VITAL Life Application Devotions

The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live. Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I...

He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over it. He named it Rehoboth, saying, “Now the LORD has given us room and we will flourish in the land.” — Genesis 26:22 Isaac settled in the valley of Gerar where he reopened three wells originally...

There are those who curse their fathers    and do not bless their mothers; — Proverbs 30:11 A healthy society needs healthy families. And families are healthy when children respect their parents. But again, there are plenty of commandments that aren’t in the Big Ten...

Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;     let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it,     for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers. — Psalm 141:5 Criticism is not what people like to hear even when the word...

Scripture: “Let us examine our ways and test them.” Lamentations 3:40 Lesson: To allow God to show you how you’ve been hurt, how you’ve hurt others, and how that has affected you and others, it is important to make a list of all the significant events-good and bad-in...

He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. — Genesis 28:12 Jacob’s dream in which he saw “a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to...

When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” — Genesis 28:16 One of the most challenging aspects of becoming a new parent is getting up with a newborn day and night, feeding the baby, changing the diaper,...