Recent Devotions
“Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.” Acts 9:25 This story in Acts 9 almost sounds like something we would read in a suspense novel. Saul has made some enemies in the city, and they are planning to take his life. Fortunately, he has some friends, who live near the edge of the city and in the night, they put him in a basket and let him down from the window so he can flee the city. Recently our pastor was teaching on this chapter in Acts, and he made…
One of the nastiest tasks that I volunteered to undertake at the church we pastored was to bring the aluminum cans home for recycling. You might ask how that could be nasty. All that’s necessary is to toss them in a recycling bin somewhere, right? Well, that would work, IF……
One of my favorite worship songs right now is “Looking Up,” as sung by Nashville Life, and featuring vocalist CeCe Winans. The chorus alone is worth the listen, but there are two lines that thrill my soul with HOPE : All of my problems are below You. All that I…
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“Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.” Psalm 73:25-26 When we are young, sometimes we do not really appreciate what it means to have God always with us, looking after us, and meeting our needs. But I have found the older I get, the more I rely upon the Lord for strength and guidance every day. When my body does not allow me to function the way I used to,…
“The LORD will continually lead you; he will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water” (Isaiah 58:11, New English Translation). Have you ever thought how great it would be to know the future, to see what lies ahead in your life? Or do you find that thought a little scary? Psychologists say most people prefer not to know their future, whether thinking of the good things or the difficult things that might be coming their way. I’m sure there are…
“Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it.” Psalms 34:14 NLT I have experienced the type of peace that Philippians 4:7 talks about. Peace that passes all understanding. Peace that holds you together when you should be falling apart. Peace that changes the atmosphere in the room you’re in. I had just been told I was having my second miscarriage and would need surgery to remove the baby as my body wasn’t naturally passing it. I heard the words the doctor spoke to me, and my heart was instantly broken, but I just…
“And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.” Acts 27:4 On Paul’s journey to Rome, he encountered a lot of contrary winds, trying to keep him from reaching his goal. For years I lived in a city beside a major river. One of our favourite ways to spend an evening was to go down by the river and watch the sail boats practicing. It was interesting to see them as they followed a set course, and had to keep adjusting their sails. It looked like a lot of work to me, especially…
