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When I was small, my mother would go to the church on off-days to practice music or prepare songs for our Junior Choir. She’d bring me along and let me wander the big empty church building as she did her work. Our church was a vast, exciting adventureland to a curious little girl. I would go pew by pew and straighten the hymnals and the offering envelopes. I’d “dust” the hardwood floors in the sanctuary by “swimming” like a fish under the pews. I’d scuff my feet on the dark green wool aisle carpet, building up static electricity so that…
We don’t know what we don’t know. Selah. In our last devotion, we discussed how that trusting our feelings alone will not lead us to TRUTH. There’s so much we don’t know. Which is better … for something to FEEL true, or for something to BE true? For those who…
What you don’t know CAN hurt you. I have just come through a serious respiratory illness that suddenly appeared without warning. After several months, I was getting worse and worse, and not only did my symptoms get so severe that I was struggling to breathe, my doctors could not even…
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“A man’s pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will retain honor.” (Proverbs 29:23, NKJV) Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay, Jr.), the former heavyweight boxing champion, is quoted as saying, “It’s hard to be humble when you’re as great as I am.” We might find his attitude humorous, but pride is a common problem for us humans. It is also a trait we may have difficulty recognizing in our own lives although we can spot it easily in others’ lives. While we may not want to admit pride is sin, God’s Word states otherwise (Proverbs 21:4). Even…
“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.” Psalm 37:5 David’s next step is to commit everything to the Lord. What does this mean? If you are committed to something it means that you have pledged or obligated to do it. Consider the person who is skydiving, once they have jumped out of the plane, they are committed to their skydive. There is no turning back! What does it mean to commit your way unto the Lord? It means leaving the past behind, laying aside our dreams and ambitions, and placing…
“But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.” Isaiah 43:1-2 I know in these verses the Lord is speaking to the children of Israel, but it is a promise for us as well. As children of…
Isaiah 43:16-19 MSG “This is what God says, the God who builds a road right through the ocean, who carves a path through pounding waves, The God who summons horses and chariots and armies— they lie down and then can’t get up; they’re snuffed out like so many candles: “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands.” I’m hesitant to change. I have my routine down pat, and…
