VITAL Life Application Devotions

Then the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” — Genesis 18:13-14 Studies have proven...

Scripture: “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalms 139:23-24 Lesson: The following list will help us explore the second half of some of the things...

Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?” — Genesis 18:23 Abraham’s prayer that God spare the people of Sodom appears to go unanswered! Wouldn’t it have been more inspirational if the first prayer were one that brought...

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again. — Genesis 20:17 Abraham prayed on behalf of King Abimelek and his wife who were unable to have children. The proximity of these two incidents teaches...

“Every word of God is flawless;     he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.” —Proverbs 30:5 Have you ever noticed how fast things change? There are days when I look around at the world that I barely recognize it. I’m sure you know what I mean. It seems that...

Where can I go from your Spirit?     Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there;     if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. — Psalm 139:7-8 This is about our relationship with our Father in Heaven. We cannot escape from God....

Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land and he said to Ephron in their hearing, “Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there.” — Genesis 23:12-13 Sarah died upon hearing that Abraham was...