Category Archives: Devotional

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the … Continue reading →

5 And from the throne proceeded lightnings, [a]thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the[b] seven Spirits of God. 6 Before the throne there [c]was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of … Continue reading →

After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.” 2 Immediately I was … Continue reading →

14 “And to the [a]angel of the church [b]of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: 15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold … Continue reading →

Blessed are those who mourn,For they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 I have mourned for lost loved ones.  I have more mourned failed relationships.  I’ve even mourned when my car died.  None of that is what I mourn the most for.  I … Continue reading →

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 2 Corinthians 1:3 Here Paul reminds the church, all of us in fact, of the source of all mercies and comfort – … Continue reading →

The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart,And saves such as [a]have a contrite spirit. Psalm 34:18 This bit of Psalm 34 reminds me of the day I filed for divorce in 2013.  I’d left the lawyers office after doing the paperwork, … Continue reading →

Therefore, having been justified by faith, [a]we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing … Continue reading →

Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the [a]author and [b]finisher … Continue reading →

8 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— 10 always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our … Continue reading →