Devotionals

“…shall we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants…that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.” Joseph’s brothers … read more…

Have you ever been in a situation where someone saw something that caught their attention so much that they had to stop what they were doing, gather everyone around them, and share what they just saw? This happens in the … read more…

This phrase can also be translated as endurance or constancy of hope. “Patience” here comes from two Greek words meaning “under, by” and “remain, abide, tarry.” So it literally means to remain under or abide by hope. The Lord is … read more…

Reading 1 Samuel 23:1-13, I find David motivated by a sincere, selfless love for God’s people and an eager willingness to fulfill his calling. Not even David’s followers were ready for what the Lord had placed upon his heart as … read more…

My beloved, don’t be idle and allow temptation to lure, entice, and seduce you but immediately flee from sexual immorality and leave no forwarding address! Do not be deceived: the unrighteous, fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, homosexuals, sodomites, thieves, covetous, drunkards, revilers … read more…

Notice how our Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth (B.I.B.L.E) clarifies what the better choices are: It is better to “trust in the LORD than have confidence in man,” better is “a day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere,” better … read more…

“But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?” There was one thing Jesus loathed and that was hypocrisy. He flipped over tables, called the Pharisees “white washed tombs” and a “brood of … read more…

“The place where the LORD your God chooses”, is repeated at least six times in this portion of scripture. When God repeats something, you want to pay attention! We see the seeds of the rebellion that runs rampant in the … read more…

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God!” God is not in his thoughts. His mind is proud, wicked and corrupt. He has been deceived by Satan, even demons believe in God and tremble! Look to Jesus and … read more…

Beware of becoming active for wrong things. God’s Word clearly instructs on that which requires our action.  Psalm 37:4 states delight yourself in the Lord. Matthew 6:33 teaches seek first the kingdom of God. Respectively, these verses say God will … read more…