Discipline or Punishment? (#155 of 365+)

“Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent” (Revelation 3:19)

Yesterday my husband showed me a YouTube video of a mother

Singing in His Shadow (#154 of 365+)

“Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings” (Psalm 63:7)

Today’s devotional speaks again about how I can find shelter

Chicken Shelter (#153 of 365+)

My father, a Chief Warrant Officer in the U.S. Army, married my Korean mother in 1970. After I was born in the States we moved back to South Korea and lived away from the base in a rented house during my 2nd and

O Love That Won’t Let Go (#152 of 365+)

“God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid’…” (Hebrews 13:5-6)

Pleasures in Paradise (#151 of 365+)

God made the Garden of Eden a paradise. He provided Adam and Eve with every possible pleasure. They enjoyed perfect fellowship with him and with each other. He gave them a purpose by making

Golden Intervals (#150 of 365+)

When I was a teen, I had a vivid dream about being a fugitive. The United States was under the control of a powerful antichrist and my life was in grave danger because I was a believer. I tried to

Music in the Dark (#149 of 365+)

“By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me” (Psalm 42:8)

Joni told a great story from a pastor’s conference she once

Bending Over Backward (#148 of 365+)

“They ask me for just decisions and seem eager for God to come near them. ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?’…

He Loves Me (#147 of 365+)

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20)

Your Measure of Faith (#146 of 365+)

“It is the glory of God to conceal a matter” (Proverbs 25:2)

Three of my favorite prayers are:
Lord, please tell me what you’re doing…

Insults (#145 of 365+)

“That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults… For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10)

That was Paul’s very next statement after explaining why God

Hardships That Hang On (#144 of 365+)

“Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness’” (2 Corinthians 12:8-9)

Through and Through (#143 of 365+)

“Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin” (Psalm 51:2 KJV)

As Joni pointed out, the spelling of the word “throughly” isn’t a

David Wept, but Jesus More (#142 of 365+)

“I have loved you with an everlasting love” (Jeremiah 31:3)

From his psalm-writing and the many stories about David we know that he was not one to hide his emotions. He was willing to

Get Tough on Technology (#141 of 365+)

“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus” (Romans 15:5)

God Is Love (#140 of 365+)

“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us” (1 John 4:16)

The words rely on in that verse indicates that it isn’t enough to

A Soft Heart (#139 of 365+)

“But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness” (Hebrews 3:13)

Divine Stonework (#138 of 365+)

I looked up the topic persecution of Christians at wikipedia.com, the well-known free online global collaborative encyclopedia. The opening paragraph says: “Persecution of Christians is the religious

Do What Love Says (#137 of 365+)

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and there are reminders of love everywhere I look. That is, the world’s idea of love which is based on emotions. In other words, when I “feel”

Treasures in the Darkness (#136 of 365+)

“He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him” (Daniel 2:22)

My husband and I recently enjoyed watching another post-

Be Engaged! (#135 of 365+)

“Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it

God’s Gladness (#134 of 365+)

“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete” (John 15:11)

Jesus told his disciples he wanted them to experience his kind of

Believe the Lord (#133 of 365+)

“Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness” (Genesis 15:6)

When someone asks Ravi Zacharias, “If there is a God, why does

A Comforting Verse (#132 of 365+)

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the

Scattered Saints (#131 of 365+)

“Peter… writing to exiles scattered to the four winds. Not one is missing, not one forgotten” (1 Peter 1:1 MSG)

Peter opened his first letter with a greeting addressed to believers

Righteousness (#130 of 365+)

Righteous. There’s a stigma associated with that word. No one wants to be labeled as righteous anymore. There are at least two possible explanations for that.

Stand Firm, Ladies (#129 of 365+)

“Therefore, my brothers, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you should stand firm in the Lord, dear friends! I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to agree

When Life’s Not Fair (#128 of 365+)

Joni spoke briefly of one woman’s tragedy. Stories like that can make someone ask, “Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?” But the question has a faulty premise. Although my