Daily Devotional

Daily Devotional for Friday, September 23 The Origin of Lusts “I did not do it. My hand did it” are words I distinctly remember a classmate uttering as our teacher confronted him after he struck another classmate. We may try with all our might to find some blame outside of ourselves when we sin. But […]

Daily Devotional for Thursday, September 22 Beware of Your Adversary The National Geographic television shows about African predators are quite fascinating, particularly the ones about lions. These majestic animals are the apex predator on the African savanna. Lions spend a lot of their time hunting in order to feed themselves. Like a lion, Satan prowls

Daily Devotional for Wednesday, September 21 Know Thine Enemy The men grunted. Some of them groaned with pains from injuries. In front of them, a shield wall, just a thin barrier between them and the sharp points of sword, spear, and arrow. If any one of them slipped, fell, or gave up, tragedy was inevitable.

Daily Devotional for Tuesday, September 20 Sin and Death As a parent, I have never had to teach my children to lie, steal or be selfish. In fact, I have had to teach them not to lie, steal or be selfish. Because they are born of sinful parents, my children have sinned naturally without being

Daily Devotional for Monday, September 19 Adam’s Sin There is a famous quote that says, “God wants for us what we would want for ourselves if we only had the sense to want it.” That is not exactly what our devotional verse says, but it rather captures the sentiment.  God had placed Adam and Eve

Daily Devotional for Sunday, September 18 Walk by Faith  A lady I know told me she lost her dad to COVID, and the next week lost her husband. That statement hit me with the intensity of a well swung bat though certainly not with the ferocity that the circumstances of life had left this young

Daily Devotional for Saturday, September 17 Purpose of the Word As a child, I attended a church camp in the mountains above San Bernardino, California. Each year, I would look forward to a midnight moon walk as we were guided to a clearing just outside the campground. From this clearing, we saw an amazing view

Daily Devotional for Friday, September 16 Promise Fulfilled Jericho was a tough situation for the Israelites moving into the Promised Land. While they had had some skirmishes, Jericho was to be their first walled and armed city. As we all likely know, the Lord provided victory at Jericho in a supernatural way. As part of

Daily Devotional for Thursday, September 15 Jericho Falls I’m reminded of King Solomon who wrote as the preacher in the book of Ecclesiastes. He cautioned against having a futile life marked by working late and getting up early. I spent so many years, working late into the night, falling exhausted into my bed only to

Daily Devotional for Wednesday, September 14 Scarlet Line As Israel prepared to conquer their first city in Canaan, the spies surveyed the city and prepared a report for Joshua. During their mission, they were protected by Rahab by hiding them on the roof of her house located on the wall. As they departed Jericho, Rahab