Recent Devotions
“He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dark rain clouds.” Psalms 18:11 NLT How often do we believe the lie that God has left us to suffer in our circumstances? That quiet and loneliness must be a sign that God is absent and unaware of our troubles. We often struggle with frustrated thoughts and emotions at what we have to endure in this life, at least I do. In my self-pity it’s so easy to crumble under the pressure, and cry out “Where are you God, and why have You left me?” But what if I intentionally sought…
“Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust Him.” Psalms 91:1-2 There have been countless times in…
“But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives. This famine that has ravaged the land for two years will last five more years, and there will be neither…
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We were supposed to be in Alabama. It had been fifty-six years since my husband graduated from Liberty High. Most every year, his “Liberty High family” consults him about setting a date for the reunion, as he lives farther away than any of the others. It takes careful planning when trying to visit our relatives and attend the class reunion since we’d need to include North Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Kentucky on the route! After all of our planning, things abruptly stopped when the cardiologist called and strongly recommended postponing all plans until after cardiac catheterization and receiving the test results. …
“Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.” Daniel 9:17 KJV “So listen, God, to this determined prayer of your servant. Have mercy on your ruined Sanctuary. Act out of who you are, not out of what we are.” Daniel 9:17 MSG Humanity can be quite a mess at times. We struggle to learn from history and our mistakes. We interject ourselves into situations thinking that we have all the answers—selfishness and ego fuel many of our decisions.…
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness… So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them, Genesis 1:26-27. We are created in the image and likeness of God. These words have two very different meanings. Image is displaying God’s glory; it is an outward representation of who God is and when people look at us, they should know that we are His ambassadors. People will see our countenance and observe how gracious we are to others. Likeness is displaying God’s characteristics;…
“Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.” (I Peter 4:8, ESV) I recently read a statement that said, “As you move about this world, be more than just another passing face — be a source of grace” (author unknown). It reminded me that each of us can make a difference in our world just by showing kindness to those we encounter throughout our day. Kindness costs no money, but it has the power to brighten someone’s day in ways we may never realize. Today is Valentine’s Day, a day that brings thoughts of…
