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“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 I want to share a poem with you today. I wrote the first part of this a few years ago and then added more this year. As Mary gazed upon her child lying there in the straw, Sleeping peacefully in the night, her heart was filled with awe. She thought of what the angel said, the message he had brought. This Child would be the Promised One the world so long had sought. No earthly…
“Have mercy on me, O God, because of Your unfailing love. Because of Your great compassion, wipe away my sins.” Psalm 51:1 Have you ever been on the receiving end of mercy? If you have, then you know, it does something to your heart. A few years ago, I was…
“For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.” Psalm 91:11 Fear has a way of cycling through the news. There is always a new headline, a new threat, a new reason for anxiety to rise. What we see and hear has the…
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“But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” John 4:14 “Oh, the joy of sins forgiv’n, Oh, the bliss the blood-washed know, Oh, the peace akin to Heav’n, Where the healing waters flow. Where the healing waters flow, Where the joys celestial glow, Oh, there’s peace and rest and love, Where the healing waters flow!” When I started writing this month’s devotionals, I did not have a theme. However, it seems that for…
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:11-13 God told Jeremiah to send a letter to the people who had been taken to Babylon, instructing them as to how they should conduct their lives while they were there. He told them to build houses…
WISDOM FROM PROVERBS “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” (Proverbs 17:17, ESV) As I set up an online account recently, part of the process was to choose two security questions. One of the choices was to enter the name of my childhood best friend. My mind went blank. Most of those early friendships were neighborhood playmates or school buddies. As we grew older, friendships faded as interests changed or families moved away. Others left for college or job opportunities. Most of those early friendships only lasted for a season, but they were meaningful…
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5, ESV) According to one source, the richest man in the world is currently worth $424 billion dollars. It’s difficult for me to imagine that many zeros after a dollar sign. Do I feel envious? Not really. I’m not wealthy, but I am content with the blessings I’ve received from the Lord. Does the richest man have that same contentment? Contentment is not based on circumstance. The apostle Paul had none of…
