Recent Devotions
“Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.” Colossians 3:14 I’m not a very fashionable person. I love clothes as much as the next woman, but I struggle with pairing patterns, prints and colours together. I try and keep it simple with dresses that don’t need to be matched with anything, and subtle, neutral colours. Kudos to all you women out there who excel in the fashion department! There is an article of clothing though that we all should be brilliant at putting on, and that is love. This scripture tells us to “clothe…
“The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground. Then the men asked “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive?” Luke 24:5 I was reading through this portion of scripture a few years ago and had a light-bulb moment. How many times have…
“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…
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“Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart” (Psalm 37:4). Oh how we love this verse! It is probably one of the most quoted verses in the Bible. We all love the idea of God giving us our heart’s desire; but as I study this verse, I see a set of instructions that we must follow to make this reward of “heart’s desire” possible. If we look at verses 3-7 we see that we are to trust, delight thyself, commit, and rest. Trust Before we can delight in the Lord, we must…
“And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.” (Luke 15:20, NKJV) Home. It had its own feel, its own smell, its own familiarity. That worn spot in the carpet was still there, and the same picture hung over the couch. There was lemon pie in the fridge, peanut butter fudge on the counter, and warm hugs at the door. When I called out, “I’m home,” I knew I was welcome there. I was loved.…
“Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.” I Peter 3:6 For the last few months, the Lord had been speaking to me about doing a series on some of the women in the Bible, and what you and I can learn from their experiences. Originally, I chose seven names but as I began to study and meditate on the first one, Sarah, I realized that there was material for more than one article. Over the next seven days, I want to dig…
“Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.” Psalm 74:17 “For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;” Song of Solomon 2:11-12 Last year at this time we were welcoming Spring and looking forward to all the things that the year would bring. We had plans to visit family and friends, church functions to attend, and just being able to get out and…
