Five Ways God Demonstrates His Love For Us

Zephaniah 3:17 (NKJV) The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. The minor prophet Zephaniah wrote a short, but powerful, three chapter...

One Step Away from Disaster

Psalm 73:1-2 (NIV) Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.  But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold.  Asaph was a Levite.  He was a musician and led worship during the reigns of King David and King Solomon.  He...

The Ultimate Telephone Game

Exodus 39:43 (NIV) Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the Lord had commanded.  So Moses blessed them.  You may recall a game from years back called “The Telephone Line Game” or “The Telephone Game.”  With all of the games out today this...

Observations and Interpretations

Mark 1:35 (NIV) Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where He prayed.  There is a lot going on in this one verse of Scripture.  If you are casually reading God’s Word, you may miss...

God Is Not A Vending Machine

Matthew 7:7-8 (NIV) (Jesus spoke these words), “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives, he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” This is a classic...

One Way to Lack Nothing

Proverbs 28:27 (NIV) He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.  I will assume that no one plans or desires to be cursed.  Therefore, the emphasis of this devotional will be on giving to the poor.  There are...