Devotional

Read the Word: Isaiah 57:1-13 Meditate on the Word: I have noticed a trend on social media of lost people boldly and loudly mocking people of faith. They mock God and His word, along with those who trust in Him. It appears from reading Isaiah that this is nothing new. Note how those Isaiah talks… Read More »

Read the Word: Psalm 22:25-28 Meditate on the Word: When we take our grandchildren to church, we have a playlist of Kids’ Worship Songs done by a children’s choir. We love it when they sing along with This Little Light of Mine and other worship songs. Just unashamedly singing out praise on the car ride. We… Read More »

Read the Word: Daniel 1:1-21 Meditate on the Word: Daniel and his three friends were set up to have a good life in Jerusalem. They were young men of the class of the nobility. They would have had authority and prestige. Then, God caused the unthinkable to happen. After much warning, He allowed Jerusalem to… Read More »

Read the Word: Ephesians 5:15-20 Meditate on the Word: If you have spent any time observing people, you know that there are myriad examples of people being unwise. You likely also strongly resonate with Paul’s words that “the days are evil.” This seems likely even more true today than when it was written. So how… Read More »

Read the Word: Proverbs 7:1-4 Meditate on the Word: Three things stand out in this passage that we should take note of: the mention of the pupil of the eye, the fingers, and the heart. These three parts of the body have the potential to do really good things or really awful things. These three members of our… Read More »

Read the Word: Ephesians 4:1-6 Meditate on the Word: Have you ever worked on a team with people who did not care about doing the job properly? Those who could not be bothered to do more than the bare minimum? Or worse, those who didn’t even bother to do the bare minimum but were only… Read More »

Read the Word: Ephesians 1:17-19 Meditate on the Word: Scripture often talks about wisdom. We are told that wisdom “cries out in the streets” (Prov. 1:20). Yet, we can find ourselves ignoring wisdom or tuning her out for louder voices. We can fail to perceive wisdom, instead choosing to focus our attention on the many… Read More »

Read the Word: 1 Corinthians 2:12-16 Meditate on the Word: My father spent most of my childhood working in Cable Television in various parts of the Midwest. Cable was a great invention, because you could get more than the three networks and PBS. But there was certain programming that you had to pay extra money… Read More »

Read the Word: 1 Corinthians 2:1-11 Meditate on the Word: We find ourselves, once again, in a place where a notable Christian personality faces allegations of sexual assault. While not a pastor this time, CCM artist Michael Tait has been wildly influential for decades singing with D. C. Talk, then with Newsboys. When these allegations… Read More »

Read the Word: Galatians 6:7-10 Meditate on the Word: If you spend any time on social media, or watching television, you will notice that there is no shortage of people mocking God. A church member was recently shocked to see a bumper sticker that declared “God failed.” People who mock and deny the Living God… Read More »