Devotions

I am teaching my kids about money right now.  My daughter Eden asked about why God needs our money.  I told her that God can do more with 90% than we can do with 100% of our money.  My son Levi was not convinced.  His question is why doesn't he just bless our 100%.  ...

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12These are some of the most familiar, beloved, and memorized words in all of scripture. Yet, as familiar as these...

Hebrews 12:2-3New International Version (NIV)2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such...

Proverbs 4:23New International Version (NIV)23 Above all else, guard your heart,    for everything you do flows from it.How is your heart? Is it a hardened heart or a soft heart? The Bible says the heart is deceitful and desperately wicked. I believe that it is...

Before accepting Jesus Christ as Lord of my life, I had a great many areas in my life that weren't Christ like.  I certainly didn't give thought to how Jesus would have me think or behave in any given situation.  So, why am I so often surprised and appalled when a...

 What are you pursuing?  What are most people seeking in this life?  When you look at the lives of those around you, why do most people do what they do?  In America, you may hear the phrase ‘keeping up with the Jonses’ as a term to illustrate the constant pursuit...

At the beginning of every football game, the ball is kicked to the opposing team and 22 players sprint at each other with one goal in mind. Destroy someone!  Some of the men on the field weigh around 300 lbs and can run a 40 in less than 5 seconds. To be one of those...