Recent Devotions
“The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.” Psalm 16:5 Image by Anemone123 from Pixabay The NIV reads “Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup, you have made my lot secure.” August has been a very busy month, and I have been blessed to spend a lot of time with family. We had not all been together for five years, and what a great time we had, reminiscing on the past. We shared stories of good times and some not-so-good. We played games, ate together, and laughed a lot.…
Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:3-4 NIV Image by Elsemargriet from Pixabay David spent the greater part of his early years as a…
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light” I Peter 2:9 Recently on social media, I connected with a group from a town…
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“A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.” Proverbs 15:13. On a recent visit with my family, I observed two young children at play. They were sitting on the floor, rolling a ball back and forth, and laughing loudly together. Later, they were running around, pulling s skipping rope between them and laughing at every turn. They were enjoying every minute of their time together. Soon they had us older folk laughing as well along with them. Laughter is contagious. Laughter is a gift from God, which we sometimes take for…
“Before he had finished praying, he saw a young woman named Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, who was the son of Abraham’s brother Nahor and his wife, Milcah.” Genesis 24:15 In this story, Abraham sent his servant to find a wife for his son Isaac. Abraham didn’t want Isaac to marry a Canaanite woman, so he sent his servant to his homeland to find a wife there. The servant seems a little unsure of this task, so to be sure he makes the right decision, he prays a very…
“Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts.” (Jeremiah 15:16, ESV) I own several Bibles. Some are different translations and others are study Bibles. Some are marked, highlighted, and worn. At least two are held together with heavy tape. But another two of these Bibles hold special meaning for me. One was my mom’s and the other my dad’s. My parents ended their earthly journey a number of years ago, leaving behind well-used Bibles. Mom…
“And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.” Matthew 21:10-11. Have you enjoyed our time together as we walked with the crowd around Jesus as He rode into Jerusalem? There were others there that day who could have told us some interesting stories. We can imagine we saw the little lad that gave his lunch to Jesus to feed the multitude; the woman who had pressed through the crowd to touch Jesus’ garment and be healed; the lepers who had…
