March 18, 2018: the Fifth Sunday in Lent
Scriptures: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-12; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33 (Read them online here.)
Wednesday, March 21: Psalm 119:9-16
Wednesday, March 21: Psalm 119:9-16 No pow’r of hell, no scheme of man, Can ever pluck me from His hand; Till He returns or calls me home— Here in the pow’r of Christ I’ll stand. From the hymn “In Christ Alone” by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend The word of God is alive, and should […]
Tuesday, March 20: “Gather Us In”
Tuesday, March 20: Gather Us In God calls us all to the light of a new day, to His kingdom, to forgiveness, love, and eternal life. He calls us all “to be light to the whole human race” and “salt for the earth”… not just our inner circle of friends, or our church community, or […]
Monday, March 19: Jeremiah 31:31-34
Monday, March 19: Jeremiah 31:31-34 Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah—not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out […]
Sunday, March 18: John 3:14-21
Sunday, March 18: John 3:14-21 Arguably, the most well-known verse in the scriptures, at least to sports and music fans, would have to be John 3:16. How many times have we seen it on a piece of poster board held high? Lifted up, so to speak? We are all familiar with it. “For God so […]
Saturday, March 17: “Amazing Grace”
Saturday, March 17: Amazing Grace For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God — not the result of works, so that no one may boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 The story behind Amazing Grace is yet another amazing example of how God calls the […]
Friday, March 16: Ephesians 2:1-10
Friday, March 16: Ephesians 2:1-10 My biological birthday is March 17, 1956, but my “Salvation Birthday” is February 7, 2006. You might find that a strange or odd piece of information for the beginning of a Lenten devotion, but it makes perfect sense to me. For me, on February 7th of 2006, my Christian life […]
Thursday, March 15: “Now Thank We All Our God”
Thursday, March 15: Now Thank We All Our God Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) Have you ever stopped for a minute to take in your surroundings? I know I have, but don’t do it enough now. There are fantastic views all over […]
March 11, 2018: the Fourth Sunday in Lent
Scriptures: Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21 (Read them online here.)
Wednesday, March 14: Psalm 107:1-3, 17-23
Wednesday, March 14: Psalm 107:1-3, 17-23 Psalm 107 is a psalm that recites God’s “wonderful deeds for men”—His unfailing love and mercy. These first verses relate that God has gathered the people from east and west, from north and south. This refers to the return of groups of people who had been in Babylonian exile. […]