Today's Devotion
The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. (Exodus 15:2, NLT) Miriam picked up her hem as she sprinted ahead. Her heartbeat quickened; her breath came in short gasps as she forged forward. Fear taunted as her hair whipped around her face. She had to keep focused on moving forward. She clutched at her heart. It was beating so fast she thought it might come out of her chest! She stole a cloaked glance behind her and gasped to catch her breath, realizing what was happening! A twitch pulled her lips into a small smile.…
In him (Jesus) we live, and move, and have our being. Acts 17:28 In every area of life, God needs to be our source—we need Him to survive. A fish has life in the water—the water is its source of life. However, if you take the fish out of water, it will die. Similarly, when we are disconnected from the source of our spiritual life, we will begin to feel weighted down, weak, and discouraged to the point of giving up. If you can relate, take sometime to get reconnected in God’s presence today. When we are connected to the source…
If this world could buy peace, it would become one of the most popular and expensive commodities. However, peace cannot be purchased, so there is a surge of fabricated peace that assures the anxious heart to take rest through self-medicating, busyness, or prosperity. This counterfeit peace reveals its fallacies after a few uses, but unaware of another remedy, people enter into a vicious cycle of trying to escape the cares of this world. Jesus gives us hope, even through our trials. He declares, These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world…
Leviticus 23:2 states, “Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.” This week, our devotions will cover the seven feasts the Jews were to celebrate throughout the year. These feasts became a beautiful preparation for celebration, reflection, rest, fellowship, and special gathering. I heard a minister liken these feasts to a Thanksgiving dinner in North America. Sure, we eat dinner every day, but Thanksgiving dinner happens only once a year, and there is excitement attached to the day. We…
Numbers 14:19-20 “Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now. And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word:” Moses was eighty years old when the Lord directed him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt to the promised land. In spite of all their murmurings and complaining, he had done his job well. He brought them to Kadesh-Barnea and sent the twelve spies into the land to check it out. They came back, carrying samples of the…
