Morning Devotional 6.15.26

โ€œAbove all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.โ€โ€ญโ€ญ1 Peterโ€ฌ โ€ญ4โ€ฌ:โ€ญ8โ€ฌ โ€ญNRSVUEโ€ฌโ€ฌ โ€œLove covers a multitude of sins.โ€ Our sins may be covered, but love does not excuse them. The Word guides us to maintain love constantly. For me this means ensuring love is primary in all of our …

Morning Devotional 6.10.26

โ€œWait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!โ€โ€ญโ€ญPsalmsโ€ฌ โ€ญ27โ€ฌ:โ€ญ14โ€ฌ โ€ญNKJVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Iโ€™ve been doing a lot lately. Iโ€™m not complaining; in fact, Iโ€™m grateful. I am feeling a tug to slow the pace though, if Iโ€™m being honest. Itโ€™s time to get out of …

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โ€œAnd He said to me, โ€œMy grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.โ€ Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.โ€โ€ญโ€ญII Corinthiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ12โ€ฌ:โ€ญ9โ€ฌ โ€ญNKJVโ€ฌโ€ฌ With profound thanks to God, in my 6th decade, I am here. I am …

Morning Devotional 5.4.26

Lessons Learned by my Other Downward Facing Dog โ€œAnd the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.โ€โ€ญโ€ญ1 Peterโ€ฌ โ€ญ5โ€ฌ:โ€ญ10โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Obu was insistent this morning. He interrupted my morning writing ( …

Morning Devotional 4.3.26

โ€œBut he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.โ€โ€ญโ€ญIsaiahโ€ฌ โ€ญ53โ€ฌ:โ€ญ5โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Written centuries before the birth of Christ, this text describes a figure whose vicarious suffering, not for His own sins, but to pay for …

Morning Devotional 4.1.26

โ€œfixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.โ€โ€ญโ€ญHebrewsโ€ฌ โ€ญ12โ€ฌ:โ€ญ2โ€ฌ-โ€ญ3โ€ฌ …

Morning Devotional 3.25.26

โ€œWhoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, โ€˜Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.โ€™โ€โ€ญโ€ญJohnโ€ฌ โ€ญ7โ€ฌ:โ€ญ38โ€ฌ โ€ญESVโ€ฌโ€ฌ And all that weight youโ€™ve felt obligated to carry? Poof! Hereโ€™s your midweek reminder that you are not God, so let God be God.Believe.Rejoice.Breathe deeply.Laugh.Thanks be to God Image may be subject to copyright

Morning Devotional 3.23.26

โ€œConsider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.โ€โ€ญโ€ญJamesโ€ฌ โ€ญ1โ€ฌ-โ€ญ4โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Our greatest challenges, particularly those we think might literally kill us, …

Morning Devotional 3.7.26

โ€œBut the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.โ€ 2 Thessalonians 3:3 NIV Everything is going to be alright. No matter what youโ€™re facing, God is bigger, steadfast, and able to โ€œstrengthen you and protect you from the evil one.โ€ I know this to be true because …

Morning Devotional 2.25.26

โ€œThe kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.โ€โ€ญโ€ญMatthewโ€ฌ โ€ญ13โ€ฌ:โ€ญ44โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ We are taught that the Kingdom of Heaven is worth more than all earthly treasures, as are we. …