VITAL Life Application Devotions

Psalm 127:1–2 Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat—for he grants sleep tothose he loves.  There is a Hebrew...

Proverbs 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.  What happens when your neatly laid plans for the future are completely upended? Proverbs teaches us not to be too confident about the future, “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do...

Deuteronomy 2:9 Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any part of their land. I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession.”  One of the most challenging questions we face in this world is...

Deuteronomy 1:17 “Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God.”  There is an importance of not being afraid of criticism in the pursuit of truth. In Moses’ instructions to the judges that he appointed to help lead the nation, he said, “Do not be afraid of...

Deuteronomy 1:1 These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—that is, in the Arabah—opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab.    Moses opened his first speech by rebuking Israel. After only a few...

Psalm 126:6 Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.  Israel has spent much time weeping as they sow the seeds of a new country. Some of those sacrifices have come in the form of working long days in...

Proverbs 26:20 Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down. It’s human nature to be curious about a juicy piece of information. People want to be in the know, and they want to hear all about who did what or said what.  Proverbs teaches us the...