Daily Devotionals


When You Pray

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to [...]

Vision on the Battlefield

And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So [...]

Conversation With God

This week I’ve been dwelling a lot on the assignment. There are a number of things I could choose to write about ‘vision’ in relationship to God from past experiences. Since that might be a bit too wordy (which tends to be true of me anyway) I will pick one thing that has impacted my [...]

For a Life That Glorifies God

As I pondered this thought…’ praying for a personal thirst after a life that glorifies God’, one hymn after the other played through my mind. It’s not unusual that God would inspire me that way, as the words to old hymns often speak to me. And…they often become my prayers to Him. O Master, let [...]

Betrayal

Have you ever betrayed anyone?  If so, you know, even if no one else does, how you felt afterward.  You might have felt justified, though you probably weren’t, in actuality. You might have felt ashamed of yourself for inflicting the hurt you caused.  Maybe you wanted to hurt one person, and without any thought of it, ended up [...]