Recent Devotions
“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 devastation. But God. He is good and does only good. Even though we are living in unprecedented and scary times, He is still good. Even though the world seems to be crumbling beneath our feet, He is still good and does only good. Even though your health may be failing…
“Then the Assyrian king’s chief of staff told them to give this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the great king of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you so confident?” 2 Kings 18:19 NLT As I was reading through this chapter, this verse really stood out…
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” Micah 6:8 Back to the scripture we used in the first of this series, knowing that we can…
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If anyone boasts, “I love God,” and goes right on hating his brother or sister, thinking nothing of it, he is a liar. If he won’t love the person he can see, how can he love the God he can’t see? (1 John 4:20, The Message) What a reminder! How we love our neighbor is a representation of the love we have for God. It is easy to forget this simple commandment, especially when people are frustrating us to no end. Showing your love to others does not look the same for every person. You don’t have to constantly be hugging…
“And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.” Mark 8:12. Have you ever heard someone say, “If I could just see a miracle, then I would believe”? When Jesus was here on earth, He performed many miracles, people believed on Him for awhile, but they were always looking for something more. This grieved the Lord. When it…
“Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear.” (Isaiah 59:1, English Standard Version) Imagine the crowds, and the curiosity, that day on Mount Carmel. Why has everyone been summoned to gather here? Is that Elijah standing beside King Ahab? And are those the prophets of Baal and prophets of the grove gathered over there? This is quite a crowd. What’s going on? (Read I Kings 18:20-40.) Choose Your God This was destined to be a day those gathered would long remember. The people of Israel watched and listened as…
“For the word of God is living and powerful.” (Hebrews 4:12, NKJV) We are now in the second month of the new year. Many people begin a reading program designed to take them through the entire Bible by the end of December. Even those who may not make it to Revelation 22 by the end of the year will have gained from whatever time they spend reading and meditating on God’s Word. It’s a win-win situation. I love reading the Bible, but I have a confession to make. I struggle to get through some parts. Long lists of “begats” I…
