by Mary Ann Edwards | Oct 26, 2022 | Devotionals
Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills—from where will my help come?My help comes from the LORD,who made heaven and earth.He will not let your foot be moved;he who keeps you will not slumber.He who keeps Israelwill neither slumber nor sleep.The LORD is your...
by Donna Maley | Oct 19, 2022 | Devotionals
Reverend Weiss’ sermon Sunday was titled “Cardio-inscription,” which reminds me of Psalm 119:11, “I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” (NLT) The parable in Luke that Reverend Weiss read as the second scripture reading (Luke 18:1-8)...
by Candra Brown | Oct 5, 2022 | Devotionals
Mark 11:12-14, 20-24 Jesus Curses the Fig Tree On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see whether perhaps he would find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves,...
by Kathleen Kinney | Sep 21, 2022 | Devotionals
The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. (John 12:25) As he gained speed going down a hill, the young boy racing along on his bike saw a sharp turn just ahead. But the speed was...
by Dick Mickley | Sep 14, 2022 | Devotionals
Jeremiah 18:1-12(vs. 1-11) The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: “Come, go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel. The vessel he was...
by Kevin Crosthwaite | Sep 7, 2022 | Devotionals
Luke 12:16-20And he told them this parable. “A certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, ‘what shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger...
by AJ Conti | Aug 31, 2022 | Devotionals
From Max Lucado’s Devotional God is With You Every Day: Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.” . . . But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine.” (Acts 9:13, 15)...
by Thelma Carlson | Aug 24, 2022 | Devotionals
If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noon...
by Lori Disbennett | Aug 10, 2022 | Devotionals
When asked to write a piece for First Thoughts, I said I’d be happy to. After I agreed to, wind literally swept over me. So I began to really look at the Wind in the Bible. We all know that the Bible contains several references to the power of the wind. The most...
by Dick Mickley | Aug 3, 2022 | Devotionals
2 Samuel 9 David asked, ‘Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I may show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?’ Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and he was summoned to David. The king said to him, ‘Are you Ziba?’ And he...
