Recent Devotions
“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. How shall we sing the LORD’S song in a strange land?” Psalm 101:2Sin and disobedience had caused God’s people to be carried away as captives to Babylon. They felt that God wasn’t with them and that they had no reason to sing…
“Understand, therefore, that the LORD your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.” (Deuteronomy 7:9, NLT) Love. We talk about it, write poems and novels about it,…
“For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” (Galatians 1:10, ESV) The apostle Paul viewed life in very straightforward terms. We have a choice…
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Psalms 114:8 “Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.” It is impossible to keep it together one hundred percent of the time. Wake up, plaster on that smile everyone expects to see, and go out your door with a skip in your step and joy in your heart. As long as we look like we have it together, people will believe us… right? If we only display the highlight reel, perhaps everyone will forget there may be some bloopers and raw, unedited footage left behind. Media plays a huge role in our…
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28 KJV) Years ago I got a frantic call from my little sister. She was making cookies and something went wrong. She explained that she had followed the recipe, but the dough was “soupy.” So I advised her to add more flour. She said she did and it didn’t change the consistency. I told her to add more, the same outcome… still soupy. I started asking more questions about the ingredients. We finally came…
“Your own soul is nourished when you are kind, but you destroy yourself when you are cruel” (Proverbs 11:17, New Living Translation). Everyone needs a little kindness in their life—to give some and to receive some. But what is kindness? Or is it even easily definable? Urbandictionary.com says it is “doing something and not expecting anything in return. Kindness is respect and helping others without waiting for someone to help one back. It implies kindness no matter what.” Someone else described it as love in action. While we may not be able to adequately define kindness, we do know it…
“And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.” I Samuel 1:11 It took a lot of courage and determination for Hannah to make this vow and promise to the Lord. Think of it, for years she had longed for a child, and now she was telling…
