Recent Devotions
GENESIS 8:20-21 MSG “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 an early age, but I’ll never again kill off everything living as I’ve just done.” I just started a new Bible reading plan that involves reading through the entire Bible in Chronological order. As I was studying Noah and the ark, I was struck by these verses.…
EXODUS 14:22-25 MSG “The Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground with the waters a wall to the right and to the left. The Egyptians came after them in full pursuit, every horse and chariot and driver of Pharaoh racing into the middle of the sea. It was now…
REVIVE Psalms 69:32 ESV “When the humble see it they will be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive.” Have you ever felt tired? I have two daughters, both of whom were terrible sleepers since birth. They were most needy during the night, waking up anywhere from 5-6…
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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…
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11:6 In the last few days, we have taken a journey into the past and looked at a few well-known Bible characters and what they experienced. I intended to look closely at Hebrews 11, and I was having a struggle to start writing. Then the Lord dropped two words into my mind, – Strange Requests. The more I thought about it, the more Bible names kept coming…
We throw a lot of things away. The average American throws away three to four pounds of trash per day. Howstuffworks.com states, “Let’s assume that there are 300 million people living in the United States. This means that, in one year, 300 million people, each producing 3.5 pounds of trash per day, create something like 18,433,779,281 cubic feet of trash, which is a lot. If you made the pile 400 feet deep (as tall as a 40-story building), it would cover more than 1,000 acres of land.” https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/one-giant-landfill.htm However, we throw things away (all the time) that can be reused,…
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…
