June 14, 2021 | Psalm 86-87 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue As a young college student, I lost my wallet at a concert. This would not have been a major issue except for the fact that my wallet contained my driver’s license, social security card, and my birth certificate! This made it very difficult to prove […]
June 13, 2021 | Psalm 85 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Have you ever needed to ask someone for forgiveness? It is a difficult place to be in because it means admitting that you have done something wrong. You also might not know how the offended person might react. You might ask for forgiveness, but will […]
June 12, 2021 | Psalm 84 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue When we were engaged, my wife and I had a long-distance relationship. We lived about four hours apart by car and every weekend one of us would make the pilgrimage to see the other. All year, we would wait impatiently for the end of each […]
June 11, 2021 | Psalm 83 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue The apostle Paul was under attack. He had been arrested on the false charge that he had brought a Gentile into the Temple in Jerusalem (Acts 21:27–29). A group of Jewish leaders had had enough of Paul. They made a pact that they would not […]
June 10, 2021 | Psalm 82 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue When 33-year-old Bob Pierce was in China holding evangelistic meetings, he was introduced to an abandoned Chinese girl. After she became a Christian, the girl’s father beat her and threw her out into the street. She had lost everything. Moved by her story, Bob gave […]
June 9, 2021 | Psalm 81 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue “What have you done for me lately?” It’s easy to forget how well someone has served us in the past, when we are disappointed with them in the present! Some companies take this approach with their employees: “It does not matter how great of a […]
June 8, 2021 | Psalm 80 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In the parable of the Prodigal Son, the wayward son recognizes his sin and comes to his senses, saying: “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired […]
June 7, 2021 | Psalm 79 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue When a natural disaster like a tornado or hurricane strikes, government officials tour the areas hit hardest. One of the reasons for this is to show that they recognize the situation and intend to do something about it. Another reason is to highlight the devastation […]
June 6, 2021 | Psalm 78 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In his classic work Knowing God, J. I. Packer points out the difference between knowing about God and knowing God. He understood that it was possible for someone to have sound theology, know the Bible well, be involved in ministry, and yet not really have […]
June 5, 2021 | Psalm 77 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue What do we do when the way forward looks hopeless and confusing? How do we take the next step Who will lead us? Again and again in Scripture, we see that God provides a way. It took ten terrible plagues, but Pharaoh finally decided to […]