Storms rocking your life? Hold on to your anchor, the One who NEVER fails!
My Anchor Still Holds
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God Is My Rock
What do you do when adversity strikes? Why not try rooting yourself in Jesus?
God’s Kind of Peace
"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33 ESV) "Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you...
Non-Performance-Based Participation
"And He [Jesus] lifted up His eyes on His disciples, and said, 'Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.'" (Luke 6:20 ESV) This devotion pairs with this weekend's Lutheran Hour sermon, which can be found at lutheranhour.org.What follows, in this...
Run to Our Father
"He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection." (Psalm 91:4 ESV)"Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually." (1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV)I read this online while looking...
ADVENT DEVOTIONS: The Kindness of Others
"And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home." (Luke 1:56 ESV) I wonder if it was hard for Elizabeth to depend so much on Mary. Three months of fetching and carrying, sweeping and cleaning—because it's almost certain the hardest chores fell...
A Bunch of Wheat Doused With Oil: What’s in YOUR Sacrifice? Part 6
Last Saturday, in What Is in YOUR Sacrifice, Part 5, we saw that for a 21st century offering to the Lord to be “with no defect”, we must confess our sins, repent, put away guilt, pride, contempt, etc., we reconcile with those who have something against us, and we...
What’s With All That Blood? What Is in YOUR Sacrifice? Part 7
Our study continued last Tuesday with a look at the significance of the grain offerings covered with oil, and we saw that whatever it is we are giving as our offering to the Lord, we need to acknowledge our total dependency upon Him. We need to receive the anointing...
Not How, But Who!
"And David said [to Saul], 'The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.' And Saul said to David, 'Go, and the Lord be with you.'" (1 Samuel 17:37 )This devotion pairs with this...
Fall Into His Arms
"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loves us." (Romans 8:37 NKJ)"And the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus." (1 Timothy 1:14 NKJ)There's a song called "Eight Hundred Pound Jesus" by...