During the summer months, one of the most precious commodities is the relief brought on by the cool shade. While the sun brings life if the temperature is too high it can drain us. Walking under a covering can take some of the burden off of us. The Israelites knew the benefit of walking under…
Read MoreThere are sometimes where I get so turned around that I have no clue where I am at. Maps don’t help, and I can’t tell which way is which. I usually need someone to point me in the right direction. It has happened trying to follow Christ as well. No matter what I did, I…
Read MoreHave you ever walked into an old church building and it seemed like was haunted and a bit creepy? There are a lot of great cathedrals all over the world that have lost their life. Long ago it became more about how beautiful the building was that what was going on inside. More people tour…
Read MoreDwight Moody started out as a shoe salesman in Chicago before God got a hold of his heart. Once Moody surrendered to Christ he was led to start a Sunday school for the street children in his city. Before long the numbers were so large that there weren’t any churches in the city that could…
Read MoreWhen I was growing up, I lived in a place where the wind blew really hard. It would get up to 45-50 mph. I would lay in my bed at night and worry that our house was going to blow over. My mom would always tell me I had nothing to be afraid of. She…
Read MoreEndurance to live in harmony? That is just a strange title to a devotional. At first, it may seem a bit odd, but if you put some thought into it, you start to see the truth in it. Living in harmony isn’t singing kumbaya all the time. When you have a group of people who…
Read MoreMy Hope Is In You is a song by Aaron Shust. It talks about putting our hope in Jesus when the storms of life come. It’s often the storms of life that show us that what we have put our hope in won’t sustain us. The storms of life shake everything from us that isn’t…
Read MoreDo you want to know the secret to pleasing God? True Worship. The Apostle Paul tells us that true worship is holy and pleasing to the Lord. We were created to worship God. He is worthy of all of our praise. What is the best way to worship? By becoming a living sacrifice and serving…
Read MoreLife wears us down. The daily grind or work and responsibilities takes its toll. Add to that the disappointments that come along the way, and we can end up in a hole. Fortunately, God is able to revive the soul. When we have run out of options and everything we have tried no longer works he…
Read MoreThere is nothing more frustrating than delayed promises. You hold a person to their word and then they don’t come through. Sometimes God delays his promises because he is waiting for a work to be done in us. Patience is the key when we are waiting on God to do a work. Trust his timing and…
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