Recent Devotions
“I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love, for you have seen my troubles, and you care about the anguish of my soul.” Psalms 31:7 Have you ever felt at any point in your life that no one cared? I know, it sounds like such a “teenager” thing to say, but I can honestly say that I have felt so weighed down by the cares of life that it really did seem like no one cared. This obviously was not the case as I have always been surrounded by an amazing circle of family and friends, but in…
Psalm 15:1 A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? Psalm 15:2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. Psalm 15:3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his…
“Oh No, Don’t Open That Door!” “Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. Let the words of…
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Did you ever breeze over the ending of the Lord’s Prayer? I have. The words are so poetic, they just roll off the tongue. We’ve heard it preached and sung, been impressed as we’ve heard it quoted eloquently, and haven’t all our hearts melted as we’ve heard little children mispronounce those words in sweet little voices? “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever” (Matthew 6:13b). But did you ever stop to truly consider these words? Thine is the kingdom. This kingdom of God is not a democracy. It’s a monarchy and I’m not the monarch.…
“For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.” Isaiah 30:15 A friend and I were discussing the other night, how sometimes people will come to us asking for advice about something that they are experiencing, and we do our best to offer them some scriptures and a word from the Lord to help them. But often we realize they are not really seeking our wisdom or suggestions, but just want us to confirm that the way…
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13 From the beginning of time, God had a plan. As Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, a shadow of the cross fell across the world. It would be centuries before this would be fulfilled but in every thing that happened in the Old Testament, we see God leading towards the time…
“And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures.” (Acts 17:2, ESV) Some people are so predictable. You know what they will do because that’s what they always do. When one friend visits, I can predict that shortly after she wakes up, she will be in the kitchen pouring Diet Coke in her glass. Another friend always takes her shoes off at the door, even though it’s not really a custom at my house. And then there’s the friend who is predictably late—and has a very predictable excuse ready…
