Recent Devotions
“Would I ever bring this nation to the point of birth and then not deliver it?” asks the LORD. “No! I would never keep this nation from being born,” says your God.” Isaiah 66:9, NIV. We are the church. We are God’s ministers. The prayer I would like to impart in this devotion is,“Lord, if we are too weary to deliver, give us the strength we need to birth babes in Christ.” In my city, Silver Spring, the population is 81,472 people according to the 2022 census. That is 81,472 reasons to get on my face and cry out for…
“For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.” (Psalm 107:9, ESV). This week I have seen numerous postings on social media about a spirit of revival sweeping across a university campus in Kentucky. At the time I write this, a non-stop prayer meeting…
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11, NKJV) Jeremiah 29:11 is an often-quoted Bible verse that reassures us God has a plan for our lives. His thoughts…
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“But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord” (John 20:24-25). When we think about Thomas, one of Jesus’ twelve disciples, our mind automatically adds “doubting” to his name. In fact, through the years the term “doubting Thomas” has entered our language to describe anyone who is a skeptic. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines it as “an incredulous or habitually doubtful person.” Can you imagine your name becoming a dictionary entry? A negative dictionary entry. Thomas has been tagged with the name Doubting…
“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” (James 1:19-20, ESV) Temper tantrums are not cute, but toddlers and young children use them when they can’t get their own way. They may kick, scream, throw themselves on the floor, or even bang their heads. I once babysat a toddler who was a master of temper tantrums. The parents called from the restaurant to check on Miss Tantrum and seemed utterly surprised at the complete silence in the background.…
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Jeremiah 29:11 Today we begin a new year. I am sure that most of us are remembering how we started out the past year with plans and hopes for what we would be doing. Then everything changed and we found ourselves having to readjust our lives. Now the question in our minds is whether this year will be any different. Will we be able to return to some sort of normal? We do not…
“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee” Psalm 119:11 “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Psalm 119:105 This has been an interesting week, as I stepped out of my comfort zone and shared experiences in my life and how the Word of God was there to guide and inspire me. There are many more that I could share, but I pray that the Lord has used these to be a blessing and inspiration to those of you who have read them. Daily Bible…
