Recent Devotions
“This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.” 1 Timothy 1:15 As I was reading through this chapter I realized that as Paul preached the gospel, it was infused with his testimony. Gospel and testimony seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly. Paul is giving instruction to the people on how to live a life that is pleasing to the Lord, but he is also telling them how God had so mercifully saved him. Paul had done some pretty terrible…
“Just open your eyes, and see how the wicked are punished. If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home.” Psalms 91:8-10 I love how we are reminded yet again in this…
“You are good and do only good; teach me your decrees.” Psalms 119:68 NLT In the midst of all the chaos in our world right now, this scripture spoke so loudly to me. We are bombarded everyday with another tragedy, another issue that we can’t seem to fix, brokenness and…
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Remembering the games of my childhood, I fondly recall playing Blind Man’s Bluff (tag), Pin the Tail on the Donkey, and Taste Test. The commonality of these games is that they require a blindfold to play. Although being blindfolded removes the sense of sight while playing, all your other senses become heightened and grow keener. In addition, you must TRUST in order to play successfully. Blind Man’s Bluff – you have to LISTEN to every sound, learning to distinguish movement and direction. You’ll need to TOUCH objects & people, in your sightless search for someone to tag. Pin the Tail…
“And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh.” I Samuel 1:3 Same time every year, the family journeyed to Shiloh to worship the Lord. And each year I am sure that Hannah looked at the growing family and hoped in her heart that God would hear her prayer and give her a child. It was always hard at these times as she felt people looked at her, judging her because she was barren. She hated to face others, but she knew that going for the yearly…
“I will fully satisfy the needs of those who are weary and fully refresh the souls of those who are faint.” (Jeremiah 31:25, New English Translation) Life, and our busy schedules, can wear us down. We have so much to do, so many depending on us, and so little time to devote to our own needs. Eventually, this becomes an unhealthy situation. If we feel physically tired, we may also feel spiritually weary. When that happens, it’s time for us to slow down and allow God to refresh us. Perhaps this is what happened to Martha, the friend of Jesus…
“For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says (Mark 11:23 NKJV). Does NOT doubt…BUT believes. This scripture is actually an explanation of the one preceding it, “So Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Have faith in God’.” Apparently He chose to clarify for them exactly what that meant! Jesus encouraged them to have HIM-POSSIBLE faith! He demonstrated the potential power that comes from NOT doubting, but…
