Deut. 25:17-19 God Keeps His Promises Trials in this life are not the exception; they are the norm. Judges 3:1 tells us that God purposely left enemies in the land in order to test Israel so they would learn how to fight battles. Sometimes the enemy doesn’t fight fair. He seems to take …
Devotional Scripture – Jeremiah 35 Listen and Obey
Listen and Obey Jeremiah 35 In Jeremiah 35, we see a powerful illustration of obedience. While the rest of the people of Israel were breaking its covenant with God, the Rechabites were steadfast in their commitment they made to their ancestor hundreds of years ago who gave a command to the family. …
Devotional Scripture – Do you ever feel empty?
Jeremiah 2:5 Do You Ever Feel Empty? You look at life and you think why I am here? Life has no meaning. It has no purpose. So many lives are empty because they are walking after emptiness. Jer. 2:5 says, “Thus says the Lord, ‘What injustice did your fathers find in Me, that they went far from Me …
Devotional Scripture – Breathe, Just Breathe
Matt. 11:28-29 Breathe, Just Breathe This week, I have felt overwhelmed with everything life has been throwing at me. I feel like a bunch of balls have been thrown up in the air in every area of my life and I have no answers but a whole lot of questions. The song, Breathe by Jonny Diaz, …
Devotional Scripture – Cause of Quarrels & Fights
In James 4:1-4, James explains that all this fighting comes from our selfish desires for pleasure that battles within us. Many times we want these desires so bad that we will fight and quarrel in order get them. …