Daily Devotionals

Living in Florida we spend most of the summers either in a pool, beach or at a lake. Have you ever been at a pool and gone under water and heard people talking above the surface of the water? It is a very muffled sound. You can hear garbled sounds but not really make out the words. My husband started having that same feeling about a year a…

     In Philippians 4:2-3, Paul addresses a specific situation within the Philippian church, urging two women, Euodia and Syntyche, to reconcile their differences and be of the same mind in the Lord. This verse serves as a timeless reminder of the vital importance of unity within the body of believers. Paul’s words emphasize the need for harmon…

Have you ever felt in your life that you were being tempted by the devil? Well, Jesus can surely relate. The devil came up to the Son of God and presented Him some options; to get him to change his allegiance, join the other team and leave God.      This idea has been in my head a lot recently. Jesus was tempted far …

Almost 2000 years ago this was the exact same thing the disciples of Jesus were doing. The ones who had followed Christ for His years of ministry were saddened that their master was dead. He had been such an encouragement to them, a rock for them, a stronghold and now gone they had to mourn. We see in scripture that some of the disciples w…

What does this mean? What is John the Baptist talking about? John the Baptist was the messenger of God, to prepare the way of the coming of Messiah – Jesus on the scene. Jesus referred to John as “a burning and shining lamp!”. In Matthew 11:11 Jesus says, “I say unto you, among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater tha…

Warren Buffet comes to your birthday party today and he says to you, “Name your birthday present, anything, and it’s yours.” What would your “anything” be? What would you want above anything else?      Well, whatever you choose, know that you have a gift coming that far exceeds your wildest dreams. Listen to what the…

Courageous. Bold. Extreme Faith. Leaders. These are just a few descriptions for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 3 young men of Israel who literally stood up against the most powerful King in the “world”. In today’s nonstop news cycle, it seems that politics and the “ruling” of men is a large business. Everybody (including myself) …

    What is your family like? Are there certain things that are unique to your family?  In my family, laughter is quite common.  My grown children have told me they enjoy watching when my siblings and I are together.  The laughter is almost non-stop.  There are usually tears and hurting sides from laughing so …

What if God had swept our sin under the rug and never dealt with it? He would be unjust for leaving sin unjudged. But providing His own righteous­ness enables Him to be both just and the one who justifies us. This is what Paul means in Romans 3:25-26 by saying that God is both “just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.” He d…

     Heli, Matthat, Levi, Melki, and Joseph. Five men in a list of far greater men. Five men with hand-me-down names that I barely glance over while studying.      Yet, these men are in the lineage of Christ. They’re important, but I still know nothing about them. I couldn’t share a fact beyond ancestr…