Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you!Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!”For my brothers and companions’ sake I will say, “Peace be within you!”For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good. Dear Christian, God loves the Jewish people, and therefore, you must too (Rom 11:17-24). The Jewish […]
Numbered Days
“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90 is ascribed as a prayer of Moses; it is a beautiful psalm that begins with praising God for being the dwelling place of Israel as they wandered. Throughout the psalm, Moses mused on God’s eternality, majesty, transcendence, wrath, and […]
Eclipsed
“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” I have to be honest. I was not planning on writing today’s devotional. But, after witnessing that miraculous and breathtaking event of the total solar eclipse, I could not, not write something. If you witnessed it, it was incredible. I was mesmerized as […]
Rebel to Citizen, Stranger to Child
“But they all cried out together, ‘Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas’— a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and for murder.” The historical backdrop to these verses is important. Firstly, the time period was the week-long celebration of the Passover, which was the most significant Jewish […]
The One Who Gives
And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not […]
Offerings of Praise and Heartache
“Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the Lord.” This past Christmas, my 4-year-old son wanted to buy a gift for me. At this age, he does not earn money for chores, and yet, he needed money to purchase a gift for me. So, I gave him the money he needed, took him to the store, let him […]
Anxiety’s Antidote
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6 Anxiety is an uncertainty, apprehension, or worry about the unknown. And I imagine that if you […]