Devotional

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 5:15 | Commitment

What is the major commitment in life that consumes all of the time you have? Stop now and think for a few moments and think about what the number one commitment might be. We have many commitments, some not of our own […]

Exodus

Exodus 10:12 | Confession

Have you ever done anything wrong? Have you ever done something stupid that you regret? Have you hurt someone close to you because of your own selfish choices? I have. It is not easy to talk about and I can’t imagine that […]

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 15:13 | Afraid with Trust

What is your fear? Snakes, Public speaking, no food for today, stuck in rush hour traffic, persecution because of who you are? There always seems to be something to fear, much of those fears we push away into the back of our […]

Psalm

Psalm 23:1 | I Shall not Want

I love Psalm 23. It is one of my favorites because God has shown me how to live life through this psalm. It is a Psalm about allowing Jesus to be the leader. The opening verse acknowledges His leadership and then states […]

1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 8:4 | Burden of Freedom

There is a freedom that comes from surrender to Christ. It is a counter intuitive situation where one must be surrendered to the Lord of all Creation in order to be free. Only when I give up the life I wanted to […]

John

John 17:20 | Unity with the Church

John in his gospel chapter 17 verse 20 records a prayer that Jesus prayed for the believers who would follow after him. This prayer is wonderful because it is Jesus praying for those of us 2,000 years later who would follow him. […]

John

John 16:1 | Trouble from God?

In the days before Jesus is arrested and killed he spent time preparing the disciples for what was about to happen. They did not understand and had even become depressed at how things were working out for their Messiah ( God’s Failure […]

John

John 15:1 | I Can’t Wait for Spring

Jesus used the branch and vine analogy to explain how our relationship with him should work. Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does […]