“He told them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.’” (Luke 10:2–3, NIV84) I have heard a lot of sermons on these verses over the years — almost […]
10/16/2022 Daily Devotion – Are you spending time alone with God?
Isn’t it time that we stop using our prayer life “in case of emergency” and use it as a way to foster an ongoing relationship with God?
10/12/2022 Daily Devotion – Like Jesus, we must make the time for the most important things in life!
“If it was necessary for Jesus to find solitary time to communicate with God the Father, how much more it must be a necessity for you and me.”
07/02/22 Daily Devotion – Thy kingdom come — our daily prayer!
“Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.” — Matthew 6:10 (NASB95) The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. After stating two “do-nots” (don’t pray in public to be seen by people and don’t try to impress God with your many words), Jesus told them how to […]
06/18/22 Daily Devotion – There is no grace apart from God!
“Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.” (Jonah 2:8, NIV84) The prophet Jonah was disobedient. The Lord sent him to Nineveh to preach, and Jonah went the other way. Jonah didn’t want to go to Nineveh. He didn’t like (he hated) the people of Nineveh. So, he fled from the […]
06/16/22 Daily Devotion – Don’t know what’s next? Pray!
“He said: ‘In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry.’” (Jonah 2:2, NIV84) As Jonah found himself sinking into the raging sea, he must have been certain his end was near. He must have come face […]
02/2/22 Daily Devotion – The other side of being firmly rooted!
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.” (Colossians 4:2–4, NIV) The truth of these verses is […]
