Posts from June 2025 (Page 2)

Posts from June 2025 (Page 2)

Daily Devotions

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established; what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?” vss. 3-4 Psalm 8:3-9 Some might think that, of course, the psalmist would be in awe of the creation, he lived well over 2000 years ago and had a relatively primitive understanding of the universe and how it worked. He’d be bound to have…

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O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.” vs. 1 Psalm 8:1-2 When gospel and praise singers began making records and albums not too many years ago, many received their inspiration from scripture. As a result, phrases from literally dozens of psalms have made it into their catchy choruses and refrains. That’s why this verse from Psalm 8 sounds so familiar. Sandi Patty, one of the most…

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The Lord created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago.” vs. 22 Proverbs 8:21-31 No wonder humans have valued wisdom since the beginning. According to the book of Proverbs she was the Lord’s first creation! And as the Lord then brought the universe into existence, Wisdom was put in charge of construction, giving shape to suns and moons and their orbits, even molding the earth with all its land and oceans, mountains…

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Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice?… ‘To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to all that live.” vss. 1, 4 Proverbs 8:1-4 Wisdom has been valued from the beginning by every tribe and nation, and the Hebrews were no exception. That wisdom took the shape of proverbs, teachings, and stories that were passed from generation to generation. We can see samples of this wisdom literature in our scriptures in the books of…

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I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.” vss. 13-14 John 14:12-17 Though these words from John’s gospel are used regularly by prosperity preachers as part of their health and wealth message, many others read them with a strong dose of healthy skepticism. They’ve had too many experiences with unanswered prayer and have come to know…

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Philip said to him, ‘Lord, show us the father, and we will be satisfied.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the father.” vss. 8-9 John 14:8-11 The end was approaching, and Philip was beginning to panic. He’d been following Jesus for some time, at least a year, and he’d evidently been thinking that soon Jesus was going to reveal God…