The Lord Is My Shield

by | Oct 1, 2024 | VITAL Life Devotions

Psalm 33:10-15New Living Translation (NLT) 10 The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations     and thwarts all their schemes. 11 But the Lord’s plans stand firm forever;     his intentions can never be shaken. 12 What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord,...

The Lord Knows

by | Sep 30, 2024 | VITAL Life Devotions

Psalm 33:10-15New Living Translation (NLT) 10 The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations     and thwarts all their schemes. 11 But the Lord’s plans stand firm forever;     his intentions can never be shaken. 12 What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord,...

What is the cost of following Jesus?

by | Sep 27, 2024 | VITAL Life Devotions

Matthew 8:18-22New Living Translation (NLT) The Cost of Following Jesus 18 When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake. 19 Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you...

The Calming That Jesus Gives

by | Sep 26, 2024 | VITAL Life Devotions

Matthew 8:23-27New Living Translation (NLT) Jesus Calms the Storm 23 Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples.24 Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples...

Jesus Will Heal

by | Sep 25, 2024 | VITAL Life Devotions

Matthew 8:28-34New Living Translation (NLT) Jesus Heals Two Demon-Possessed Men 28 When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They came out of the tombs and were so violent that no...