“When the Lord will have compassion on Jacob and again choose Israel, and settle them in their own land, then strangers will join them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob.” — Isaiah 14:1 (NASB95) God’s grace, at times, is deeper than I can understand or imagine. As I read the verse above I try to put […]
02/03/23 Daily Devotion – The impossible is possible!
“Those who heard this asked, ‘Who then can be saved?’ Jesus replied, ‘What is impossible with men is possible with God.’” (Luke 18:26–27, NIV84) If it easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven, then the people listening to Jesus asked […]
01/27/2023 Daily Devotion – “…not even if someone rises from the dead”
“Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’ ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’” […]
Advent Devotion – Dec. 2: A promise to the world
“I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” Genesis 12:3 “Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north, and to the south. All […]
09/23/22 Daily Devotion – Not independent, but interdependent!
“He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful to Abraham and his descendants forever, even as he said to our fathers.” (Luke 1:54–55, NIV84) These verses are found in the middle of Mary’s song. Prompted by the Holy Spirit, Mary broke into a prophetic song about God’s faithfulness. The thing that strikes me is […]
06/07/22 Daily Devotion – The evidence for the faith and hope we share!
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.” (Hebrews 11:1–2, NIV84) This often quoted verse has been open to much misapplication and misunderstanding. Too many people attach this verse to a faith that blindly clings to that which […]
05/19/22 Daily Devotion – Faith that is not blind can see what it hopes in!
“Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, ‘So shall your offspring be.’” — Romans 4:18 (NIV84) Here Paul reminds us of one of the great acts of faith of our forefather Abraham. Thirty years had passed since the Lord first […]
04/03/22 Daily Devotion – Truth or blasphemy?
“I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” (John 8:58, NIV84) Here is another amazing truth statement of Jesus. He claims in the verse above to have existed before Abraham was born. More than that, He claims to be the great “I AM.” He claims to be God. He began the […]
08/25/2021 Daily Devotion – God loves and accepts us despite our flaws!
“Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, ‘Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?’” (Genesis 17:17, NIV) For about the 20th time (who really knows) God told Abram that he was going to have a son. The problem was […]
