Recent Devotions
“Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.” Psalm 37:3 Trust is firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. Think of all the things that you have trusted already today. You pressed a switch expecting a light to come on. You plugged in a kettle or coffeepot anticipating a hot drink. You turned the key in your car fully believing that it would start and take you to work or school or wherever you needed to go. You trust each week or month,…
“A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.” Psalm 37:1-2 This month the daily Bible reading has been in the Book of Psalms, many…
By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. (Hebrews 11:5, NKJV) Each day we live, we write another chapter of who we are for…
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“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 I searched for life, and healing and forgiveness in all the wrong places? I would bring all my problems to my friends in hopes that they could give me the miracle I needed or even some encouragement to help me get through my current situation. I would spend my money…
Proverbs 17:19 “Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.” Proverbs is such an interesting book of the bible to me. It’s this smorgasbord of universal wisdom all compiled into one book. This scripture goes from quarreling to trusting in high walls all in one scripture! I feel like Solomon could literally never turn his brain off, and his hand couldn’t write as fast as his mind was thinking. The second half of this scripture stood out to me, “anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster” High walls in modern day could…
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost” (Romans 15:13). Has life ever felt without hope? Perhaps you woke this morning struggling with feelings of hopelessness. There is a way out. It sounds simplistic, but our hope comes from God. Job experienced deep despair when he lost his possessions, his children, and his health in just a short span of time. He cried out, “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope” (Job 7:6). His wife…
“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;” Ephesians 6:18 I was meditating on prayer this morning and came up with this acrostic about the different kinds of P R A Y E R: Perseverant Prayer – James 5:16. “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” In our daily prayer time, we bring the needs of our family, our church family, our missionaries, etc., to the Lord, and in faith believe that He is going to answer. Routine…
