“A bruised reed He will not break And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. ” (Isaiah 42:3, NASB95) This is one of my favorite verses in a much larger Messianic prophecy. In describing Jesus’ ministry, Isaiah uses the gentle words you see above. Not even a bruised reed will […]
2/29/2024 Daily Devotion – To my dear brother in the faith, it’s not rote tradition!
“Then the Lord said, ‘Because this people draw near with their words and honor Me with their lip service, but they remove their hearts far from Me, and their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote.’” — Isaiah 29:13 (NASB95) I think of a brother in faith as I type this devotion based on […]
2/26/2024 Daily Devotion – The Bible within the Bible!
“He will swallow up death for all time, and the Lord God will wipe tears away from all faces, and He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth; for the Lord has spoken. And it will be said in that day, ‘Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save […]
2/24/2024 Daily Devotion – Don’t forget the God of your salvation!
“For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and have not remembered the rock of your refuge. Therefore you plant delightful plants and set them with vine slips of a strange god.” — Isaiah 17:10 (NASB95) The Lord, through the prophet Isaiah, got to the heart of why the children of Israel were soon going to […]
2/20/2024 Daily Devotion – Christianity is unique!
“Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.” — Isaiah 12:2 (NASB95) As one looks at all the religions in the world, Christianity stands unique in its teaching that God is the cause of people’s salvation. Nearly all other […]
01/31/2024 Daily Devotion – The Ephod
“Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel in the order of their birth — six names on one stone and the remaining six on the other. Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then […]
01/28/2024 Daily Devotion – Minute Details!
“Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim worked into them by a skilled craftsman. All the curtains are to be the same size — twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide. Join five of the curtains together, and do the same with the other […]
01/25/2024 Daily Devotion – Gifts for the Dwelling Place of God!
“The Lord said to Moses, ‘Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from each man whose heart prompts him to give. These are the offerings you are to receive from them: gold, silver and bronze; blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; ram […]
11/09/2023 Daily Devotion – God’s unfailing love!
“In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.” — Exodus 15:13 (NIV84) I just want to begin this devotion with what I hope is a powerful statement given the state of the world in which we live. If there is […]
09/18/23 Daily Devotion – God heard and He had compassion!
“During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. So God looked on the Israelites and was […]
