“Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.” (Exodus 12:7 NIV84) Our verse for today takes us to the actual practices of the Passover. On this day, the angel of death went through Egypt to […]
09/23/23 Daily Devotion – This will be the sign!
“But Moses said to God, ‘Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?’ And God said, ‘I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you […]
05/04/23 Daily Devotion – God works through our obedience!
“So when I was sent for, I came without raising any objection. May I ask why you sent for me?” Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me and said, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your […]
11/27/2022 Daily Devotion – Let’s hear the word of God and obey it!
“As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, ‘Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.’ He replied, ‘Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.’” (Luke 11:27–28, NIV84) A very wise teacher once said that “the shortest but most difficult distance […]
10/13/2022 Daily Devotion – Fishing for men is our job, but Jesus does the work!
“Even though everything within Peter’s being was telling Him this didn’t make sense, he still did what the Master asked.”
06/20/22 Daily Devotion – Obedience is a matter of the heart!
“Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city—a visit required three days.” (Jonah 3:3, NIV84) “Jonah obeyed the Word of the Lord and went to Nineveh.” Now that’s better. But maybe not a whole lot better. Jonah was obeying God’s Word but maybe not His heart. […]
09/22/2021 Daily Devotion – Hear the word of The Lord!
“Hear the word of the Lord.” (Isaiah 1:10a NASB95) There is not a more common theme in all of Scripture than these words. From the very beginning of the book of Genesis to the book of Revelation, God is pleading with us to hear and to heed His Word. This is a life and death decision […]
10/29/2020 Daily Devotion – What really counts?!
“Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commands is what counts.” (1 Corinthians 7:19 NIV84) Have you ever heard Christians state the date of their conversion or baptism or confirmation? In and of itself, there is nothing wrong with that. These are important moments in a Christian’s life. They have direct roots in […]
10/28/2020 Daily Devotion – What’s your vocation?
“Nevertheless, each one should retain the place in life that the Lord assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.” (1 Corinthians 7:17 NIV84) When I read this verse I remember my studies of Martin Luther on the Christian’s vocation. “Vocation” is […]
10/27/2020 Daily Devotion – The beauty of marriage!
“The wife’s body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband’s body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife.” (1 Corinthians 7:4 NIV84) So far, in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, he has made it clear that what we have is […]
