Devotions

Have you tried to make a change in 2020?  Many of us have and I am sure many of us have already fallen short.  Studies show 92% of New Years resolution fail before Valentines Day.  So often we don't do what we want and do what we don't.. So lies our ever present...

The older I grow, the more I understand the futility of so many of my plans. Now, don't get me wrong, I fully support planning. In fact, I'm fairly obsessed with planning, whether it be in my job, my family, or my personal schedule. I'm seldom a fan of "winging it,"...

1 John 4:18 New International Version (NIV) 18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. With the beginning of a new year in 2020, many will make New Year's...

Last night around midnight last night, I heard a few pops outside as the New Year entered in.  Whether they were fireworks or gunshots, who knows, but either way, someone was so excited, they wanted everyone else to know. Some say we live in an explosive society now. ...

Today is the day many of us make resolutions for the new year. Some of these plans won’t make it to the end the week, while others may be life changing. I’ve certainly made both sorts of New Year’s resolutions. I have had some big successes, such as losing over a...

Luke 2:28 New International Version (NIV) 28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying: I love the devoted passion of Simeon. It says in Luke 2:25, that he was righteous and devout. He was a man who showed a deep religious commitment to God. He waited all...

Romans 15:13 (NKJV)  Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Paul is reiterating the words proclaimed by David so many times over and over.  How precious, yet powerful at the...