Posts from April 2023 (Page 2)

  BIBLE READING: 1Kings 13-15   “In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was  Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom. And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.”                                                                                                                                                                  (1 Kings 15:1-3) The line of kings over…

  BIBLE READING: 1Kings 10-12                 One of the main themes of the Bible is the fact that there is nothing that can separate us from the love of God.  In fact, there are numerous passages that remind us that God will never leave us or forsake us (Deuteronomy 31.8; Matthew 28.20; Hebrews 13.6).  Paul even goes into great detail to explain to us God’s ever present, unlimited love for us. “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?…

  BIBLE READING: 1Kings 8-9   “The wages of sin is death…” -Romans 6.23             Those words that were written by the Apostle Paul so many years ago, still send shockwaves today to our very core.  Along with death, sin has other horrible consequences that affect us and those around us.  Sin causes us mental anguish, crippling guilt and self-loathing shame.  Our sin causes us to forget the joy and happiness that we have in Jesus and focus on the…

  BIBLE READING: 1Kings 3-5 We live in a world where we are constantly told that we are enough. You see it all over social media. You hear you have within you everything you need to succeed in life. However, the Christian mindset should be the complete opposite. You do not have within you everything you need to be successful at life. If you were enough, then Jesus died for nothing, and the cross is pointless. Jesus is the only…

  BIBLE READING: 1Kings 1-2                  I can vividly remember the day before my father passed away.  My father had suffered for years with a great deal of health issues that ranged from diabetes to heart failure.  In the last few years of his life he was granted some extra time on this earth when he received a heart transplant.  Those last few years are some of the most special to me.  What may be the most special was…

  BIBLE READING: 11 Samuel 23-24 A doctor was working in a remote area of Minnesota many years ago when a Native American family begged him to come and help their elderly grandmother who was gravely ill. He went, diagnosed her condition, and then gave them detailed instructions for her care. The woman recovered, and a few weeks later the entire family made the journey to the doctor’s office in town. They ceremoniously presented him with a 150-year-old pair of…

  BIBLE READING: 11 Samuel 21-22                 One of my favorite songs to lead when conducting devotionals of chapel is “I Will Call Upon the Lord”.  Notice the lyrics; in fact, you might rather sing them to yourself: “I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised. So shall I be saved from my enemies… I know the Lord live’th and blessed be the Rock and let the God of my salvation be exalted! I know the…