Recent Devotions
It’s finally spring! There’s something powerful about this season, especially the spring equinox, when day and night are held in perfect balance. It marks a shift because darkness no longer dominates, and from this point on, light begins to stretch further into our days. What was dormant starts to awaken. And maybe, if you’re honest, your soul has been craving that kind of shift too. “My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him…” (Psalm 62:5–8) Spring reminds us that waiting is never wasted. God will, at times, intentionally lead us into a waiting season to:…
“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groaning which cannot be uttered.” Romans 8:26 Throughout scripture, we learn there are different ways to pray. Intercessory prayer, for example, is…
If you have ever been to Canal Street in New York City, you will find a plethora of fake merchandise—anything from a faux Gucci bag, to a fake Rolex to Chanel purses with backward C’s on the pleather exterior. Many people do not care about authenticity anymore, plus it costs…
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“And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.” Genesis 3:8. I love the story of God’s relationship with Adam and Eve. Even after they sinned, God pursued them with His love and mercy. From the very beginning, the God of creation is a relational God, who desires to have close communion with humanity. He communicated with His creation in divergent and various ways and walked with Adam in the…
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10, ESV) God was very intentional when He made us. It did not happen by accident or chance. He was careful, deliberate, purposeful in making each of us into a beautiful creation. The New Living Translation uses the word masterpiece, which speaks of the high quality of His workmanship. Workmanship: the quality imparted to a thing in the process of making. Masterpiece: a work done with extraordinary skill. Something (as a work of art) that is a…
In the well-known story of the prodigal son in Luke 15, he took his inheritance and spent it on temporary pleasures. When he realized all his money was gone, he found a job feeding pigs. The pleasures and friends were gone. He was so hungry that the pig’s food began to look appetizing. Then the Bible reveals a key moment in Luke 15:17: “But when he came to himself.” All these events led him to this moment of awakening. This is the kind of moment we ask God to give every prodigal. We read about a severe famine in the…
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it . . . So I do not run aimlessly.” (I Corinthians 9:24 and 26, ESV) I am not a morning person, but occasionally I find myself out in the pre-dawn hours as I drive a friend to the airport for an early flight. It amazes me when I see a lone figure up ahead determinedly jogging. I wonder at the passion that compels someone to be out at such an early hour just to run.…
