Devotions
26 pagesBlessed or Happy?
Psalm 1 starts "Blessed is the man who ...." When I think about blessing, what comes to mind; wealth, health, popularity, safety, food, relationships, etc? As you think on the…
What a Testimony
"There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil." (Job 1:1,…
Noah, Daniel & Job
Why does God single out these three men: Noah, Daniel and Job? Ezekiel 14:12-20 First some background thoughts. Just before this God says through Ezekiel that he will punish Israel so…
David, a man after God's heart
"David", what made him a "man after [God's] own heart" (Acts 13:22)? Sure he was once a humble shepherd who wrote many psalms but at the end of the day…
Rejoice and be exceedingly glad
Matthew 5v12 has this great verse "Rejoice and be exceedingly glad"; until you read it in its context and look at verse 11. Consider: In short, if our focus is…
What am I asking for?
Mark 11: 24 says, "Therefore I say to you, All things, whatever you ask, praying, believe that you shall receive them, and it will be to you." What a great…
The complexities of knowing God
He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD requires of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with…
The Parable of the Sower: the application
Matthew 13:18-23, Mark 4:14-20, Luke 8:11-25 Luke puts it plainly and clearly, “The seed is the word of God.” The beginning of all things was the Word of God (Genesis…
A completed and victorious work
- all we need to do is to appropriate it. Mark 16 Verses 1-8 Both Marys were committed to the Lord, even after His death. The day after His crucifixion…