Recent Devotions
“And he must needs go through Samaria.” John 4:4 Shunned by the other women in the town, a lone woman made her way to Jacob’s well at noon time to draw water for her household. Broken and bruised by all that she had endured in her life, her only desire was to get her water and get back to her home without meeting anyone else. She drew back in fear as she saw a man sitting quietly by the well, and almost turned away. But he spoke to her and asked her for a drink. You see, Jesus seeks for…
“I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.” Psalm 31:12 “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.” Psalm 51:17 I came across a story about a Japanese emperor who…
Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you. Deuteronomy 32:7 My mom worked in a Retirement Home when I was growing up. I have many memories of bringing my classical piano books to play songs…
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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.…
“Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast…” (Hebrews 6:19) I was a widowed single mom for many years. Because funds were tight at times, I often had to be ‘handymom’. On one of those occasions, while trying to put shelving up in the bathroom, the drill slipped and drilled a hole in my finger. Thankfully, it wasn’t severe enough to require a visit to the doctor, so I bandaged my finger and proceeded to finish the job. Standing there, feeling accomplished, suddenly all my hard work came crashing to the ground when one…
“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…
