Devotional

1 Thessalonians 5:18 18give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. At a very young age, we were taught to always say “Thank You.” If someone were to give you …

Proverbs 4:19 "The way of the wicked is like darkness; they do not know over what they stumble." Wickedness is the act of committing intentional sin. It is the act of deliberately planning to transgress the …

1 Samuel 1:10  “In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and prayed to the Lord.” Attempting to sign on to one of my computer programs this morning, there seemed be a problem.  I was watching and …

Psalm 34:19  "Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all." More and more we come to the realization that life is so unpredictable.  The best laid out plans …

Proverbs 3:9-10: “9 Honor the LORD from your wealth and from the first of all your produce; 10 so your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.” What is wealth? …

Hebrews 11:6  . “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Every new day is …

Proverbs 2:12-15: "12 To deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perverse things; 13 from those who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 …

Isaiah 59:1  "Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear." Life sometimes seems so unfair.  Have you ever said or felt like saying those words?  …

Romans 8:26  "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot …

1 Corinthians 9:24-27     24Do 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. In these few verses …

Proverbs 11:24   "One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. " A hoarder is one who collects, gathers and holds on to stuff and has a problem letting it …

John 4:14 “. . .but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”    As …

Psalm 26:2 "Examine me, O LORD, and try me; Test my mind and my heart." What does examine mean? The Greek word for examine, bḥn (בחן) was a term used by blacksmiths to test the character …

Job 42:10 'After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before.' Have you ever experienced a day when you wondered how you …

Matthew 19:26b . . .with man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Man has been gifted to do so many things.  Down through the ages, men have attributed many wonderful inventions to …

Romans 4:7  "Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven; whose sins are covered." Sin is known to cause great shame and guilt.  Guilt is hard to deal with and we often internalize the pain it brings.  …