How Will Struggles Change You?

by | Jun 13, 2025 | VITAL Life Devotions

One might consider Joseph a spoiled brat, favored by his father over ten older brothers. He got the fancy clothes and preferential treatment and apparently thought he deserved them. When he had a dream of his brothers bowing down to him, he had the gall to tell them...

Bravery

by | Jun 12, 2025 | VITAL Life Devotions

Jochebed holds her baby close. As this boy grows, the chance that Egyptian soldiers will hear him increases. He seldom cries loudly and nursing him quickly quiets any noise. But his babbling proves harder to contain. He smiles and makes such sweet noises that Jochebed...

Take Out the Old and Bring In the New

by | Jun 11, 2025 | VITAL Life Devotions

To this point, Isaiah’s warnings have been about God’s judgment on specific nations. But here he broadens the word of doom to encompass the entire world: destruction will come to all who sin. The picture he paints is of devastation so complete that it will rival the...

Change and Trust

by | Jun 10, 2025 | VITAL Life Devotions

Change always means leaving the security of the familiar and learning to trust God, the power greater than ourselves. Abraham, originally called Abram, began his journey toward friendship with God when his father, an idol-worshiper, decided to go to the land of...

God In Creation

by | Jun 9, 2025 | VITAL Life Devotions

Genesis 12:2 New International Version 2 “I will make you into a great nation,     and I will bless you; I will make your name great,     and you will be a blessing. Years have passed since God’s promise to Abram that he would become “a great nation”. Abram has grown...