Recent Devotions
“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.” Revelation 2:17 When I was born, my mother wanted to call me Elizabeth Anne, but someone else filled out the papers and so my birth certificate reads Annie Elizabeth, after one of my father’s sisters. I changed schools in Grade 9 and decided to drop the “i” and…
“Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an…
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” John 14:1 With all that is going on in our world today, it is easy to become troubled and apprehensive about the future and what is going to happen next. The return of Christ is not…
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“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet” (Matthew 5:13). There are so many kinds of salt — iodized, sea, pink Himalayan, kosher, black Hawaiian, pickling, and rock, to just name a few. One source says there are over 14,000 uses for salt, but I doubt that I’ve used even a small percentage of them. I have gargled salt water for a sore throat, and of course I use it in…
“A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger” (Proverbs 15:1, NKJV). We live in an angry world. It seems each week we hear of another instance of this anger breaking loose and spilling onto an innocent bystander. We may have even witnessed angry outbursts or incidents of road rage by others. It’s never pretty. Anger is a destructive emotion and is often directed at those nearest—family, fellow workers, or even brothers and sisters in Christ. How do we respond when someone’s anger spills out on us? Does the Bible give us a good way to…
“O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.” Psalm 139:1-2 In Luke 6, Jesus is in the synagogue on the sabbath day and there is a man there with a withered hand. The Scribes and Pharisees were watching closely to see what Jesus would do. They were looking for a chance to accuse Him if He healed the man, contrary to the laws of the Sabbath. What they did not realize was that He knew their thoughts and was ready for them with a question of…
“So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith” (Galatians 6:10, New English Translation). November 13 of each year is celebrated as World Kindness Day. Although it has “world” in the title, only certain countries recognize it and there’s no particular way in which it is celebrated. Perhaps that’s because there are so many ways to show kindness. The holiday season, now approaching, seems to elicit feelings of kindness and generosity in many people, but I don’t believe it can be confined to just…
