“Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him.” — Isaiah 30:18 (NASB95) So, what is God’s heart like and what kind of relationship does He really want to have with us? […]
09/26/23 Daily Devotion – He never left them!
“Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers — the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt. And I have promised to bring you up […]
09/18/23 Daily Devotion – God heard and He had compassion!
“During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. So God looked on the Israelites and was […]
09/16/23 Daily Devotion – The gracious side of divine irony!
“Then his sister asked Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?” “Yes, go,” she answered. And the girl went and got the baby’s mother. Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So the […]
09/14/23 Daily Devotion – Divine Irony!
“She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This is one of the Hebrew babies,” she said.” (Exodus 2:6 NIV84) Moses’ mother could not bear the thought of leaving the fate of her newly born son in the hands of Pharaoh’s misguided policies. She decided that if […]
03/06/23 Daily Devotion – The Look!
“The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: ‘Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.’” (Luke 22:61) This verse has haunted me since my first reading of it — to have the Lord not only predict my denial, but then […]
01/09/2023 Daily Devotion – What is lawful on the Sabbath?
“The Lord answered him, ‘You hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water? Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from […]
11/22/2022 Daily Devotion – Go and do likewise!
“’Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?’ The expert in the law replied, ‘The one who had mercy on him.’ Jesus told him, ‘Go and do likewise.’” (Luke 10:36–37, NIV84) Jesus ended the parable of the Good Samaritan with a question, “Which […]
10/27/2022 Daily Devotion – Jesus’ heart goes out to you!
“When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, ‘Don’t cry.’” (Luke 7:13, NIV84) Many often characterize God as being cold and distant. They see Him like some powerful wizard who watches us through a crystal ball and periodically does things to change the course of global history. Those who see God […]
06/22/22 Daily Devotion – God forgives all who repent!
“When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened.” (Jonah 3:10, NIV84) Our God is an amazing God! He is patient and long-suffering! He loves His creatures, regardless of their offenses. He yearns for the return of […]
