BIBLE PASSAGE: The LORD will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest. (Psalm 85:12) MEDITATION: In the year 2014, the median household income in America across all jobs was $51,936 per year. How does that stack up with the rest of the world? The median household income worldwide is a … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world you will have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. (John 16:33) MEDITATION: There is an enormous difference when comparing what the world has to offer, to the promises from the Lord. … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. And he will be their peace. (Micah 5:4-5) MEDITATION: Sometimes people miss … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Correct me, LORD, but only with justice — not in Your anger, lest You reduce me to nothing. (Jeremiah 10:24) MEDITATION: I think we could all agree than none of us relish being corrected. When we were children, correction usually meant punishment for something we did wrong. When we are adults and children … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. (John 1:16) MEDITATION: The ultimate expression of God’s love for mankind is grace. Grace is best described as giving us what we do not deserve. This is different from mercy, which means not giving us what we do … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the LORD or fully declare his praise? (Psalm 106:2) DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: “Almighty!” is one of the names for God. He is everything we can envision that is good, right, and holy. But He is so much more! He is more than we can imagine and more … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:16) MEDITATION: Every person needs to ask themselves, “Do I believe the Bible is God’s Word to mankind?” The answer to that question determines our relationship with the … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached—how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him. … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah!” (that is, the Christ). (John 1:41) MEDITATION: Except for the fact that Andrew was Simon Peter’s brother and a fisherman, we know very little about this apostle. However we do know about a particular … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. (Psalm 31:24) MEDITATION: Hope is described as: “A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen”. If you hope that something is true, or if you hope for something, then you want it to be true or … Continue reading