Julio 22

“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful; however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” One of my early church memories was with my Grandmother. She took us to a rural  Methodist church in North Florida. There wasn’t any air conditioning, just a large […]

Julio 20

“You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.” Egypt, which had been Israel’s nest for 450 years, was destroyed. Then, God’s people needed to learn how to relate to him as the eagle’s chicks needed to learn how to fly after […]

Julio 19

“No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing He will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.” In 1991, after being a victim of a tragic wreck, […]

Julio 18

“You shall have no other gods before Me. . . Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. . . You shall not murder. . . You shall not commit adultery. . . You shall not steal. . . […]

Julio 17

Samuel replied, “Has the Lord as much pleasure in your burnt offerings and sacrifices as in your obedience? Obedience is far better than sacrifice. He is much more interested in your listening to Him than in your offering the fat of rams to Him.” Obedience is the key to living out the love relationship God […]

Julio 16

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job?” I have always found this verse a challenge. I try to put my name in the place of Job’s. There are some days when I feel as if God would not put my name there, and then I remember that He put His […]

Julio 15

“My flesh and my heart may fail,But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” How reassuring it is for me to read these words. Even in my weakness my God still accepts me. God not only accepts me but strengthens me. How patient and loving must this God be if He […]

Julio 14

“Jesus wept.” A friend told me his father-in-law had, as a child, been required to recite a favorite scripture verse in Sunday School class. Not to be embarrassed, he found the very shortest verse in the entire Bible to present to the class. As I was preparing this devotional, my friend Barbara called. She is […]

Julio 13

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.” Jeremiah was writing to God’s people exiled in Babylonia. Had the Lord abandoned them? Seventy years were to pass before the Lord brought them back […]

Julio 12

“And it came about that as he journeyed, he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.” On the road to Damascus, changes were brought about in Paul’s life. He found a new way of thinking and a totally new way of living. Paul felt the change in himself in everything […]