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Christian Devotional – November 15, 2014
Read Matthew chapter 11 VERSE: Matthew 11:28–Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. TRUTH: This often quoted verse lies sandwiched between some interesting other verses, Right before this verse, Jesus tells the people that they can’t really know God unless they know Him and after this verse Jesus explains that he does have a load that we are to carry, but that load is easy. So how does this verse fit in? The people Jesus was speaking to were used to viewing God as someone who had lots of rules and laws that had to be fulfilled in order to be…
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Christian Devotional – September 15, 2014
Read 1 Corinthians chapter 8 VERSE: 1 Corinthians 8:9–Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block to the weak. TRUTH: As believers and followers of Christ, this is an important principle. We must be aware of the impression that we give with our actions just as much as our actions themselves. As Christians, we are all given standards by which we determine things to be right or wrong. However, some things, while not intrinsically wrong, are wrong when done in excess. Examples might be drinking alcohol or eating food because we’re instructed not to be drunk and not to exhibit gluttony. In the…
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Christian Devotional – May 1, 2014
Read Romans chapter 13 VERSE: Romans 13:7–Give to everyone what you owe them. If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. TRUTH: Are we paying people what we owe them? It can be easy to think only of monetary debts, but this also mentions respect and honor. Are we giving honor and respect to those people who, by virtue of their position, deserve it? Even if their actions are wrong, we can still offer respect for the position that they hold. RESPONSE: Father, I thank You and praise You for the people You have placed in my life. Some of…
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Devotional – April 10, 2012
VERSE: 1 Kings 2:3–Keep the charge of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, and His testimonies, according to what is written in the law of Moses, that you may succeed in all that you do and wherever you turn. TRUTH: David charged his son Solomon with this just as he was about to die. David had not been perfect, but he had tried to live his life according to these principles. Now he is charging Solomon to do the same. What legacy are we leaving for our children? What will we charge them with when our time on earth is done?…