“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 […]
09/17/23 Daily Devotion – Doing the right thing doesn’t always seem to pay off!
“One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people. Glancing this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. The […]
08/24/23 Daily Devotion – My most recited memory verse!
“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21 NIV84) Just ask anyone who has been in my Bible classes or who has ever heard me preach, and they will tell you that this verse is quoted by […]
07/04/22 Seek Him first — We can’t forget this part!
“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” — Matthew 6:33 (NASB95) What a familiar verse this is to all of us. It is short, sweet, and makes a lot of sense. The problem? We don’t follow Jesus’ advice given in this verse. In our study of […]
11/11/2021 Daily Devotion – Proportional Conservation!
“Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail. ” (Isaiah 51:6, NIV) There is a lot of attention on the environment […]
11/10/2021 Daily Devotion – Look to the rock from which you were cut!
“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn; ” (Isaiah 51:1, NIV) In order to pursue righteousness and seek God’s face, one has to have one eye on the past. God is not to be redefined […]