“’Comfort, O comfort My people,’ says your God. ‘Speak kindly to Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her warfare has ended, That her iniquity has been removed, That she has received of the Lord’s hand Double for all her sins.’” — Isaiah 40:1–2 (NASB95) I have mentioned before that the book of Isaiah is often called the […]
2/27/2024 Daily Devotion – Do you have a steadfast mind?
“The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You. ‘Trust in the Lord forever, for in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock.’” — Isaiah 26:3–4 (NASB95) I guess there should be no surprise that Isaiah connects peace to our state of mind. We all know that our mind affects our attitude, and our […]
2/18/2024 Daily Devotion – Righteousness and peace!
“For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, on the throne […]
09/09/23 Daily Devotions – ‘Finally, brothers…’
“Finally, brothers, good-bye. Aim for perfection, listen to my appeal, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.” (2 Corinthians 13:11 NIV84) Who of us doesn’t want God’s love and peace present with us at all times? When we experienced it the first time it […]
03/18/23 Daily Devotion – ‘Peace be with you!’
“While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’” (Luke 24:36 NIV84) If you have one of those Bibles that puts Jesus’ words in red, take a look at what you find in red after Jesus’ resurrection. I find it quite interesting that the […]
01/08/2023 Daily Devotion – Not Peace, but Division!
“Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, […]
10/05/22 Daily Devotion – God provides hope in the misery of this life!
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33, NIV84) Today, I take a break from the devotional study on the Gospel of Luke to address what’s heavy on my heart and mind […]
010/1/22 Daily Devotion – Angels showed us heaven — and peace!
“Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.’” (Luke 2:13–14, NIV84) The shepherds sat in amazement as they glanced up into the night sky to see an angel from heaven […]
09/08/22 Daily Devotion – Think about things like this!
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8, NIV84) “Finally…” what? Paul is putting the finishing touches on some pretty profound truths. He has stated that we should not be anxious about anything, […]
08/10/22 Daily Devotion – Peace, love and Jesus!
“Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:2, NIV84) One cannot find two better words to put in a greeting than “grace” and “peace.” In this crazy world we live in, are there any higher or nobler states to aspire to? Every human being on the planet […]
