Devotion

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works…” (Eph. 2:10) Henry Steinway built his first piano in 1836 in the kitchen of his home in Germany – the same piano now displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Born in 1797, he would build 482 pianos over […]

And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.” (Ex. 34:27) Moses was invited by God up on Mt. Sinai for a one-on-one, face-to-face meeting with God! Wow! Can you imagine having that privilege? The end result

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven…a time to keep, and a time to cast away;” (Ecc. 3:1, 6) 74-year-old, Gordon Stewart, an eccentric hermit, hoarded so much junk and trash he had to burrow through it to get around his home. Then in January 2009

“..work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” (Phil. 2:12) Working out and becoming fit has become a multi-million dollar industry. You can find virtually every type of workout program imaginable…and even some you can’t imagine. There are aerobics classes, spin classes, yoga classes, and even a karaoke spin class where you sing while

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights…” (James 1:17) In the early 1960s, some unusual paintings featuring a person or animal with huge, sad eyes became popular. Some considered the work tacky, but others delighted in it. As the artist’s husband began to promote

“For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.” (Prov. 5:21) We live in the day where Big Brother is always watching you. There are cameras on just about every street corner. There are even certain apps on our cell phones which track our every move.

“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak…” (James 1:19) Someone said, “Many things in life have been opened by mistake, but nothing more often than the mouth!” The truth is…we just talk too much sometimes. When all is said and done—there’s usually more said than done! FIRST: James

“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;” (Eph. 4:2-3) “And they lived happily ever after.” That is the usual ending of the typical fairy tale story. It doesn’t matter what happens during the story, you know that everything will turn out ok. Everyone will end up living “happily ever after.”

“And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?” (Acts 4:7) Peter and John were being used by God in a mighty way. Not only had God given them boldness in their preaching, He was also performing miracles through them. One forty-year-old

“Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:” (Matt. 7:24) My wife and I are in the midst of building a house. Let me rephrase that…my wife and I are in the process of having someone else build