Recent Devotions
“O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.” Psalm 96:1 Wide open windows this morning, fresh air flowing through the rooms, birds singing in the trees, awakening a feeling of new life. It’s time to sing praises to the Lord. Singing lifts our spirits and brings joy and peace to our hearts. Perhaps this last year has been a hard one for you. Perhaps you have lost a loved one or maybe more. You may be thinking, “what do I have to sing about?” Maybe you or your spouse have lost your job,…
“According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine…
“But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.” I Peter 1:25 “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which…
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“O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.” Psalm 34:8 The Message reads this way: “Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see – how good God is. Blessed are you who run to Him.” It is hard for those of us who have known the Lord most of our lives to understand how people live without knowing Him. We have known so many blessings through the years. We have experienced healings, received help in time of trouble, had our needs met, and blessings bestowed upon us. We have…
“And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, ‘Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.’ Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, ‘I am willing; be cleansed.’ Immediately his leprosy was cleansed” (Matthew 8:2-3, New King James Version). One of the amazing things about the ministry of Jesus was how He interacted with those around Him. His focus wasn’t on the movers and shakers of His day. It was the ordinary person—the widows, the poor, the sick, and the troubled. Some of the most moving stories within the Gospels are those times He…
“And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses” (Mark 11:25, New King James Version). A friend is struggling with forgiveness, and I’m not sure how to help her. Yes, I know the problem, but all the words I think of saying seem like I’m just repeating pat answers I’ve heard in the past. So, I’ve pulled out my Bible, started a search, and am trying to find scriptures to help her find a place of peace. Ultimately, the journey will be hers; only she…
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.” James 3:17 WILLING TO YIELD Number four on our list of attributes of God’s wisdom is “easy to be intreated.” The NLT renders it as “willing to yield to others.” Remember when we were children, how one person in our group would want to play a certain game or go to a certain place, and we decided that was not what we wanted to do. Often it would result in somebody…
