August 2, 2021 | Hosea 1:4–9 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Many prospective parents comb through lists of baby names, considering the meaning of each possibility. They know that names matter. In today’s passage, Gomer gave birth to her first child, a baby belonging to Hosea, and God named the child Jezreel. This name was full […]
May 9, 2021 | 1 Thessalonians 3:11–13 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue When I was a child, pastoral prayers were a main feature of our church worship service. When the prayer began, I knew to settle in for a long one. Over the years, it seems that pastoral prayers have diminished in length and prominence or […]
March 19, 2021 | Genesis 27:1–28:5 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In the Old Testament, the patriarchal blessing was not merely a father’s wish for his child. Rather, it was a permanent declaration, mediated by God, that often included an inheritance. When Isaac was old and blind, he asked Esau to hunt and prepare a meal, […]
THURSDAY, 14TH FEBRUARY. CHOSEN FOR BLESSINGS. And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise (Galatians 3:29). Our theme verse says if you belong to Christ, then you’re Abraham’s seed, and an heir according to the promise. This debunks the general assumption that everybody can’t be successful. Although, […]