Recent Devotions
“Let her own works praise her in the gates.” (Proverbs 31:31b KJV) Whatever we DO—what we create and accomplish—should be of such quality and skill that it is always our BEST effort. Shouldn’t what we do for others be done so well that we would be delighted to receive it ourselves? Certainly, whatever it is, it is worth doing WELL as unto the LORD. This is actually an attribute of God. He made us with so much love and care that He DELIGHTS to look at us! He watches us, thinks about us, cares for us, and has sacrificed so…
“Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.” (Proverbs 31:31 KJV) One of the best reasons to have a cat is to watch them play with light. I remember watching our cat Camai—she was so haughty and aloof by nature.…
“In the beginning, GOD …” In our last study, we noted that the story of the beginning of all things started with a RIGHTeous GOD. Like Hebrew reads from RIGHT to left, our life story would do well to be read from the perspective of “RIGHT FIRST.” In everything we…
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“But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.” (Romans 8:25, ESV) I’ve quit rushing. Well, at least some of the time. I still look for the shorter line at the grocery store, but I just as frequently will motion someone with only a few items ahead of me. No, I’m not an angel in disguise; I just try not to worry about delays. Some days I succeed better than others. We live in an impatient world. Someone has called this the “microwave generation” because we have come to expect instant gratification. When…
“Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.” Acts 16:25 We sing songs in our worship services quite often about how worship can change a situation, and we proclaim and believe that worship can set us free. This story in Acts is a perfect example of that. Paul and Silas had been severely flogged. They were stripped, beaten and publicly humiliated, then thrown into a dark and cold prison cell. Their feet were then fastened in stocks, and thus began a very uncertain future for these two men. After all…
Psalms 142:5 NLT “Then I pray to you, O Lord. I say, “You are my place of refuge. You are all I really want in life.” I’ve always known that I needed God. From the time I was a scared, confused child to now as a young adult – I understand my need for Him. I have lived my life without Him, and I sincerely have no desire to return to that way of living. I say that humbly, because I have witnessed firsthand the destruction and hurt that I can cause when He isn’t living within me. I’ve faced…
Then I will encamp at my house as a guard, so that none shall march to and fro; no oppressor shall again march over them, for now I see with my own eyes. (Zechariah 9:8, ESV) I recently read a magazine article on home security, and it gave some helpful insights on keeping intruders out and securing valuables in the event someone does break into the home. The article talked about locks and deadbolts, securing garages, and where to hide valuables. I wondered if I should rush out and buy some of those secure (and expensive) locks. Do I need…
