DEVOTIONS February 6 – 11 Monday, February 6 – “For the life of the creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.” (Leviticus 17:11) Atonement is satisfaction or reparation for wrong or injury; …
DEVOTIONS January 30 – February 4 Monday, January 30 – “But this word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my Name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.’” (1 Chronicles 22:8) There …
DEVOTIONS January 23 – 28 Monday, January 23 – “’This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,’ declares the Lord. ‘I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.’” (Jeremiah 31:33) Notice …
DEVOTIONS January 16-21 Monday, January 16 – “Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: ‘All nations will be blessed through you’”. (Galatians 3:8) The ultimate reason that all nations are blessed through Abraham is the fact that Jesus was a descendant of Abraham. Through …
DEVOTIONS January 9 – 14 Monday, January 9 – “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12) Your days are numbered. You will one day take your last breath. Today’s verse is merely a prayer for God to teach you to “number your days”. A prayer for …
DEVOTIONS January 2 – 7 Monday, January 2 – “But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark – you and your sons and your wife and your son’s wives with you.” (Genesis 6:18) A covenant is an agreement between two parties. I will do this and you will do …
DEVOTIONS December 26 – 31 Monday, December 26 – “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.” (Matthew 25:31) How appropriate, on the day after Christmas, to talk about returns. Advent is a time of waiting. Waiting for the baby born …
DEVOTIONS December 19-24 Monday, December 19 – “You save the humble but bring down those who eyes are haughty.” (Psalm 18:27) “Haughty” means arrogantly superior and disdainful. Haughty is a word that many of us don’t use every day. But all of us know what arrogantly superior and disdainful mean. We all have encountered haughty …
DEVOTIONS December 12 – 17 Monday, December 12 – “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 7:12) No discussion of love would be complete without a reference to the Golden Rule. When thinking about loving someone, simply ask …
DEVOTIONS December 5 – 10 Monday, December 5 – “From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’” (Matthew 4:17) First directive is to “Repent”. Simply put, this means to turn around. Stop going in the direction that you are currently going. For that direction is taking …
