March 31, 2022 | Proverbs 31:10–31 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue What a wide variety of women we have studied this month! These Old Testament women have made courageous decisions by faith, stepped up to lead, struggled with bitterness, loved with kindness, worshiped idols, spoke with wisdom, and prophesied truth. Each had different goals, obstacles, victories, […]
March 6, 2022 | Judges 4:11-24 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue The battle between the Israelites and the Canaanites happened exactly as Deborah prophesied it would. Barak and Deborah moved in with their army of 10,000. Their opponent Sisera gathered his 900 iron chariots and all of his men to fend them off. The LORD himself […]
March 5, 2022 | Judges 4:1-10 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Have you ever experienced this cycle? We sin, suffer, repent, and are reconciled, only to fall back into sin again. This pattern is played out again and again in the Old Testament. See now that I myself am he! There is no god besides me. […]
March 4, 2022 | Joshua 6:22-25 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue What does it mean to live by faith? The essence of faith is to take God at His word and trust in Him. In both Testaments, believers were called to rely upon God for forgiveness and salvation. Those who live in faith depend upon God […]
March 3, 2022 | Joshua 2:12-24 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Biblical providence refers to God’s work of providing for the needs of His people. It is sometimes surprisingly miraculous and often seemingly simple. Always, it is deeply compassionate and a cause for gratitude. Today’s Scripture passage pulses with providence. What, then, shall we say in […]
March 2, 2022 | Joshua 2:1-11 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Since World War II, the Force RECON branch of United States Marine Corps has completed information-gathering missions that can only be accomplished by soldiers on the ground. In today’s passage, Joshua initiated his own on-the-ground intelligence operation. Rather than running headlong into battle, he sent […]
March 1, 2022 | Joshua 1:1-18 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Have you ever experienced the call of God in your life? We know that God calls His people in at least two ways: generally, we are called into a redemptive and obedient relationship with Him, and sometimes specifically we are given a particular assignment for […]
February 28, 2022 | Philippians 4:21-22 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue What do airlines, big-box retail stores, restaurants, and churches have in common? Many of them have greeters. Greeters stand at the entrance and welcome you. They are such a common feature these days that we hardly notice them. Greet all God’s people in Christ Jesus. […]
February 27, 2022 | Philippians 4:19-20 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue We’ve all heard the saying that money does not bring happiness. But do we actually believe it? Do we live like it? Following Jesus should have a direct impact on how we view wealth. We are called to trust God with every bit of our […]
February 26, 2022 | Philippians 4:17-18 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Christians shy away from the mission field because they fear they will need to raise support. They either worry that they will be unsuccessful or feel uncomfortable about the perception that they are living off the charity of others. Paul had a very different view. […]