Devotionals

Judges 6:12, 15 “…the Angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, ‘The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!’” “So he said to Him, ‘O my Lord, how can I save Israel?’” Year after year, the Midianites swooped in…

Psalm 111:2 “The works of the LORD are great, studied by all who have pleasure in them.” In design and scope, all the works of the LORD are great, whether large or small. The range of meaning of the Hebrew word “great” is so extensive…

Genesis 47:15a “So when the money failed in the land of Egypt…” Ancient Egypt once overflowed with wealth and prosperity until natural disasters and famine brought it to its knees, bankrupt. The hot, dry north African winds began blowing and didn’t stop. Temperatures inched upward,…

Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Every life has its share of difficulties. But what if the things you and I despise are the…

Proverbs 13:24 “He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly.” The world calls good evil, and applauds evil as good. Tragically, the result of those carnal beliefs is manifested in our young. Show me a rebellious child,…

Psalm 40:1 “I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry.” No one delights in standing in a slow-moving line or sitting beside the phone until the doctor calls, but waiting is a part of life. Yet the very…

Judges 6:12 “And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, ‘The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!’” I love the Bible’s honest accounts of actual events and situations because they give me great encouragement and hope. Gideon’s…

Psalm 91:9-11 “Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; for He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in…

Psalm 127:1 “Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it…” Ever since God revealed Himself to man, the two have sought a place to meet together. In the beginning, Adam fellowshipped with God under the garden’s canopy. As Israel was…

Psalm 84:1-2 “How lovely is Your tabernacle, O LORD of hosts! My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.” The Jewish temple was striking, but it was yet to come,…