Devotions

What things have you complained about in the past 24 hours?  Maybe it wasn’t even to other people, but what have you said under your breath, to yourself, or even to God.  Some popular things I hear, are that the weather is too cold, hot, windy, cloudy, rainy, etc….to...

Have you ever seen someone who when they talk about spending time with Jesus, the Word is alive in them, prayer is rich, and the Spirit is strong in them?  I remember meeting these people and wishing my relationship with Jesus looked that way.  Wishing didn't change...

Psalm 81:2 New International Version (NIV) 2 Begin the music, strike the timbrel,     play the melodious harp and lyre. It is the season of Christmas music. For some men, we endure it. For others, they enjoy it. It brings joy into hearts when we enter in and allow our...

Do you remember the favorite gift you received as a child?  Maybe it was a present you had been wanting for a long while, or maybe even something better than you had hoped for.  I recall several different things through the years, but none really stand out as a...

I'll admit, I'm not that into Christmas music. There are some Christmas songs I love, and others I could survive without (looking at you Mariah Carey!). One of the songs on my naughty list is We Three Kings of Orient Are. I'm a stickler for biblical and historical...

Matthew 2:2 New International Version (NIV) 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” We call the men from the East, 'Wise Men' or Magi, which refers to a group of scholars who study...