Category Archives: Bible Books
Reconciliation: The Ever-giving Gift
Our God, you bless everyone whose sins you forgive and wipe away. You bless them by saying, “You told me your sins, without trying to hide them, and now I forgive you.†Before I confessed my sins, my bones felt … Continue reading
Git ‘Er Done!
Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten, and everything is new. God has done it all! He sent Christ to make peace between himself and us, and he has given us the work of … Continue reading
Divine Home Design
[reprinted from August 25, 2010] For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that he would grant you, according to the riches … Continue reading
Legacy of Faith
And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. And since … Continue reading
Communion: Do You Know What It Is?
Note from Jody 2/26/13: Many churches will celebrate with communion in their worship on this first Sunday of the month. Let’s prepare ourselves for an act of worship that Jesus Himself showed us and encouraged us to do. [Devotion reprinted … Continue reading
God, You Are …
God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You. I thirst for You; my body faints for You in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water. So I gaze on You in the sanctuary to see Your strength … Continue reading
Focus on the Mission and the Blessings
But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men…†Then they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be dishonored on behalf of the Name. Every day in … Continue reading
Even in the Darkest Valley – My Shepherd
[reprinted from April 23, 2012] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures;He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of … Continue reading
Timing Isn’t Everything
John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it.Then they went and told Jesus. When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place.   Matthew 14:12-13 (NIV) There’s sadness in my home today. … Continue reading
Abba
[reprinted from November 1, 2010] So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.†For his Spirit joins … Continue reading