Devotionals

Psalm 34:4 “I sought the LORD, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.” I can almost hear you asking, “Is this the same psalmist who gave us songs in the night? Isn’t this David who slew giants? But, here he approached…

Psalm 27:10 “When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take care of me.” Perhaps you’ve seen those television commercials showing emaciated animals as they look into the camera, gaunt and helpless. Those images crush my heart. Such injury should never…

Romans 15:5 “Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus.” When you awoke this morning, were you aware that God’s presence was there to meet you? The Scriptures declare that there is no…

1 John 3:2-3 “Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who…

Genesis 1:27 “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” The great preacher and author A. W. Tozer wrote, “When God made the human soul in His own image, He did…

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,…