Recent Devotions
“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…
“Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” II Peter 1:10-11 A few months…
“Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God. And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.” Leviticus 20:7-8 We used to sing a chorus in our church, and it came to my mind when I read this…
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Psalm 112:9 “He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.” This week we have looked at the many blessings that the Lord has bestowed on those who fear Him and keep His commandments. Today we are looking at those who have been blessed with the gift of compassion and generosity. There are a lot of needs in our world today. We cannot give to every appeal that we hear about. God intends us to be good stewards of what He has given us. Our first obligation is…
“Do you think that I like to see wicked people die? says the Sovereign LORD. Of course not! I want them to turn from their wicked ways and live. (Ezekiel 18:23, NLT) Have you ever watched the pain and grief of a parent who has a wayward child? Or perhaps you are that parent. It’s so easy to agonize, “What did I do wrong? How did I fail?” I’ve known many godly people whose children turned away from God, and it’s heartbreaking. But it doesn’t mean they were bad parents. As I was reading the Bible this morning, I came…
“When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.” II Timothy 1:5-6 As we continue in our study of I Timothy 4:12, we see that “faith” is an important attribute for those who desire to be an example to others. In his second letter to Timothy, Paul was nearing the time of his…
“And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors,…….. And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.” Joshua 9:3-6 Joshua and the Israelite army had won great victories at Jericho and Ai. This caused fear in the other cities in the area. Gibeon was only a few miles away, but their leaders…
