Devotionals

We find in Proverbs 17:22, “Laughter doeth good like a medicine.”In Ecclesiastes 7:3 we read, “Sorrow is better than laughter, because a sad face is food for the heart.”This seems…

"For I know the plans I have for you says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. When…

"Go for it!" "Look out for #1!" "Find yourself!" "Set high goals and achieve them!"Every motivational and self-help book is filled with this advice. But the hidden outcome of this…

"But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." Galatians 5:22.------ The fruit of the Spirit is not…

"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1.A refuge is a place where we can feel safe."Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give…

When my grandchildren were small, they would play hard until they just got too tired to stand on their own. They would then turn to me and simply say, "Hold…

Have you ever tried to balance yourself on an exercise ball?---you know, the kind that looks like an over-stuffed beach ball!In order to stay balanced on top, you have to…

Did you know that it is much easier to react than it is to respond?Just think about that for a minute.Reaction is instant--------but it is not godly."My dear brothers, take…

In saying "My times are in Your hands…." Psalm 31:15, the Psalmist David is expressing his belief that all of life's circumstances are under God's control. Knowing that God loves…

The book of Judges tells us about the period during Israel’s first civil war. The people were free. All people did what they thought was right. There was no unity…