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Jesus, in Matthew 11:28-30, invites us to release our stress by saying, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” In the past I have shared my journey of releasing the pressures I place on myself and how I learned to seek after God’s expectations. To be honest, my heart still gets encumbered with stress, but it’s…
The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. Psalm 93:3–4 When I am going through a really difficult…
The four living creatures… do not rest day or night, saying: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!” Revelation 4:8, NKJV. Right now as you read this devotion there is an angelic host worshiping our Savior saying, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty,…
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“And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7 There were probably many stables in and near Bethlehem, so how did the shepherds know where to go to find the Baby Jesus? The sheep that these shepherds were watching were the ones from which the unblemished lambs were chosen for the sacrifices in the temple in Jerusalem. No doubt the place where the newborn lambs were placed was well-known to the shepherds. So, when the angel told them…
And as they brought them out, one said, “Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away.” . . . But Lot’s wife, behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. (Genesis 19:17, 26, ESV) I think one of my greatest annoyances in life is distracted drivers. They drift left, then right. Their speed is inconsistent, first fast, then slow. They are texting, watching their GPS, eating, or searching for something in their purse. They are a danger to themselves and others. It’s…
“And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.” Luke 7:11-12 Broken-hearted, discouraged, and forlorn, the young widow walked beside the bier of her only son. Although she was surrounded by others from the city, she felt all alone. Why had God allowed her…
“Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.” Hebrews 11:11 Sarah had to make many choices during her lifetime. One of the biggest ones was to believe that God’s promise to make Abraham a father of many nations was a promise that one day she would bear a son. Her life was not easy. Can you imagine how Sarah must have felt when Abraham announced that they were going on a journey, but he did not know what the…
