Genesis 2:15, “The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” (NIV)In honor of Labor Day and the achievement of American workers, we thank God for the blessing of having a job and the finances to not only...

Ephesians 3:16-19 Highlighting – “…may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness...

2 Timothy 1:7, “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." (NIV) As today’s verse says, to all believers in Christ, God did not give you a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind. God is telling...

Proverbs 30:5, “Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.” (NIV) There is not a word that God speaks which isn’t true and has no effect (Isaiah 55:11). Whatever God purposes to do, He does exactly as He says He will – not leaving a...

Deuteronomy 6:5, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” (ESV) Today’s devotion is inspired by a Charles Stanley sermon I listened to sometime ago. Several times throughout my life I’ve stopped to ask God...

1 Corinthians 15:45, So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. "Jesus was our obedience substitute during his life, our punishment substitute in his death, and our rebirth substitute in his...

1 Samuel 16:6-7 Highlighting – “But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (v.7) How...

Psalm 24:1 – 2, “The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, the world, and those who dwell in it. For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.” (NASB) When we look at everything around us, what we “own,”...

Luke 15:11 – 32 Please read the verses on the parable of the prodigal son or (also known as) lost son. What can we take from this story? That wealth and worldly pleasures won’t last forever. Even people will come and go, but there is one friend who promises...

Nehemiah 7:2, “I gave the responsibility of governing Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah, the commander of the fortress, for he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.” (NLT) Inspired by the sermon delivered at my church on January 15, 2017...