Guard Your Heart Against Subtle Idolatry Greetings Reader The Bible warns us to beware of the devil's fiery darts. The subtlety of the way he shoots them at us can sometimes catch us by surprise. Therefore, you must continually guard your heart. Today, as we look into Exodus 32, Aaron, Moses' brother and right-hand man, saw firsthand everything God did to deliver the Israelites from bondage. Yet, in the midst of threatening circumstances, he made a golden calf. Check out this chapter and the...
6 days ago • 1 min read
Children Are A Gift From The Lord Greetings Reader We all enjoy receiving gifts, don't we? God, on the other hand, loves to give us gifts. He gives us gifts in various ways, encompassing many things. Besides Himself, the most precious gifts He has given to us are our children. In Psalm 127, it says, "Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from Him." They come though, with awesome responsibilities. God has entrusted us to raise them by teaching them and setting godly examples of...
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Lift Your Hands And Praise The Lord Greetings Reader Psalm 134 contains only three verses, but they are verses of blessing, praise, and encouragement. Read it in the paragraph below and then click on the link to read the devotion that goes with it. Oh, praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, you who serve at night in the house of the Lord. Lift your hands toward the sanctuary, and praise the Lord. May the Lord, who made heaven and earth, bless you from Jerusalem. Psalm 134:1-3 God...
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Good Friday, The Day Jesus Was Crucified Greetings Reader After Jesus gathered with His disciples for the Passover meal, they went to the Mount of Olives to pray. The Lord knew His time was at hand. He also knew what lay in store for Him within the next twenty-four hours. That next day, He went through a very gruesome experience with each of us in mind. The most important word He uttered that entire day was "Tetelestai." It is pronounced like this (ta-tell'-es-ty). This word was often stamped...
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The Protection Of The Lord Surrounds His People Greetings Reader The lyrics to the song "America the Beautiful," written by Katharine Lee Bates, takes note of our purple mountains' majesty. The Psalmist who wrote Psalm 125 not only mentions the mountains that surround Jerusalem, but he also compares them to the protection of the Lord that surrounds us. The influences of the world we live in will try their hardest to sway us to their sinful ways. The devil will hurl temptations at us and try...
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The Righteousness Of God Reaches To The Highest Heavens Greetings Reader The Psalmist said that God's righteousness reaches to the highest heavens. That means we cannot measure God's righteousness. Neither can we confine it. His righteousness rises far above the grasp of our understanding. Coupled with His righteousness, God's faithfulness completely restores our joy and renews our worship, making it fresh each time we offer it to the Lord. He also strengthens those who believe in Him and...
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Jesus Fulfilled The Law And Set Us Free Greetings Reader All who trust in Jesus can live by grace because Jesus set us free when He fulfilled the law. Discover how the Apostle Paul showed us what that freedom means. Today's devotion is built around Galatians 2:18-19, which says; I am a sinner if I rebuild the old system of law I already tore down. For when I tried to keep the law, it condemned me. So I died to the law—I stopped trying to meet all its requirements—so that I might live for...
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Light Shines In The Darkness For The Godly Greetings Reader Psalm 112 tells us that "Light shines in the darkness for the godly. They are generous, compassionate, and righteous." Who are the godly? The Psalmist opens with the first few verses, telling us. He said, They are those who fear the Lord and delight in obeying his commands. He didn't stop there; he went to the next generation. Their children will be successful everywhere; an entire generation of godly people will be blessed. He...
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Jesus Paid the Full Ransom For All People Greetings Reader Sometimes, when reading prophetic verses in the Old Testament, we struggle to understand what the writer was referring to. However, in other places, such as Psalm 111, we know exactly who the Psalmist referred to. He opened up the Psalm with the exaltation of "Praise the Lord," followed by an exclamation point. Then, he ended this Psalm with "Praise Him forever," accompanied by the same punctuation. After praising the Lord, the...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read