Romans 12: 9-21 As we continue in the Lenten season, we are called to reflect on what it means to follow Christ.  The world teaches us to be self-seeking and focus on what we want. However, in Romans  Chapter 12, Paul describes the marks of a true Christians. He teaches us to love each other and  honor others (vs 10), to be generous to others (vs 13), and to live…Keep ReadingRead More »

“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” (2 Corinthians 4:8-9  Devotion:  As we age at a certain point, we begin to see gradual greater decay in the external world. Our forefathers mostly used jars of clay, affordable but brittle. The Jars of clay indicate our perishing mortal bodies. The image of Jesus Christ…Keep ReadingRead More »

Acts 27:27-37 Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair  from his head.” (Acts 27:34)   Devotion   Have you ever been caught in a severe storm, one in which the winds were strong and rain  poured down forcefully? Paul was caught in a similar storm while a prisoner aboard a ship heading for trial. For…Keep ReadingRead More »

Isaiah 53 v10a “Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,” What does it mean to be in the will of God?  Is His will always benevolent and a blessing? As children of God, we want to believe that we are living within His will.  But we never think that the bad things that happen to us… the failed marriage, the broken arm, the destroyed relationship, the…Keep ReadingRead More »

1 Kings 17:17-24 V 24 Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the Lord from your mouth is the truth.” Have you ever felt like life isn’t fair? You see others with more, and it can be easy to get discouraged. But the Bible teaches us that God is our provider, and He gives us what…Keep ReadingRead More »