Recent Devotions
“Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.” I Peter 3:6 Daughters of Sarah, we have come to the end of the week. I hope that you have enjoyed reading the entries for the last few days as much as I have enjoyed writing them. We have looked at the life of a great lady in the Word of God and examined some of her thoughts and feelings. There are still depths that we did not get into but hopefully, we have learned…
“And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken. For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son…
“And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.” Genesis 16:2 As Sarah reached her mid-seventies, her faith was…
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“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” Philippians 1:6 I recently did a survey where the question was: What is the main thing that keeps you sound and grounded every day? What keeps you smiling knowing life is worth it? There were several choices and the results were interesting. A lot of people said it was their friends and family, some said pets, and only a few chose their jobs or career. 26% said it was their relationship with God and spirituality.…
I heard of a man who became incredibly strong not by lifting weights or exercising, but by standing still. I thought that sounded impossible, but my classmates who met him during a research project assured me that he was real. He practiced a unique form of a martial art, with a twist. He did everything in extremely slow motion – so slowly that you wouldn’t even notice him shifting poses unless you watched for a long while. For years he spent many hours of each day in the same room, moving only in the smallest increments. He developed incredible balance,…
“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,” II Timothy 1:9 The NLT reads: “For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Jesus Christ. When God created man He know that sooner or later they would fail and not live the life He planned…
“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” Philippians 1:3-6 First of all, I want to say a heart-felt Thank You to all of you ladies who follow this site and faithfully read the messages and share them with others. You are the reason we seek direction and inspiration…
