Tag Archives: Heavenly Father

Spiritual Nuggets 6/04/2024

Of Fields and Temples The building of Solomon’s temple and the growth of the kingdom of God are similar: Both require extensive labor. Both bring miraculous results. And in both efforts, the dredging and toil can proceed for weeks, months, … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 6/03/2024

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we thank you for the law of love that is at the heart of all things. Everything we see, hear and experience that is good has been expressly designed to demonstrate your glory and to … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 6/03/2024

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Flawless Precision

Monday June 3, 2024 Ephesians 1:8 He lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight. What is wisdom? It is the skill to achieve the most perfect ends by the most perfect means. Both the means and the ends have … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 6/03/2024

Cutting a Deal With God Sometimes we think we can make deals with God. We hear His commands, but we plan on being faithful later. Or we make light of our rebellious thoughts and actions, thinking they’re only minor offenses … Continue reading

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Sunday Prayer & Praise 6/02/2024

Dear Lord, hear our prayer: Father in Heaven, Your Word tells us that You take all things that come our way and turn them around for our good because of Your great love for us. We can’t thank You enough; … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 6/02/2024

The oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever. PSALM 9:18 Billy Graham But how do we understand something like this? Why does God allow evil like this to take place? Perhaps that … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 6/02/2024

Centuries of Meditations – First Century 88 O Thou Sun of Righteousness, eclipsed on the Cross, overcast with sorrows, and covered with the shadow of death, remove the veil of Thy flesh that I may see Thy glory. Those cheeks … Continue reading

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Living In the Light of Christ’s Coming – 5

Scripture Reference: Titus 2:11-15 Until He Comes . . . – Continued From Last Lesson: Since Christ has given Himself for us to redeem and purify us, it is for each of us to fall in with that purpose and … Continue reading

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Saturday Prayer & Praise 6/01/2024

Richard Alleine: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers I will not question your faithfulness. If you have said you are my God, should I fear that you are my enemy? If you have told me you are my Father, should I … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 6/01/2024

A Nation Loses Its Conscience AMOS’ description of Israel is sobering, if not downright frightening: “They do not know to do right” (Amos 3:10). Wickedness overflows the nation like a mighty river. As a result, the people are drowning in … Continue reading

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God the Architect

Saturday June 1, 2024 Psalm 127:1 Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the twentieth century’s most well-known architects, practiced “organic architecture”—designs that flow out of and reflect the … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 6/01/2024

Sarah Laughs NOW Sarah hears these words of the Lord, and they strike her as very funny and utterly impossible. We read: “Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, ‘After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being … Continue reading

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Living In the Light of Christ’s Coming – 4

Scripture Reference: Titus 2:11-15 Redemption Imagine you were back in the first century, the slave-world of Paul’s day. There are a number of slaves in your congregation. They have heard the gospel, believed in Jesus, and are now saved. Among … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 5/31/2024

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we thank you for the privilege and the responsibility of knowing Christ as our Saviour, our King, our Friend and our Lord. We praise you for all who preach your word in this country and … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 5/31/2024

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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2 Corinthians 5:17

Friday May 31, 2024 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. At the new birth God puts into our souls a new power … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 5/31/2024

Love and Commitment: Not Always Synonymous Loving God and living fully for Him are not necessarily synonymous. If I love someone, does that mean I always show untainted respect and unfailing loyalty? Love should command complete devotion and commitment—but our … Continue reading

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Living In the Light of Christ’s Coming – 3

Scripture Reference: Titus 2:11-15 Something Wonderful As we have seen, the Apostle emphasizes this grace, this appearing of Christ’s glory as our “blessed hope.” How will things be when our hope is realized? Immeasurably the better! It is often said … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 5/30/2024

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we thank you for the good news of Christ. Each day is filled with the bad news of the way we treat each other and your creation. We rejoice to be hearers and bearers of … Continue reading

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