October 23, 2020 | Psalm 65 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Have you ever been in a situation where you know you have wronged someone and are anxious for an opportunity to apologize and ask for forgiveness? When you do finally get a chance to say you are sorry and even restore the relationship, it comes […]
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 19, 2020 | Psalm 61 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue During my years as a pastor, I had the privilege of visiting the sick in the hospital. I vividly remember meeting with an elderly man from our congregation who was nearing the end of his life. I asked if we could pray together. He began […]
October 18, 2020 | Psalm 60 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue God makes many promises in the Bible. He promised Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars in the sky (Gen. 15:5). Jesus promised that those who seek first His kingdom would have their needs met (Matt. 6:33). Paul assured the Philippians […]
October 9, 2020 | Psalm 51 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Seventeenth-century pastor John Donne was also a celebrated poet. In one of his Holy Sonnets reflecting on the Second Coming, he wrote, “When we are there; here on this lowly ground / Teach me how to repent; for that’s as good / As if thou […]
October 2, 2020 | Psalm 44 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue On average, eleven Christians a day were killed for their faith in Jesus last year. In May 2019, the BBC reported that persecution of Christians was reaching “near genocide levels” in some parts of the world. This can lead us to ask “Why?” and […]
October 1, 2020 | Psalms 42–43 MONTHLY ISSUES This Month’s Issue “There are two easy ways to die in the desert: thirst and drowning,” says naturalist Craig Childs. We depend on water for life! In the second “book” of Psalms, our longing for God is compared to thirst. Chapters 42 and 43 were originally one […]
September 29, 2020 | 1 Samuel 30:1–31 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue “Out of the frying pan and into the fire” describes the feeling when you pass from one trouble only to find yourself in another difficult situation. Just when you breathe a sigh of relief that your troubles are over, you find yourself in a […]
September 27, 2020 | 1 Samuel 28:3–25 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Many people find silence to be awkward. Studies have shown that long pauses in conversation can produce negative emotions in some people. Maybe this happens because silence is often perceived as a sign of disagreement. Seek the LORD while he may be found; call […]
September 22, 2020 | 1 Samuel 23:1–29 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Did you know that the average man will travel 900 miles while being lost? A study sponsored by a company that makes GPS devices also revealed that men are typically the ones who refuse to stop and ask for directions. Many reasons have been […]