Posts from 2025 (Page 10)

Posts from 2025 (Page 10)

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…

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For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.” vs. 14 Romans 8:14-17 When we read Paul’s letter to the Romans it’s not easy to understand his carefully reasoned arguments and admonitions. Even when we engage in serious study there are some things that we miss–the words he uses are not familiar to us and we may not even care much about the things he’s passionate about. In general, what he wanted his readers to…

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When you send forth your spirit, they are created; and you renew the face of the ground.” vs. 30 Psalm 104:27-34, 35b From the beginning believers have associated the gift of life with the breath of God. Certainly, that’s the central theme of the creation story in Genesis 2, where the Lord, having formed the man from the dust of the earth, breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. The psalmist goes further and credits that same breath or…

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O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all, the earth is full of your creatures. Yonder is the sea, great and wide, creeping things innumerable are there, living things both small and great.” vss. 24-26 Psalm 104:24-26 The psalmist believed that he could glimpse the Divine Presence by observing the creation and he’s right. Even the most jaded among us can’t help but be amazed at the variety and surprises the earth offers every…