Category Archives: Weekly Devotionals
Give Me Strength
2 Corinthians 12:9 “…. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” How’s your strength meter? Physical strength. Emotional strength. Mental, Spiritual. We all need some kind of strength to make it through our days. It seems God Continue Reading…
How Faith Sees
Hebrews11:1 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Faith. The scriptural definition reveals faith isn’t about what we see. In fact, as I’ve written previously, it’s based on what we don’t see with our physical eyes. And the eleventh chapter of Hebrews Continue Reading…
Mixed Bags
Job 2:10 ”Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” Much of life comes as a mixed bag. Highs, lows, clarity, confusion, peace, anxiety. This past holiday I experienced a little bit of everything. Our plans at Christmas entailed driving to Ohio to visit my brother Continue Reading…
Those Little Foxes
Song of Solomon 2:15 “Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.” As I was having my devotions the other morning, I spotted a fox running across the field. A rare occurrence, the first thing that came to mind was Continue Reading…
No Fingerprints
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. One of the requirements of my teaching job consists of getting periodic fingerprints. The last time I tried, the folks scanning my prints reported they were Continue Reading…
We Don’t Know What to Do
2 Chronicles 20:12 “For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” Have you experienced situations that throw you into a Lord I don’t know what to do but my eyes are on Continue Reading…
Have Yourself an Undistracted Little Christmas
Luke 1:38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” I recently experienced a distraction that distracted me from all my other distractions. I was carrying some laundry downstairs and inadvertently missed the last step. Down I went…but Continue Reading…
Little Deuce Coupe Christmas?
Romans 5:5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. [NLT] Christmas has a way of heightening our expectations, doesn’t it? The week before Thanksgiving I parked Continue Reading…
Greatest Participation Ever
James 5:16 “…The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” “I grew up in a home where my parents would typically brush us children aside when they were involved in an activity.” This is how my friend began her story. She said her father almost never allowed them Continue Reading…