Recent Devotions
“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.” (II Corinthians 9:8, ESV) I learned a new word this week. I’ve known the concept for a long time, but I had not come across the word that encompasses the concept. The word? Shrinkflation. As you can guess, it combines the words shrink and inflation. It’s when manufacturers shrink a product to offset rising manufacturing costs. The unobservant consumer may not realize that even though the price is the same, there are…
“No, for all the nations of the world are but a drop in the bucket. They are nothing more than dust on the scales. He picks up the whole earth as though it were a grain of sand.” Isaiah 40:15 My family loves going to the beach, it’s one of…
“But we are citizens of heaven where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for Him to return as our Savior.” Philippians 3:20 Have you ever had one of those days where you think to yourself “I cannot wait for heaven!” Everything seems to fall to pieces…
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“Open confession is good for the soul” (Psalm 119:26). “Confessed faults are half-mended.” ~Scottish proverb “A confession has to be part of your new life.” ~Ludwig Wittgenstein Confession is — acknowledgment; avowal; admission. A declaration or statement of belief. We sometimes mistakenly believe a confession is the revealing of secret sins. That is one meaning, but confession is also declaring what you know to be true, while acknowledging a lack. Continuing on with the account from yesterday’s devotion, the man made a declaration or statement of belief. He followed this with a confession of his unbelief. He acknowledged there was…
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God . . . And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. (John 1:1, 14) Many years ago, I bought an art book that depicts the life of Jesus but in a different way than most Bible art. The artist, Rien Poortvliet, used simple strokes to capture what Jesus may have looked like as a smiling chubby baby or as a cute toddler.…
Hebrews 11:1-2 MSG “The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.” We read in Matthew 7 about two different kinds of people. The first man decided to put in the time and effort required to have a solid foundation for his house. He labored and toiled to make sure that when a storm came, his home would still be standing. Sure, it…
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules. (Psalm 119:105-106, ESV) There’s a saying that rules are made to be broken. But is this really true? Do we even want it to be true? Would we enjoy living in a world without rules, regulations, or laws? I doubt we would. Societies cannot function properly without policies and laws. Neither can lives. Why do rules matter? Rules protect us; they keep us safe. They show us the right thing to do. A…
