April 18, 2021 | Psalm 5 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Before I followed God’s leading into full-time vocational ministry, I wanted to be an architect. I love design and structure. Did you know that our prayer life and our prayers need structure as well? Theologian D. A. Carson writes, “We do not drift into spiritual […]
April 17, 2021 | Psalm 39 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Silence can be a virtue. But sometimes, God gives us opportunities to speak truth, and we must be careful not to neglect the opening to make a meaningful difference. In our text today, David was silent when he should have spoken. His anguish increased when […]
April 16, 2021 | Psalm 3 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue When sin occurs within a family, it can have a ripple effect that is far-reaching and long-lasting. A child may sin against a parent. A husband against a wife. Wrongs done may be remembered for years, and the residual anger can be destructive. It is […]
April 15, 2021 | 1 Kings 18:25–39 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Have you ever been in a situation where you felt underqualified? You feel pressured to act, maybe people are watching, but you have no idea what to do. If you are a person of prayer, you may cry out to Him, “God, why did […]
April 14, 2021 | Daniel 2:1–23 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Dreams are not something we talk about much in Christian circles. However, we do see in Scripture that at times the Lord has used dreams to teach people about Himself and to communicate His glory to others. In our text today, the Lord did just […]
April 13, 2021 | 2 Kings 19:15–19 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue People love an underdog story, when a downtrodden person conquers great obstacles and transforms into a hero. In today’s passage, Hezekiah is the underdog. Assyria is set on attacking the city of Judah. They have been ruthless with other cities they conquered, treating them […]
April 12, 2021 | 1 Chronicles 4:9–10 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Born into poverty, Walt Disney grew up to create what he envisioned as the “happiest place on earth.” We all love to read stories about men and women who overcame hardship and went on to bless others. Even more, we can be encouraged to […]
April 11, 2021 | 1 Kings 8:22–53 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue There is nothing quite like completing a huge project, whether it is home renovation or an all-day feast. The feeling of accomplishment is satisfying. That’s what Solomon and the Israelites experienced as they laid the last brick at the Temple project. The altars were […]
April 10, 2021 | 1 Kings 3:1–15 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Aristotle is quoted as saying, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” However, better advice came from King Solomon, who wrote centuries earlier: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom” (Prov. 9:10). In our text today, we see that Solomon […]
April 9, 2021 | 1 Chronicles 29:14–20 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In his New York Times bestselling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey tells people to imagine what they want said at their funeral. When we think about how we want to be remembered we should begin with the end in […]