“‘Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ ” (Isaiah 41:10, NASB95) There are times that I have trouble sleeping at night. I go to bed and […]
2/26/2024 Daily Devotion – The Bible within the Bible!
“He will swallow up death for all time, and the Lord God will wipe tears away from all faces, and He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth; for the Lord has spoken. And it will be said in that day, ‘Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save […]
2/22/2024 Daily Devotion – God’s grace is found even in His discipline!
“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 […]
10/18/23 Daily Devotion – God changes the calendar!
“The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, ‘This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year.’” (Exodus 12:1, 2 NIV84) How significant was the Passover to the Hebrew people? It was so significant that the Lord changed the entire way His people saw their present and […]
7/31/23 Daily Devotion – Hoping in Christ for this life alone would be a pity!
“If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.” — 1 Corinthians 15:19 (NIV84) When reading this verse, please pay attention to the word “only.” With this verse, Paul was not saying that there is no hope in Christ for this life. There certainly is! […]
7/25/23 Daily Devotion – The greatest of these is love!
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV84) I am sure that we all have heard sermons and read books and devotions on this popular verse. So much has and could be said! Paul, at the close of his thoughts on love, compares […]
7/22/23 Daily Devotion – Love bears, believes, hopes and endures all things!
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. (1 Corinthians 13:7 NASB) What a contrast! Without love, we are nothing; but with love we can endure all things. This verse is loaded with powerful statements. Each, worthy of their own devotion. Paul tells us that love bears all things. Not […]
09/21/22 Daily Devotion – ‘May it be to me as you have said’
“’I am the Lord’s servant,’ Mary answered. ‘May it be to me as you have said.’ Then the angel left her.” (Luke 1:38, NIV84) It has taken me way too long to write a devotion for this verse. It’s not that thoughts and ideas aren’t floating through my mind. It’s that the thoughts haunt my […]
09/14/22 Daily Devotion – The eternal touches the temporal!
“Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, […]
09/06/22 Daily Devotion – Rather than being anxious, present your requests to God!
“Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” (Philippians 4:5–6, NIV84) I have to admit that the Lord has a great sense of humor when it comes to dealing with me. Lately, […]
