Recent Devotions
Have you heard of the “Antiques Roadshow”? My hubby and I try to decide ahead of time if the item that is brought to the appraiser is valuable or not. More often than not, we get it wrong! Sometimes, it’s hard to determine the worth of something without knowing the creator’s name and history. I had a dream a few weeks ago that I had somehow discovered a vase passed down from my mother. In my dream, I was sure that it was a vase from the time of the Ming Dynasty and it would be worth tens of thousands!…
Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, “Arise quickly!” And his chains fell off his hands. Then the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and tie on your…
He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates friends. (Proverbs 17:9, NKJV) When we love the people in our lives, we will not reveal their transgressions. We will not talk behind their backs gossiping about them with others. The definition of gossip is “idle…
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Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for my soul. (Psalm 66:16, NKJV) Everyone has a story to tell. I have mine; you have yours. And each of our life stories is different because God found us in different places at different points in our lives. I grew up on a church pew, brought from birth by faithful parents with a strong commitment to God. Others met the Lord and were filled with His Spirit as an adult or even late life. Our stories are all different, some more dramatic than others,…
The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate the produce of Canaan. Joshua 5:12, NIV. When the Israelites were delivered from Egypt they cried out to the LORD for sustenance. For the first time in scripture we read that God fed His people with angel food: manna, (Exodus 16:1–36). Manna, a food that fell from heaven, sustained God’s people everyday for forty years. However, this scripture states that one day the manna ceased to fall. Why? We may look at this…
“I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing. I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.” Psalm 101:1-2 The Cambridge Dictionary describes integrity as the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. People with integrity do what is right even behind closed doors. They demonstrate reliability and trustworthiness. When unexpected obstacles come in their path, they show patience and flexibility. It’s easy for us to take ownership when we do something well, but when we…
“And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.” Isaiah 30:18 I had an “aha” moment while reading the Bible this week. I have only heard and have said, “wait on the LORD.” We say, “Wait on the LORD,” and for good reason, there is a multiplicity of scriptures saying to wait on God. However, I have never heard anyone tell me that the LORD will “wait on me.” This scripture says that God will wait on us so he can be gracious to us.…
