“When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance and said to Moses, ‘Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die.’ Moses said to the […]
03/09/23 Daily Devotion – Humanity’s tendency is not life!
“For if men do this when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?” (Luke 23:31 NIV) Jesus was being led by Roman soldiers to the place of the Skull, where he would be crucified. Simon of Cyrene was carrying Jesus’ cross and two criminals were in the procession as well. Women were […]
01/25/2023 Daily Devotion – Reality check!!!!
“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.” (Luke 16:22, NIV84) This verse comes from the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. This parable forces us into a reality check because it challenges our perspective. It is easy to […]
11/28/2022 Daily Devotion – ‘Father, please remove all obstacles!’
“As the crowds increased, Jesus said, ‘This is a wicked generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. The Queen of the South will rise […]
10/03/22Daily Devotion – What was Jesus like? The embodiment of love
“And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.” (Luke 2:40, NIV84) As Luke did the research for his Gospel, who did he go to to get tidbit information like this? We know virtually nothing about Jesus’ childhood. The Scriptures and even external sources […]
08/23/2021 Daily Devotion – The importance of wise counsel!
“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. ” (Proverbs 15:22, NIV) We once hit on the verse that says, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end, it leads to folly and death.” Solomon, throughout the book of Proverbs, tells us that just because we […]
11/26/20 Daily Devotion – Flee from sin!
“Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.” — 1 Corinthians 10:14 (NIV84) One could easily take our verse for today and restate it as, “Therefore, my dear friends, flee from sin.” Throughout the Scriptures the prescribed method for dealing with temptation and sin is to flee the source. So I find myself asking a few basic […]
10/19/2020 Daily Devotion – You are a temple of the Holy Spirit!
“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16 NIV84) Have you ever wondered why there is a question mark at the end of this verse instead of an exclamation point? Honestly, Paul could have said to the Corinthians, “You are God’s temple, and the […]
