someone I was familiar with trusted completely. My son was checked over carefully to make…
“O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.” Psalm 139:1 David had a great relationship with the Lord. As we read His Psalms, it seems like He was able to talk plainly with the Lord admitting his weaknesses and asking for help to overcome them. He recognized God as Omniscient, knowing everything about Him. and Omnipresent, always with Him. Let us look at some of these verses that David wrote and how they can apply to our lives today. Verse 2 – “Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.” In our times of…
“But I tell you this—though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence” Luke 11:8 NLT The previous verses to this one tell us the parable of a man who went to a friends house at midnight to borrow a few loaves of bread. He had a surprise visitor show up and apparently had nothing to feed him, and I guess three loaves of bread would have done the trick! Now, if someone came to my door at midnight asking…
“And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.” (Luke 1:6, ESV) Sometimes life disappoints us. We have hopes and dreams that remain unfulfilled, even after fervent prayers. That may have been the story of Zechariah, a priest from the tribe of Levi, and Elizabeth, his wife. For many years the couple had desired a child and prayed earnestly about it, but their prayers remained unanswered. As time passed and they were no longer in their childbearing years, their dreams became disappointed memories of what might have been. Then, one day…
