Acts 9:17 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, January 10, 2020 “Brother Saul” We expect astonishments in Heaven, but there may be a few unexpected surprises. Someone years ago wrote a poem about this very thing. The author is not known, but judging from the age of the paper I suspect he/she is already home. “I dreamed God came the other night, And Heaven’s gate swung wide. With kindly grace an angel Welcomed…Keep Reading

Philippians 3:7-8 A SONG A DAY, January 10, 2020 “Jesus Is All The World To Me” After speaking of his standing in the Jewish society prior to his conversion, Paul said, “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss…Keep Reading

Psalm 118:24 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, January 9, 2020 “Today is the Gift of God” God alone knows how and why he chooses the path that we are to walk. When he weaves a life in a Mother’s womb; how does he choose the thread? We are obviously products of different material, yet created by the same God. Sometimes I want to run back to the way it was, but back…Keep Reading

1 Corinthians 3:11 A SONG A DAY, January 9, 2020 “My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less” Paul said, “For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” As Edward Mote (1834) reminds us, “All other ground is sinking sand.” Mote said of himself: “So ignorant was I that I did not know there was a God. My Sundays were spent on…Keep Reading

Romans 14:21 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, January 8, 2020 “It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.” We have become such an “I demand to have my way” society that we can become calloused to the weak and vulnerable soul of others. A man said that he didn’t care about what other people thought. It is true that what…Keep Reading

Malachi 1:11 A SONG A DAY, January 8, 2020 “Blessed Be the Name” “For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts” (Malachi 1:11). All praise to Him who reigns above In…Keep Reading

Matthew 7:22-23 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, January 7, 2020 “On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you…” There is a question that we must never stop asking even though it has already been answered. “Why did…Keep Reading

Psalm 51:12-13 A SONG A DAY, January 7, 2020 “Will You Not Tell It Today?” David, who had wrestled with his conscience over his sin with Bathsheba wrote, “Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.” When we enjoy salvation, all of hell’s forces should not be able to restrain…Keep Reading

Romans 12:9 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, January 6, 2020 “Love must be without hypocrisy.” Several years ago I pulled up in the parsonage driveway and found a note on the door. It was one way of communication before cell phones. The message was written on large paper so that it would be seen, and it said that a church member’s relative had died. I was thankful to receive the information, but…Keep Reading

Exodus 13:21-22 A SONG A DAY, January 6, 2020 “Guide Me, O thou Great Jehovah” “And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not…Keep Reading

Proverbs 18:24 A SONG A DAY, January 5, 2020 “There’s Not a Friend” Solomon said, “A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24). James Fuller (1608-1661) wrote, “If you have one true friend, you have more than your share.” Johnson Oatman wrote the hymn “There’s Not a Friend.” These three men, separated by centuries, all understood…Keep Reading

Psalm 91:11 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, January 4, 2020 “It’s Time to Go Home” We stood at the airport and watched the plane rumble down the runway as it carried loved ones to a distant place. We waved at the plane and watched as it grew smaller in the sky. While gazing at what we could no longer see, someone said, “It’s time to go home.” When Jesus ascended into Heaven,…Keep Reading