Today’s Devotional
Of course I am saved. My Dad was a pastor!
Father, You continually teach us that we each bear our own responsibilities in relation to You. Our relationship is personal. It is not a relationship we are able to inherit or claim as a member of an organization or as a member of a Christian family. We come to You as individuals, seeking to do Your will, knowing that it pleases You immensely when we do so.
Read the Book
Israel – the Chosen or the Enemy?
It is incredible, given the size of Israel, that mighty nations will have decided that the nation of Israel must be dismantled. How could such a small nation have become the fulcrum upon which major international calamitous events could pivot?
Core Value of the Week
Core Value 18: How can I feel joyful when my life and the world around me are falling apart?
First, let’s understand what God prescribes in a Psalm from David: “…let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You. For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.” PSALM 5:11-12 NKJV In the midst of difficult circumstances, how can you possibly be “full of joy”?
Scripture Topic of the Week
Fidelity
2 SAMUEL 11:1-27
1 It happened in the spring of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the people of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.
2 Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold.