Nov 27, 2017 | Devotional
When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his robes. 2 Kings 22:11 When we brought our adoptive son home from overseas, I was eager to shower him with love and provide what he had lacked over the preceding months, especially quality food, since he...
Nov 23, 2017 | Devotional
Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field. Exodus 23:16 Several thousand years ago, God spoke directly to Moses and instituted a new festival for His people. In Exodus 23:16, according to Moses’s record, God said,...
Nov 22, 2017 | Devotional
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music. Psalm 98:4 Back when I was searching for a church to attend regularly, a friend invited me to a service at her church. The worship leaders led the congregation in a song I particularly...
Nov 21, 2017 | Devotional
Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. John 12:24 When our children were young, they loved trying to catch the “helicopter seeds” that fell from our neighbor’s silver maple trees....
Nov 16, 2017 | Devotional
Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, Lord. Psalm 89:15 The seventeenth-century monk Brother Lawrence, before a day’s work as cook in his community, would pray, “O my God . . . grant me your grace to stay in your...
