Recent Devotions
“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” (Genesis 8:22, ESV) Looking out my window this morning, I saw sunshine and the promise of a new season. I live in an area that has four distinct seasons, each with its own beauty and its own challenges. Winter is now almost gone and there’s just a hint of spring in the air. Good things are coming, and I look forward to the days ahead. Soon the grass will turn green, and plants will take on new life. It’s all part…
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in…
“I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called” (Ephesians 4:1, NKJV) As a prisoner of Rome, the apostle Paul could not move freely about to continue ministering to the believers. He could, however, strengthen and encourage the churches…
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And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all” (Mark 9:35, NKJV). The twelve disciples of Jesus were a mix of backgrounds and personalities. Under other circumstances, it’s quite possible some of them would never have met or associated with each other. Their common point was their belief in Jesus and His ministry. They spent over three years with Him and each other. Yet at times when reading the Bible I want to stop them and say, “What did you just say?…
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path” (Psalm 119:105). Years ago, if you planned a trip somewhere, you would go to the store and buy a map. There were maps just for a particular state or an atlas that had all the states in one book. The maps showed most of the roads so that you could map out the way to get to your destination. The maps would not show you any construction or other obstacles that would possibly be on the roads that would hinder your journey or cause detours. Today…
“The apostles said to the Lord, “Show us how to increase our faith.” Luke 17:5 A few weeks ago at our ladies conference one of the session speakers spoke to us about going deeper. She read a poem titled “Disturb us, Lord” and explained to us the impacts of praying such a prayer. I was hesitant because I knew that asking to be disturbed would not be easy and it wasn’t something I took lightly. I thought I was prepared for what was to come, but I truly wasn’t. You see, when something is disturbed it becomes unsettled, and when…
“And Abraham said, ‘My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together’” (Genesis 22:8, NKJV). Genesis 22 tells the familiar story of God’s testing of Abraham when He asked him to sacrifice Isaac, his long-awaited son. Abraham and Sarah had waited years for Isaac’s birth and now God was telling him to offer the young man as a sacrifice. Regardless of his faith in God, I’m sure fear and worry tried to fill Abraham’s mind every step of the way. He, Isaac, and the two servants walked at least…
