Devotionals

Happy Valentine’s Day---A day for love! We have really made this day a commercial blockbuster!! Gifts, cards, flowers, balloons, toys, jewelry, romantic dinners, etc.------ A simple reminder of the best…

"Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill? He who lends his money without usury---he who does not crush his debtors with high interest…

How can doing a good thing be bad? The answer is----when it is for appearances only!"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the…

The Psalmist cries out in his distress: "Too long have I lived among those who hate peace. I am a man of peace; but when I speak, they are for…

I went down memory lane last Friday as I attended the North Louisiana Livestock Show.  For years when my children were young, we participated in the competition showing their Hereford…

In the book of Daniel we find the familiar story of three of Daniel's friends--Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. We read that they were thrown into a fiery furnace because they refused…

In chapter 2 of the book of Daniel we read that King Nebuchadnezzar told his astrologers that they would be put to death because they could not tell him what…

I love listening to the song "I Can Pray" recorded by the Dove Brothers.  The words begin this way:   "You say I'm not able, I'm too young or I'm too…

When the people of Israel refused to follow God's command, God allowed them time in the desert.  He vowed that none of the ones who were unfaithful would see the…

Jesus gave us the model prayer in Matthew 6:9-13.  But there is something else we need to remember.  Jesus prayed.  His witness through His actions teach us how to pray. He…