Recent Devotions
“The Lord satisfies us each morning with His unfailing love so that we may sing for joy to the end of our lives” (Psalm 90:14) When we rise in the morning, “Give me Jesus.” As we go through the day, exciting or mundane, “Give me Jesus.” At the end of our days on earth, we can sing for joy with a feeble voice, “Give me Jesus.” Jesus’ love never fails, and we will never regret living our days for Him–He always satisfies! We do not have to fear or feel anxious when we trust the Lord. Isaiah 41:13 states, “For…
“For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone” (Psalm 86:10, KJV). Con·text (‘kän-,tekst): “the circumstances that form the setting for a statement or idea, by which it can be fully understood and assessed; the parts that immediately precede or follow a word or passage and help…
It’s time. We have come to that season of our lives when it’s time to sort through our stash—the accumulation of a lifetime. To throw out the trash, discard the broken and useless, donate what we no longer need, and keep what we can’t live without. We are peeling back…
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“Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things . . . But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” (I Peter 1:18-19) When people hear the word gospel, many immediately think about the New Testament — the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. While that is true, the message of salvation did not suddenly appear in the New Testament. From the earliest pages of Scripture, God was already revealing His plan of redemption. A PROPHETIC PICTURE The Old Testament is not separate from the Gospel. Instead, it foreshadows and prepares the way for it. As we read Exodus chapters…
“And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.” Matthew 21:1-3 As a reader and a writer, I often wish that the Bible gave us more details about events. But then, I suppose, we would…
“For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again.” (II Corinthians 1:8-10, ESV) Do others rely on your prayers when they face difficult situations?…
“When everything was ready, the LORD said to Noah, ‘Go into the boat with all your family, for among all the people of the earth, I can see that you alone are righteous’ . . . Then the LORD closed the door behind them.” (Genesis 7:1, 16, NLT) Wouldn’t you love to know Noah’s thoughts and feelings at the moment God shut the ark’s door! After years of construction, warning others of God’s judgment, and listening to their skeptical remarks, everything was ready. He had completed the task God asked him to do. I can imagine some nervous anticipation as he and…
