Today's Verse: O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. ~Isaiah 25:1 When we approach our time of devotion with God, we often look for passages in our daily reading that encourages, instructs, and inspires us towards our worship of the Lord. Our reading this morning is one of those passages of Scripture. Isaiah 25 takes us back to the past, stops at the present, a

Today's Verse: Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. ~Genesis 42:1-2 Our devotion this morning takes us to a famine in Egypt and the surrounding areas. A famine is when there is a scarcity of food. Famines result in food shortages, hunger, loss of jobs, large-scal

Today's Verse: The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. ~Psalm 23:1 Perhaps no psalm is more beloved among believers than Psalm 23. It is the second of a trilogy of psalms that are known as the "shepherd psalms." In Psalm 22, Jesus is our Good Shepherd. In Psalm 24, Jesus is the Chief Shepherd. This comes from Hebrews 13:20 where it speaks of our Lord Jesus as the Great Shepherd of the sheep. This morning, let us be refreshed by the Person of our Great Shepherd. We see

Today's Verse: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? ~Psalm 22:1 Psalm 22 is one of the great Messianic psalms. It is a psalm that records for us the sufferings of our Lord Jesus on the cross. Psalm 22-24 are referred to as the "shepherd psalms." Psalm 22 is referred to as the psalm of the Good Shepherd where the Good Shepherd lays down His life for His sheep. In this psalm, we have a vivid descript

Today's Verse: For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: ~Job 19:25 In life, we will face difficulties and suffering that will push us to the extreme when it comes to patience and resilience. When these difficult times come, how will you respond? Will you succumb and give in, or will you be unbroken and strong? This morning, let us see how Job encourages us to be unbroken in faith and spirit when we have a very trying affl

Today's Verse: But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. ~Acts 16:28 From the moment a little child is able to crawl, all of our lives revolve around being safe and careful. When a novice and unskilled person first learns how to use sharp instruments or a firearm, the one teaching him will usually tell the student, “Don’t hurt yourself.” This morning, we see Paul shouting out a command to a man who thought that the only way out of a

Today's Verse: And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: ~Acts 20:22 In the area of executive compensation, profitable corporations look for ways to keep their best executives from leaving. One tactic that is used is called “golden handcuffs.” This is a compensation package that promises to pay out an exorbitant amount of money to the executive as long as he contractually agrees to stay with the company and

Today's Verse: Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. ~Psalm 112:4 Have you ever been at a place where you feel like you have been in the dark? By this, I mean you are uninformed or left clueless about something that others know about. Well, this morning God gives us the secret to how not to be in the dark when it comes to a life that He desires to bless. We see his adoration. “Praise ye the LORD. Ble

Today's Verse: The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! ~Psalm 21:1 Psalm 21 is a psalm of rejoicing. It is a psalm of worship and praise for the blessings of his salvation. David wrote this psalm as a sovereign and as a son. It is a psalm that looks back, looks at the present, and looks ahead. The essence of this psalm is “the joy of my salvation.” Let us see this morning why being saved should result in rejoicing in ou

Today's Verse: Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. ~Matthew 25:7 Trimming the lamp is a necessity for a candle or oil-based lamp to give off maximum light. The wick draws from the oil at the base of the lantern. To maximize the needed light, the wick must be cut and trimmed in such a way that it is wound or wedge-shaped. This morning, we are looking at the parable of the ten virgins and the trimming of their lamps. We see a continuous attention. Trimm