April 21, 2022 | Jeremiah 37:11–21 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue “I am not a theologian or a scholar,” Elisabeth Elliot once said, “but I am very aware of the fact that pain is necessary to all of us. In my own life, I think I can honestly say that out of the deepest pain has […]
January 3, 2022 | Ecclesiastes 12:9-14 DEVOTIONS This month’s Issue “Ecclesiastes is realistic,” wrote seminary professor Thomas Schreiner. “It teaches us that life under the sun is often empty, futile, and absurd, and yet it does not run us into the rocks of despair…When we understand that this world isn’t paradise on earth, we are […]
DEVOTION: 5th April, 2021 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Romans 8:1 KJV Jesus Christ is a representation of purify and justice. In Him is “Life” and “Peace”. Therefore, those who walk with him and not after the […]
February 4, 2021 | Romans 2:17–29 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In most television dramas, the conclusion to a courtroom scene is usually very dramatic. During a final cross-examination, the prosecuting attorney will successfully provoke the accused to break down and confess to the crime. But in real life that dramatic courtroom conclusion rarely happens, cases […]
November 1, 2020 | Acts 1:1–26 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Imagine that you are the very first person to hear incredible, life-changing, world-shaking good news. Who would you tell? Would you make a call, text a friend, or post to social media? Certainly, you wouldn’t be able to keep this news to yourself. You’d want […]
October 28, 2020 | Psalm 70 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Sometimes we have a hard time asking for help. On more than one occasion this has caused me to get into a difficulty that I could have easily avoided. One reason why many of us struggle with asking for help is that we like to […]
October 20, 2020 | Psalm 62 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue It is easy to say, “I trust in God,” when things are going well. However, when a crisis hits, our trust is put to the test. We may think that we trust God to supply all our needs until we are faced with a lost […]
October 16, 2020 | Psalm 58 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Of the 3,500 species of snakes in the world, only about 600 are venomous. Nevertheless, snakes can do significant damage. According to the World Health Organization, every year 81,000 to 135,000 people die from snake bites. In today’s reading, David compares his enemies to snakes, […]
October 10, 2020 | Psalm 52 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue When David was fleeing from King Saul, he came to the sanctuary city of Nob and asked Ahimelek, the priest, for help. Ahimelek assumed David was still working for Saul and assisted him with provisions. One of Saul’s servants, Doeg the Edomite, overheard this and […]