Devotion

“Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast…” (Heb. 6:19) I am not into boating, although I enjoy riding in a boat. And I certainly am not a sailor. But I do know enough about boats and ships to know that they each need an anchor. An anchor is […]

“From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth…” (Eph. 4:16) My wife loves to put together jigsaw puzzles. She could sit there for hours, perfectly content, to meticulously assemble one piece after another until the whole picture comes together. But there is nothing more frustrating than to

“Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.” (Matt. 15:7-8) We hear a lot about “Fake News” today and have all seen the many sensational storylines which turned out to be false.

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” (Prov. 18:21) We grow up hearing the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” That saying is not true. Words CAN hurt us! To show how powerful our

“That ye may…shine as lights in the world;” (Phil. 2:15) When writing to the Philippian believers, Paul encourages them to be “blameless” and “without rebuke” and to “shine as lights in the world.” In other words, we are to be bright light Christians! FIRST—Bright lights attract. Turn on a lightbulb outside at night and just

“And he called his ten servants…and said unto them, Occupy till I come.” (Luke 19:13) The word “occupy” literally means “keep busy.” In other words, this man was saying, “Keep busy until I come.” There is little that will kill a person’s spiritual life like idleness will. There is an old saying that says, “Idle hands

“But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.” (Isa. 36:21) When the king of Assyria criticized Hezekiah and Israel’s ability to defend themselves, Hezekiah told the people to “answer him not.” He knew God would vindicate Israel in the end, so the criticism

“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.” (Rev. 3:22) There have been times when I was watching something on TV and my wife started talking to me. After a few minutes of talking without hearing a response from me she would stop and say, “Are you listening

“And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou?” (John 20:13) It was the morning of the resurrection and Mary had rushed to the tomb, only to see two angels in white where her Lord’s body had been. Just as Jesus had wept earlier, at the tomb of His friend Lazarus, Mary began to weep

“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10) It is easy to watch the news or see what is going on in the world around us and say, “What is this