Devotion

“And it came to pass..that..the oil stayed.” (2 Kings 4:6) Here we see a widow. She was in debt and had no means by which to pay her bills. She came to the prophet Elijah and asked what she could do. After she gathered empty vessels, at the prophet’s command, she began to pour out […]

“..he, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts…” (Mark 3:5) The American College of Cardiology reports that Cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for approximately 800,000 deaths in the United States, or one out of every three deaths. You cannot continually have heart problems without it eventually taking your life. The Bible says there are “spiritual”

“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.” (Ps. 1:2) One night, after a church service where R.A. Torrey was preaching, a man approached him and said, “I cannot get anything out of reading the Bible. My Bible is dry as dust! How

“But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” (Mark 10:30) Details matter. A wealthy woman who was traveling overseas saw a bracelet she thought was was too irresistible not to buy. So she sent her husband this short cable: “Have found wonderful bracelet. Price $75,000. May I buy it?” Her husband promptly wired

“It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.” (Rom. 14:21) A very important principle is given here to every believer. We are not to take part in anything which might cause another believer to stumble or be tempted

“..this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind…” (Phil. 3:13) Two men were walking through the countryside toward another village. As they came near a river, they encountered a woman sitting there, upset because there was no bridge. The two men decided to help, so they joined hands and lifted the woman

“He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.” (Prov. 16:32) There is nothing more powerful than our spirit, and few things can cause more harm than a bad spirit. A bad temper can ruin relationships. Wars have been fought between

“Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” (Luke 4:4) When the Bible becomes a part of us it renews our mind and, as a result, we begin to think like Jesus. And when we think like Jesus, it changes the way

“And suddenly there was a great earthquake…and every one’s bands were loosed.” (Acts 16:26) It is interesting that while Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God inside their prison cell at midnight, the Bible specifically says that “there was a great earthquake” and “every one’s bands were loosed.” Every cell door was

“And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.” (Acts 16:25) Paul and Silas were cast into prison. They had been beaten, bound, and were barely making it. They were sitting in this cold, dark prison at the midnight hour, the darkest part of the night. Sometimes,