Read James 4:2-3 several times: “You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your… Read More »
Robbing Yourself by Robbing God
Read the following Bible verses several times: Malachi 3:8-10 “Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you! Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so… Read More »
Wasted Time and Money
Read Jesus’ parable about the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32 Focus your thoughts on the young son who left home and wasted his inheritance. Having read this parable and reflected on the actions of the younger son, what is God saying to you? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Answer these questions: We are not told how long the… Read More »
He Turned Aside
Yesterday’s Sermon: We looked at some of the things Judas missed because he chose to betray Jesus and then commit suicide. He missed the joy of Jesus’s resurrection. He also missed heaven, forgiveness, and peace. Finally he missed a future on earth filled with exciting possibilities. Today’s devotion will focus on this last idea. Read… Read More »
Missing Out
We had gone to Snake Valley Lake for the evening to fish (how do you like that name) and we always did pretty well there. For some reason I don’t remember, I got mad and did what little kids often do – I pouted. I told dad I didn’t want to fish anyway and just… Read More »
He Is Not Here
Read the following Bible verse several times: Matthew 28:1-6 “Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave. And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came… Read More »
Celebrating Easter
Finding the lucky egg was the best part of Easter when I was a kid. It was worth a quarter when I was really young but its worth grew to a dollar as I grew older. Eggs were hidden in a four acre field we cut for hay and all the cousins ran all over… Read More »
Buried in a Borrowed Tomb
Read the following Bible verse several times: Matthew 27:59-60 “And Joseph too the body and wrapped it in a clean cloth, and laid it in his own tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away.” Having read this verse… Read More »
Forsaken on a Dark Day
Read the following Bible verse several times: Matthew 27:45-46 “Now from the sixth hour (noon) darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour (3:00 pm). About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘ELI, EIL, LAMA SABACHTHANI?’ that is, ‘MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?’” Having… Read More »
The Crowd Shouted
Read the following Bible verse several times: Matthew 27:22 “Pilate said to them, ‘Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?’ They all said, ‘Crucify Him!’” Having read this verse several times, what is God saying to you? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Answer these questions: Imagine you’re standing in the court yard with the… Read More »
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