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 […]
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 […]