DEVOTIONS – SAME OLD, SAME OLD

Today’s Bible readings can be found here: Isaiah 36:1-10 and Romans 7:13-25. Romans 7:19  “For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.”  (NIV) Let’s be honest, we all struggle with sin. All of us have a...

DEVOTIONS – A HUMBLE HERO

Today’s readings can be found here: Isaiah 37:21-38 and Romans 9:1-18. Isaiah 37:23  “Who is it you have ridiculed and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride?” (NIV)             I’ve always admired King Hezekiah...

DEVOTIONS – ROMAN HOLIDAY

Today’s Bible readings can be found here: Isaiah 34:1-17 and Romans 6:12-23. Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. (NIV) When my wife Evelyn and I...

DEVOTIONS – A REAL REFUGE

Today’s Bible readings can be found here: Isaiah 32:1-8 and Romans 4:13-25. Isaiah 32:2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land. (NIV) In Isaiah’s...

DEVOTIONS – WHERE WE BELONG

Today’s Bible readings can be found at this link: Isaiah 29:1-12 and Romans 2:1-16) Romans 2:11 For God does not show favoritism. (NIV) We all feel the need to belong to God; some folks may not know it yet; others may feel as though they’ve lost it; and others may...

DEVOTIONS – THE LAST WORD

Today’s Bible readings can be found at this link: Isaiah 27:1-13 and Acts 28:17-31. Acts 28:31 Paul proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance! (NIV) I love the last verse of the Book of Acts. It is...