“The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats.” (Exodus 12:5 NIV84) A 1-year-old lamb or goat was a small price to pay for the protection of your firstborn child. This is what God asked of every Israelite family on the day of […]
06/25/22 Daily Devotion – God’s mood doesn’t change even when ours does!
“Then the Lord God provided a vine and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the vine.” — Jonah 4:6 (NIV84) Sometimes I just don’t get the way God thinks, and I am thankful for it. I am thankful that He […]
06/24/22 Daily Devotion – Shift your focus to the right place: God’s grace!
“But the Lord replied, ‘Have you any right to be angry?’ Jonah went out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city.” — Jonah 4:4–5 (NIV84) I marvel at those who say that the […]
06/23/22 Daily Devotion – No one is entitled: Grace is free for all!
“But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry. He prayed to the Lord, ‘O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, […]
02/10/22 Daily Devotion – The righteous will live by faith!
“See, he is puffed up; his desires are not upright — but the righteous will live by his faith.” — Habakkuk 2:4 (NIV) The Apostle Paul quotes this verse when writing the book of Romans. It is our faith that makes us right with God and moves our daily lives. It is not our good […]
11/16/2021 Daily Devotion – We have a message of peace to share!
“How lovely on the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace And brings good news of happiness, Who announces salvation, And says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” (Isaiah 52:7, NASB95) Quoted by the Apostle Paul in Romans 10:15, this verse is ascribed to those who share the message of God’s […]
09/25/2021 Daily Devotion – Though your sins are as scarlet…
“Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, “Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.” (Isaiah 1:18, NASB95) In this verse, God’s grace is depicted as a stain remover. Sin has permanently stained our lives. There are no […]
09/24/2021 Daily Devotion – It’s never too late!
“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, reprove the ruthless, defend the orphan, plead for the widow.” (Isaiah 1:16-17, NASB95) There it is again! God’s grace and mercy. Although He is terribly frustrated with the sin of Israel’s ritualistic […]
10/27/2021 Daily Devotion – This is why we worship!
“So the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD was concerned about the sons of Israel and that He had seen their affliction, then they bowed low and worshiped. ” (Exodus 4:31, NASB95) Moses went back to Egypt with Aaron and spoke with the leaders of the people of Israel. He shared with them […]
