Devotionals

During my senior year in high school, I tried out for the school play. This was a very big deal---the senior play---everybody wanted a part. I picked the part that…

"----There is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live." Ecclesiastes 3:12. To be happy and to do good while we live are worthy…

Did you know that it is against human nature to be content? This thought made one word in the following scripture stand out for me this morning. "…for I have…

Nehemiah was living in a foreign land yearning for a way to return to Jerusalem. He knew God wanted him to motivate the Jews to rebuild Jerusalem's walls. He did…

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…