Category: Devotionals

Kill or Heal?

The other day, my daughter Lily complimented me for my simple homemade ice pops. “Yummm….. this is the best ice pops ever,” she said. That made me grin. Complimenting people is second nature to my four-year-old. Once when I was dropping her off to the preschool, I overheard her saying to a teacher, “Oh, I… Continue reading Kill or Heal?

Let Them Thank The Lord for His Steadfast Love

Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! – Psalms 107:8 ESV If we complained less, and praised more, we should be happier, and God would be more glorified. Let us daily praise God for common mercies – common as we frequently call them, and… Continue reading Let Them Thank The Lord for His Steadfast Love

Christ in the Vessel

“Let us pass over unto the other side” (Mark 4:35). Even when we go forth at Christ’s command, we need not expect to escape storms; for these disciples were going forth at Christ’s command, yet they encountered the fiercest storm and were in great danger of being overwhelmed, so that they cried out in their… Continue reading Christ in the Vessel

Rejoice Evermore

“And again I say, Rejoice” (Phil. 4:4). It is a good thing to rejoice in the Lord. Perhaps you have tried this, and the first time seemed to fail. Never mind, keep right on and when you cannot feel any joy, when there is no spring, and no seeming comfort and encouragement, still rejoice, and… Continue reading Rejoice Evermore

Billy Graham: How to Be Thankful in All Things

Are you thankful no matter what? Look at the story of a man who had every right to be bitter—but wasn’t. The next footsteps in the corridor, he knew, might be those of the guards taking him away to his execution. His only bed was the hard, cold stone floor of the dank, cramped prison… Continue reading Billy Graham: How to Be Thankful in All Things