Recent Devotions
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. (Romans 15:13, ESV) Life gets tough and sometimes people lose hope that better days are ahead. Job 14:1 (ESV) says, “Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble.” None of us can expect a totally carefree life, but that does not mean we should give up hope. What is hope? Is it the same thing as faith? Hebrews 11:1 answers this question. “Now faith is…
“. . . Take for yourselves twelve stones from here, out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests’ feet stood firm. You shall carry them over with you and leave them in the lodging place where you lodge tonight.” (Joshua 4:3, NKJV) After their forty-year…
“And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?” (Matthew 6:27, ESV) Are you a worrier? I suspect we all are to some degree. Life has its uncertainties and problems, and it’s easy for us to feel anxious or fearful about what…
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Sometimes God will put a word on my heart. Most of the time, I don’t know why or what direction He wants me to take it. Sometimes I don’t respond immediately. In the last couple of weeks, the word remember has been on my heart. My husband recently gifted me Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, published by Foundations for an American Christian Education. It has been such a blessing to me and to my studies! I love it. I know it sounds really silly to be excited about a dictionary, but I am! The definitions often tell you what the word…
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.” (Genesis 2:7, NKJV) Are you a garage sale enthusiast—thriving on the hunt, the haggle, the victory? Not me. That gene was left out of my makeup. If I browse garage sale tables, all I see are tired, worn items of little value. As a seller, which is seldom, I cannot get beyond the “but I paid $$ for that” mindset. Why would anyone offer only twenty-five cents for my wonderful treasure? Some things deserve…
“I was there when he set the limits of the seas, so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. And when he marked off the earth’s foundations,” Proverbs 8:29 Humans struggle with being told what to do. Everyone wants to be the Captain, to be in charge, to take orders from no one. We don’t like having boundaries, and we love to exercise our “right” to our own free will. God has placed boundaries for a reason though, a very important, life saving reason. Have you ever driven through a highway, that was over-looking the ocean? You can smell the…
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 Remember when spring cleaning was a big event of the year. After the snow was gone and the weather was getting warmer, a homemaker would practically tear the house apart. All the curtains were removed from the windows, washed, and hung out to dry in the spring breeze. Blinds were taken down and dusted or washed, depending on what kind they were. Then the windows were thoroughly cleaned inside and out to get rid of the winter’s grime. Carpets were removed, hung over the…
