Jeremiah 17:5-6 ESV “Thus says the Lord: ‘Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord. He is like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see any good come. He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited … Continue reading The Lord Searches our Hearts
Christian Devotional
My times with the Lord in His Word
Long for the Pure Word of God
As Obedient Children 1 Peter 2:1-3 ESV “So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation — if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.” In 1 Peter 1 … Continue reading Long for the Pure Word of God
Don’t Fear What They Fear
Isaiah 8:11-12 ESV “For the Lord spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: ‘Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread.’” In the Way of This … Continue reading Don’t Fear What They Fear
We’re Called to Freedom
Galatians 3-4 Summary When the Jews were under the Old Covenant relationship with Almighty God, they were required to obey a litany of liturgical, ceremonial and purification statutes. But when Jesus Christ died on the cross and he became our sacrificial Lamb to take away the sins of the world, that old order was done … Continue reading We’re Called to Freedom
Here I Am! Send Me!
Isaiah 6:1-5 ESV “In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with … Continue reading Here I Am! Send Me!
To Show God’s Truthfulness
Romans 15:1-3 ESV “We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, ‘The reproaches of those who reproached you … Continue reading To Show God’s Truthfulness
Be Ready for the Potholes Ahead
Psalms 23:1-3 ESV “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.” My Lord is my counselor, my guide, my helper. He shows me the way … Continue reading Be Ready for the Potholes Ahead
Shrewd in Their Own Sight
Isaiah 5:20 ESV “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!” Evil good and Good evil In what ways do people call evil good and good evil? Well, one way is when they lie about … Continue reading Shrewd in Their Own Sight
That He May Teach Us
Isaiah 2:1-3 ESV “The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. “It shall come to pass in the latter daysthat the mountain of the house of the Lordshall be established as the highest of the mountains,and shall be lifted up above the hills;and all the nations shall flow to it,and … Continue reading That He May Teach Us
The Way That He Loves
Summary Colossians 3:1-11 We, as followers of Jesus Christ, are to set our minds on things above, on the things of God, and not on things that are of this earth. And we are to put to death what is earthly (worldly, fleshly) in us – such things as sexual immorality, impurity, sinful passion, evil … Continue reading The Way That He Loves
