This devotional is a hard one. It is never easy to see the mistakes or shortfalls of another person. But I want you to see two very important things about Moses, and to see that, we need to take an honest look. Great man of God? Certainly! Is he in the Hebrews 11 hall of...
Retirement. Fun facts: When a man retires, his wife gets twice as much husband for half as much money Retirement is like coming home one day and saying, ‘Honey, I’m home…for good!’ Congrats on being so tired you can retire! Sarah was 90 when she gave birth to Isaac Noah was 600 years old when...
“One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labour. 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...
When I went to the movie theatre to see Breakthrough1, the true story of a young boy who fell through the ice, I was totally unprepared for the emergency room scene. The doctors and nurses had been working on this 12-year-old who had spent 20 minutes in the water and another 40 not breathing on...
Romans 5: 1 – 5 NLT “Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully...
Luke 3: 1 – 23 NLT John the Baptist Prepares the Way “It was now the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius, the Roman emperor. Pontius Pilate was governor over Judea; Herod Antipas was ruler over Galilee; his brother Philip was ruler over Iturea and Traconitis; Lysanias was ruler over Abilene. 2 Annas and Caiaphas were the high...
Zephaniah 3:17 (NLT) “For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty saviour.He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.” In this pandemic time, we have so many conflicting moments. Sometimes I feel relaxed and happy to be able...
Have you ever known a child who seemed bright way beyond their years? A friend was telling me a story about her granddaughter who is in kindergarten. She was in the backyard with her dad who was wondering why the grass under the ice rink he’d built that winter survived better than the brown grass...
Luke 2: 21 – 38 NLT Jesus Is Presented in the Temple 21 Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived. 22 Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of...
Do you ever wonder if you are important to God? Do you ever wonder because there are so many people in this world – many of them are doing necessary and influential jobs – does God notice you? As you read today, think about the people in these verses. How important were they in their...
While we’re in this lockdown, at the end of each chapter in Luke, we’ll take a day to reflect on how God steadies us in these difficult times. Romans 8:35-39 (NLT) “Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are...
Today we are going to look at Mary and Zechariah’s responses to these amazing events in their lives. Zechariah begins with praise and then goes on to talk about his son’s mission to bring people to repentance and introduce the Messiah. Mary mentions that she is blessed to be the mother of the Messiah, but...
(We will be skipping some verses in Luke 1 today. We will look at them in tomorrow’s devotions.) Luke 1: 26 – 45, 56 NLT “In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, 27 to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a...
First of all, I want to thank you for all the wonderful replies to the devotions. In these difficult times, the devotions also help me and the other writers on the team to stay focused on our Heavenly Father. It is so comforting to know that God is at work both in us and in...
Psalm 18 New Living Translation (NLT) (A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord. He sang this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul.) 1 I love you, Lord; you are my strength.2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.He is my...
I’m going to try something different today. I’m not going to say much, but rather have you figure out what this psalm is saying. So I’ll post a few verses and then ask you to answer a question. Take a few minutes to really let this psalm sink in. Psalm 33 New Living Translation (NLT)...
Do you find that you’re running out of patience a little these days? Running out of patience with the government for all its rules and regulations? Thinking the government has made too many mistakes? Angry with people who totally disregard the social measures designed to keep us safe? Frustrated with having to deal with your...
All these new restrictions are super tough! How in the world do I keep my mind and emotions in some kind of balanced, even state? Here is one thing you can do today that might help. Read this psalm once to get an idea of what it says. Then go back and list all the...
Kids were supposed to go back to school today, but the pandemic has stopped that important part of our children’s lives. Well … it’s been put back online, but it’s nowhere near the same as in person learning. And it’s caused so much stress for parents who now have to figure out if they also...
The story of Joseph leaves us with Joseph living his dream. The very best that he could ever wish for has happened. The only thing I can think of that would make this situation better is if his mother was still alive. We read the beautiful ending in Genesis 47. Joseph went and told Pharaoh, “My father and...
