Recent Devotions
“And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon: Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive. Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.” Genesis 12:11-13 During Sarah’s travelling with Abraham from Haran to…
“Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.” Hebrews 11:11 Why would Sarah be willing to leave all that was familiar to her, and commit to a life of…
“By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.” Hebrews 11:8 Put yourself in Sarah’s shoes today. The Bible doesn’t tell us much about her early life, except…
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“Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments. I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me. Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me. Job 23:3-6 Bible reading this month has been in the Book of Job. We know the end of the story but when Job was going through this trial, He did not know why God was…
“This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.” Daniel 4:17 Over the last few weeks we have been in the middle of an election campaign. Those seeking office have been making promises about a lot of things. With so much going on in our country, it is hard to know who to believe and who…
“And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:” Exodus 13:17. When God sent Moses to deliver the people of Israel from Egypt, He was planning on them returning to the land He had given to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. We know from reading the story of Jacob taking his family down to Egypt in the time of famine, that this was…
“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…
