Devotionals

2 Corinthians 5:7, “We walk by faith, not by sight”
John 4:50, “Go,” Jesus replied, “your son will live. The man took Jesus at his word and departed”
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We perceive our world through sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch and we respond according to the information gained by these five senses. Our Father in Heaven commands us to walk by faith, not according to what we see. Hebrews 11:1 tells us, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence ...

Deuteronomy 31:8, “The LORD, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you; He will not leave you nor forsake you”

Romans 4:20, “[Abraham] did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief”

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Some years ago I read a story that went something like this. A group of scientists and botanists were exploring remote regions of the Alps in search of new species of flowers. One day they noticed through binoculars a flower of such rarity ...

John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”
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We know very little about either the author or the composer of this beautiful hymn. We do know that Frank Davis was a composer who lived in Indiana and wrote this melody while in Burr Oak, Michigan. Mary Kidder (1820-1905) was blinded as a teenager, but fortunately for hymn lovers, had her sight restored ...

Psalms 95:6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!

Psalms 100:4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise! Be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.
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Jim Smith went to church on Sunday morning. He heard the organist miss a note during the prelude, and he winced. He saw a teenager talking when everybody was supposed to bow in prayer. He felt like the usher was watching to see ...

1 Chronicles 16:34, Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever”
Ephesians 5:20, “Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ”
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To have all earthly gifts, pleasures, and benefits without also knowing the heavenly Giver and our Creator is a tragedy of eternal proportions! The Word of God clearly teaches that if we do not respond to God’s gracious gifts by acknowledging the heavenly ...