Recent Devotions
“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,…
“One day a man arrived from Baal Shalishah. He brought the man of God twenty loaves of fresh-baked bread from the early harvest, along with a few apples from the orchard. Elisha said, “Pass it around to the people to eat.” His servant said, “For a hundred men? There’s not…
Daniel 9:17 KJV “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 MSG “So listen, God, to this determined prayer of your servant. Have mercy on your…
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“Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.” Genesis 41:33 As Joseph outlined the steps that Pharaoh should follow, Pharaoh realized that Joseph was the right man to head up the program. He not only had wisdom, but he already had a plan that would benefit the country. He put Joseph in charge of it all. He placed a ring on his finger, gave him royal robes to wear, and a chariot to ride in. Often when people are given a position of honour or prestige, they let it go…
Yesterday, we looked at “The Widow’s Oil,” the first of two women mentioned in II Kings Chapter 4. Today, we will look at the testimony of the Shunammite woman. In II Kings 4:8-37, we again read about the prophet, Elisha. But this time, he was not ministering to a poor widow but to a noblewoman who lived in Shunem. The day we meet her, we see a poised, beautiful lady who seems to have everything. She has a lovely home and a devoted husband who provides well for her and is respected in their community. She has a heart for…
“Noah built an altar to God. He selected clean animals and birds from every species and offered them as burnt offerings on the altar. God smelled the sweet fragrance and thought to himself, “I’ll never again curse the ground because of people. I know they have this bent toward evil from an early age, but I’ll never again kill off everything living as I’ve just done.” Genesis 8:20-21 MSG In studying the story of Noah and the ark, I was struck by these verses. Now, I’ve read this story numerous times as have you most likely. What stood out most to…
“And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.” I Samuel 16:12-13 We have been considering stories of people in the Bible who had to wait for long periods of time before receiving an answer to prayer, or a…
