Amos 1-5 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, July 11, 2019 “THE ROAR OF THE LION” When Amos began prophesying, both Judah and Israel were enjoying prosperity and security. Religion was popular, but, as is often the case, the religion was shallow at best and in most cases a mockery of godliness. His opening words were “The Lord roars from Zion and utters his voice from Jerusalem” (Amos 1:2). It is made clear…Keep Reading

Philippians 4:11 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, July 11, 2019 “Murmur” “You have a heart murmur.” With those words the Doctor continued to speak: “I wouldn’t worry too much about it. It is slight and half the population has one.” He must have been right; that was over thirty years ago. I am just a layman on the subject, but I know that for many people it is a far more serious…Keep Reading

Psalm 46:10 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, July 10, 2019 “Be still and know that I am God…” The thought of blessed quietness and a time of devotion in a peaceful setting seem so pleasant. Sometimes it is greatly needed in our lives; however, that isn’t the context of these words. To read them that way is comforting, but not powerful. The Psalm is about the believer’s confidence in God. It is…Keep Reading

Isaiah 5-8 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, July 10, 2019 “A NATION IN DECLINE” Isaiah, as noted yesterday, prophesied to a nation in decline. The sins which Isaiah rebuked were not unique, but common to every nation. There are six woes in chapter five to which we should give heed. “WOE to those who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more room, and you are…Keep Reading

ISAIAH THOUGHT FOR TODAY, July 9, 2019 “ISAIAH THE MESSIANIC PROPHET” Isaiah is often called the Messianic Prophet because he predicts so many details of the coming Messiah and his ministry. These prophecies are interspersed with warnings of judgment for all nations, but especially Judah. In chapter one, Isaiah reads the bill of indictment against the nation and predicts its destruction. However, in chapter two (vv.1-5), he announces the coming…Keep Reading

Psalm 3:2 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, July 09, 2019 “Wit’s End” There is a place that most experienced travelers on the road of life have been. You will not find it on a map, and you certainly don’t need a GPS to guide you to it. For some it is a long slow journey; and others just plunge into it. The place is called “Wit’s end.” “Why is life given to…Keep Reading

Acts 9:17 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, July 8, 2019 “Brother Saul” He was a large and very intimidating man who seemed to have an axe to grind with the church (to the point of vandalizing it). That is why I wanted to avoid him the day that I saw him coming toward me on the sidewalk. I started to cross over to the other side, and then he did too. There…Keep Reading

2 Kings 15, 2 Chronicles 26 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, July 8, 2019 “THE DASH” “And Azariah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and Jotham his son reigned in his place” (2 Kings 15:7). The words “slept with his fathers” is used a total of 36 times in the Scriptures, and they are all found in Kings and Chronicles. Whether their…Keep Reading

Jonah 1-4 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, July 7, 2019 “WRONG-WAY JONAH” In the 1929 Rose Bowl, Roy Riegels, center for the California Golden Bears, picked up a fumble just 30 yards from the end zone and a touchdown. He got turned around and ran 65 yards the wrong way before he was turned by a teammate, but then smothered by Georgia Tech. Backed up against their own one-yard line, the Bears…Keep Reading

Numbers 32:23 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, July 6, 2019 “…You May Be Sure That Your Sin Will Find You Out.” I was in the sixth grade when my friend and I had the bicycle wreck. He got the stitches, and I got the broken arm. I was riding on the handlebar and he was pedaling. That was when a foot in the spokes ruined the day. It was a wreck that…Keep Reading

2 Kings 14; 2 Chronicles 26 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, July 6, 2019 “THE “BUT’S” OF LIFE” “Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. He set himself to seek God in the days…Keep Reading

Revelation 2:9 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, July 5, 2019 “Poverty–Yet You Are Rich!” She walked tall but slightly bent, a long coat and scarf seemed to be her constant companions no matter the weather. It appeared that she ate little, and knew nothing of the extra pleasures of life. With a countenance that neither smiled nor frowned she went about with a seriousness of life; she was retired, but not done…Keep Reading