Devotional

Read the Word: Psalm 119:65-72 Meditate on the Word: Here, the psalmist speaks of a time when he went astray. Probably many of us can recall a time when we went astray. When we wandered away from the Lord. There was a ten-year period of my adult like when I did just that. It was… Read More »

Read the Word: Romans 13:1-7 Meditate on the Word: During the last few years, there has been a noticeable trend of professing Christians who are willing to blatantly disrespect government officials. I have seen name-calling, thinly veiled obscenities, and defiance of regulations. Many of these even from those who stand in a pulpit and preach… Read More »

Read the Word: 1 Peter 2:11-17 Meditate on the Word: It was not easy living as a Christian in the early church. Officially, Christianity was illegal. Subjects of Rome were required to worship Caesar as god. While the Jews were allowed to practice their religion, no such exception was made for Christians. They were enemies… Read More »

Read the Word: Psalm 119:33-40 Meditate on the Word: Yesterday we were reminded that it takes God’s help for us to understand His word. We cannot understand Him, obey Him, and delight in Him without His help in understanding what He has said. Today, let’s turn our attention to verse 17, “Turn my eyes from… Read More »

Read the Word: Psalm 119:33-40 Meditate on the Word: Growing up in a time when cars were somewhat simple to work on, with relatively few electronics, my dad often repaired vehicles himself. When you have the ability to do it yourself, you can potentially save a lot of money. For repairs that weren’t as simple,… Read More »

Read the Word: Jeremiah 17:5-8 Meditate on the Word: “This is what the Lord says.” These six words at the beginning of this passage hold a great deal of weight. Jeremiah is not speaking from his own mind or will. He is speaking what God Himself has commanded the prophet to speak. It is the… Read More »

Read the Word: 2 Thessalonians 2:5-12 Meditate on the Word: It is easy to read a passage like this and ask, “Who is the lawless one?” But this is not the point of Paul’s letter. He is addressing the concern that some people have that they have missed the return of Christ. Paul, however, makes… Read More »

Read the Scripture: Jeremiah 14:11-16 Meditate on the Scripture: When Jeremiah started prophesying, his nation of Judah was in trouble. They were about to be punished for their multitude of sins, yet they failed to repent. Instead, they chose to listen to false prophets who told them what they wanted to hear. They ignored the… Read More »

Read the Word: Matthew 21:18-22 Meditate on the Word: As is often the case with eyewitness accounts, details may vary from witness to witness. We note that in Mark, the disciples saw the next day that the fig tree had withered. Matthew has it withering “at once.” Either way, the withering of the fig tree… Read More »

Read the Word: Ephesians 4:20-32 Meditate on the Word: We saw Sunday that Jesus became angry. Of course, the difference between His anger and ours is that His is a righteous anger. All sin is against Him. Of course, we all feel anger at some time. Sometimes it is for just reasons, and sometimes it… Read More »