Recent Devotions
“But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.” Daniel 6:10 NLT The king during this season of Daniel’s life was King Darius. To be sure that his government was being run properly, King Darius put three other officials in charge of the governors. Daniel becomes one of these men, along with two others. He was a hard worker and eventually was promoted. You probably…
“For he will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease. He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection.” Psalms 91:3-4 Have you ever felt vulnerable? I am the type of person who…
“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…
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“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…
“Would I ever bring this nation to the point of birth and then not deliver it?” asks the LORD. “No! I would never keep this nation from being born,” says your God.” Isaiah 66:9, NIV. We are the church. We are God’s ministers. The prayer I would like to impart in this devotion is,“Lord, if we are too weary to deliver, give us the strength we need to birth babes in Christ.” In my city, Silver Spring, the population is 81,472 people according to the 2022 census. That is 81,472 reasons to get on my face and cry out for…
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. (Romans 3:23-24, ESV) Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary, the mother of Jesus. Five diverse women, but one thread holds them together. Each is named in Matthew’s listing of the genealogy of Jesus. That within itself is amazing as women were not usually included in a genealogy. Who were these women and what was their background? Tamar’s Story Tamar was the widow of Er, son of Judah. Genesis 38 tells her…
“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…
