“Then Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain and said, ‘This is what you are to say to the house of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ […]
7/13/23 Daily Devotion – Live with a kingdom-of-heaven purpose!
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” (1 Corinthians 9:24 NIV84) We’ve certainly heard a lot of philosophizing in our society today about “living with a purpose.” The question always becomes, what purpose? Many […]
01/26/2023 Daily Devotion – Servanthood!
“So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’” (Luke 17:10, NIV84) Understanding one’s role in life is very important. Confusion about this might cause conflict and pain as one searches for self-worth and meaning. Jesus says servants know […]
11/06/2021 Daily Devotion – His gifts are yours to use, not bury!
“Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.” (Matthew 25:14–15, NIV84) This is one […]
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 […]
10/21/2020 Daily Devotion – It’s not yours!
“For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?” (1 Corinthians 4:7 NIV84) Here we have a verse with all questions. For me, the second question is the most striking. “What do […]
