Recent Devotions
“To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.” Psalm 5:1-2 David was a man of prayer. As we read the beautiful psalms that he wrote, we realize that most of them were prayers that he offered to the Lord. In the many struggles and trials in his life, he constantly called out to the lord for help and strength. He knew that without the Lord to guide him, he could not…
“The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;” Psalm 20:1-2 Many years ago, I read this scripture and felt the Lord showing me how important it was to…
“Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation.” Psalm 68:19 Our Bible reading this month is taking us through the life of David as recorded in the Second Samuel and First Chronicles. Interspersed with the chapters from these two books have been…
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“Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.” (Psalm 41:9, NKJV) The story of Judas Iscariot is one of the saddest in the Bible. More than 2,000 years later, his name is still synonymous with betrayal. The term “Judas kiss” has come to mean “a traitorous action disguised as a show of affection” (thefreedictionary.com). He turned what was typically a kiss of respect into an act of betrayal. We know little of the man personally. We do know his father’s name was Simon, and the family was probably from the town of Kerioth. We do not know…
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:1-2 We are human, we all make mistakes. We say things we should not say and do things we should not do. Often our attitudes are completely opposite to what the Lord would want us to show. We often feel guilty, wishing we could turn back the clock and do things differently. At those…
“This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24 KJV). My past does not dictate my future. My past is under the blood of Jesus! See me today as I grow and mature in the Lord. I declare I am committed! I am changed! I ask you, my dear sisters, to hold hands together with me as we nurture the gifts God has given to each of us. When we help each other and love each other as sisters in the Lord, the beauty of Jesus will be seen in our…
“The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” James 5:16 Have you ever listened to someone pray and thought, “I wish I could learn to pray like that?” Their words just seem to flow so freely to the Lord, and we think surely the Lord must be pleased with their eloquent words and will answer their requests. Why can’t I pray like that? Sometimes it seems like we stumble and stammer over our words and wonder if the Lord even hears us. Sometimes we cannot even find the words to pray, and we can only whisper the name…
