Dump the Doubts One of the biggest hindrances to faith is doubt. We must let go of our doubts to move forward by faith into the plans and purposes of God. Doubt limits our potential. It causes procrastination and we miss out on God’s best. We see this doubt in the words we use. “I […]

Effective Prayers We usually spend our time in prayer talking to God about what we need, whether it’s materialistic, about a relationship, or a desired healing. And there’s nothing wrong with that. But I think we’ve gotten away from the heart of prayer. In our desire to receive from God we generally go to what […]

From Beginning To End – Trust God In one of the most gut-churning Psalm written by David, Psalm 31, David is in agony. David is going through the ringer. He is mentally, emotionally and physically turmoil and is so fatigued that it is literally sapping his strength. Listen to his words, “My eye wastes away […]

Substituting for God Back in the days when Samuel was just a boy it says that the word of the Lord was rare in Israel, and there was no real divine revelations, 1 Samuel 3:1. The reason was simple; they had departed from the Lord. It was also during this time that the Philistines dealt […]

Averting Disaster (A follow up to yesterday’s devotional) After the Manasseh disaster where he seduced Judah into doing more evil than the other nations because of the people’s complacency, “They paid no attention,” the nation of Judah entered into a time of reformation and revival, because of Manasseh’s grandson, King Josiah. Josiah swept away the […]

Let’s Start Paying Attention Manasseh did evil in the sight of the Lord according to the nations God had kicked out of the Promised Land long ago. “He did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. For […]

Knowing Jesus Intimately One of the most beautiful expressions of faith is found in the Apostle John’s first letter. “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life.” (1 John 1:1) John […]

God’s Overriding Good The Apostle Paul had an unwavering confidence that the goodness of God would override everything that occurs in life. This is seen in his classic statement to the Roman church. “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according […]

Modern Day Scribes While the office of “Scribe” is not often referenced today, it is an office all believers should hold. This is something we see after the Babylonian captivity in Ezra’s life. “Ezra came up from Babylon; and he was a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel […]

God Is Ever Watchful God is ever watchful even when our sins separate us from Him. “Your sins have separated you from God.” (Isaiah 59:2) When the Babylonians took Judah captive, Jeremiah wrote one of the saddest laments for God’s beloved people. The book is called Lamentations and it really isn’t easy to read, and […]