VITAL Life Application Devotions

Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan. — Genesis 37:1 Have you ever noticed that while some people seem to have an easy life, they are in constant tumult on the inside? And then other people have their share of problems, yet they are...

Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made an ornate robe for him. — Genesis 37:3 If you have ever felt that your troubles are too much for you to handle or questioned why God gave them to you...

But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him. — Genesis 37:18 when we misjudge others, failing to understand who they really are. When we are quick to judge, we can needlessly hurt others, including ourselves. In this week’s...

So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today?” — Genesis 40:7 We learn that Joseph was sold by his brothers and then unfairly imprisoned in Egypt. He must have felt incredibly broken and upset about...

Scripture: “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm, but how can...

She considers a field and buys it;     out of her earnings she plants a vineyard. She sets about her work vigorously;     her arms are strong for her tasks. — Proverbs 31:16-17 Pharaoh decreed that all baby boys of Israel must be killed, Miriam’s parents decided not...

LORD, what are human beings that you care for them,     mere mortals that you think of them? They are like a breath;     their days are like a fleeting shadow. — Psalm 144:3-4 The idea that we are merely dust in the wind does have its roots in the Bible, and most...