“I will… make the Valley of Achor a door of hope.” Hosea 2:15 (ESV) I have a fascination with doors and gates. So, when I had the opportunity to travel to the Cotswolds (England) this past fall, I was delighted to discover an abundance of unusual and picturesque doorways. Doors represent access or egress, …
Category Archives: Devotion
Everything We Need
By His divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3 (NLT) One of my biggest oversights, as a disciple …
The God Who Sees Me
Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the LORD, who had spoken to her. She said, “You are the God who sees me.” Genesis 16:13 (NLT) Hagar was frightened. She was hurting. She was confused. Alone, in the hot, dry desert, without help, without hope, without answers to her dire circumstances, Hagar faced a …
He Knows My Name
He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. John 10:3 (NIV) My British Mum was born shortly before WWII broke out. The first few years of her life were difficult and filled with raids, rations, and two evacuations to the countryside. After the war ended, her father returned home (he was a …
Who Holds Your Hand?
I hold you by your right hand – I, the LORD your God. And I say to you, “Don’t be afraid, I am here to help you.” Isaiah 41:13 (NLT) One of my main responsibilities as a mother is to protect my children. When they were little, I did a lot of handholding; in parking …
Remember your Promise to Me
Remember your promise to me; it is my only hope Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles Psalm 119:49-50 (NLT) “But Mom, you promised!” His face looks so sad, I can’t help but feel like a bad parent. “I’m sorry son, but I completely forgot. Maybe we can go to …
God of the Good Times, God of the Bad Times
“I am the LORD, and there is no other. I create the light and make the darkness. I send good times and bad times. I, the LORD, am the one who does these things.” Isaiah 45:6-7 (NLT) Merriam-Webster defines the word ‘bad’ as disagreeable, unpleasant, objectionable, or unwelcome. While bad times typically connote something unpleasant, …
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Ramparts
(Guest post by Jan Kent) Scripture for Today: Habakkuk 2:1 “I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts: I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.” The view from the ramparts of Haut Koenigsbourg seems to go on …
Don’t Hang Up Your Harp
“By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. There on the willows, we hung our harps, For there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: Sing us a song of Zion.” Psalm 137: 1-3 (BSB) By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept. Does …
Nevertheless
Even though enemies attacked him, shooting at him and pursuing him viciously, nevertheless his bow remained steady and his arms kept in shape by the strength of Jacob’s Mighty One, in the name of the Shepherd, Israel’s Rock. Genesis 49:23-24 (ISV) Steady under fire. That’s Joseph. Once a proud teenager who swaggered, flaunting his coat …