Bible Devotions

2 Samuel 15 2Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way to the gate; and when any man had a suit to come to the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, “From what city are you?” And he would say, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.” Read more

The worst storms have the potential to prepare the ground for the best fruit. Most times my problem is that I resist the storm and I don’t allow it to accomplish all that God intended. To fully mature in God necessitates that we must fully mature in our understanding of God’s goodness, especially when things Read more

There are depths and heights in life that you will never be able to reach without close community with others. Yes, you can do amazing things by yourself. But… Ecclesiastes 4 7Again, I saw vanity under the sun: 8one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his Read more

Romans 8:23-29 (NLT) 23 And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his Read more

4 “Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. You will no longer remember the shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood. 5 For your Creator will be your husband; the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name! He is your Redeemer, the Read more

God is an opponent of those who are prideful, but He gives his favor and strength to the humble. Stay low.   ~ Me and James Read more

“In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil…. The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.  But the LordGod warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden—except the Read more

Over emphasis of self righteousness most often hinders self sacrifice and service to others. “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore the more important aspects of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, Read more

Phil 1:22-26 (The Message)   As long as I’m alive in this body, there is good work for me to do. If I had to choose right now, I hardly know which I’d choose. Hard choice! The desire to break camp here and be with Christ is powerful. Some days I can think of nothing better. Read more