Passage: Psalm 33:11-20Key Verse: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.” v.12 (NASB)“I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers, and it was not there. I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her fertile fields and boundless forests, and it was not there. I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her rich mines and her vast world commerce, and it was not there. Continue Reading
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A Scar Named Grace
“For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.” Psalm 84.11 (NLT) I was gently pressing Vitamin E oil over the bright-red scar on my abdomen. It extended for about 5 inches and it was painful. It hurt to move, to sit down and stand up, to turn around in bed and to take a deep breath. My surgery had only been ten days before and this was the first time I saw the incision. Vanity chimed in and I Continue Reading
The War Against the Name of Jesus
Passage: Acts 4:13-31 Key Verses: “But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him? We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.” vs. 19-20 (NLT) Pastor Terry Sartain of Charlotte, North Carolina has ministered to police officers and their families for the past seven years. During this time, he has always closed his prayers “in the Name of Jesus”. He can't do that anymore. The police department said that he can still pray, just not in the Continue Reading
Miracle Babies (From the Archives)
Note from the Author: This was one of the first devotionals I wrote back in 2010 in the beginning of my ministry. The Lord spoke to my heart this morning as I reflected on the fact that since I wrote this devotional, I have witnessed His faithfulness over and over again in the lives of three of my friends who have been praying and waiting for their miracle babies for over a decade. They have had their prayers answered by our wonderful, faithful God. In a sequence of miraculous events, one Continue Reading
I Love You, BUT….
Passage: Ruth 1:6-17 Key Verse: “At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.” Ruth 1:14 Rio de Janeiro, 1962. A very talented young artist attended the Fine Arts School of Rio, the most renowned art school in South America. He shared the studio with some of the heirs of Brazil’s most prominent families. He had moved to Rio from a small town in the South in order to help his mother, a young widow who lost her income when her Continue Reading
A Time to Mourn…
Passage: Ecclesiastes 3:1-4 Key Verse: “A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance [...]” v.4 My children and I were singing and dancing around the family room, as the Sister Sledge's 70's hit “We are Family” blared through the speakers. While we giggled together doing silly moves, I realized how long it had been since I had a good belly laugh. The sound of it was even strange to my ears. I realized how sad our home has been since we lost my husband's brother Continue Reading
