Devotions on 1 John 1:5-2:2—If We Confess Our Sins Monday—If We Confess Our Sin “God is light and in him there is no darkness” (1 John 1:5). Abe sat in the dark, quiet solitude of the early morning, facing East. As he watched the blackness of the night sky took on shades of purple and […]
Forgiveness
Deuteronomy 5:1-6:9–God’s Covenant with Israel
God’s Covenant with Israel Devotions on Deuteronomy 5:1-12, 6:4-9 Monday–God’s Covenant with Israel “The Lord made a covenant with us at Horeb” (Exodus 5:1). The journey of the Israelites was drawing to an end. Before they crossed over the Jordan River and began to settle the Promised Land, Moses gathered the people together. The first […]
Matthew 18:15-35, Forgiveness+
Forgiveness+ Devotional Thoughts on Matthew 18:15-35 Monday–Forgiveness+ “If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone” (Matthew 18:15). Jesus’ instructions seem so simple, but we certainly have a difficult time following them. Karen and Juanita served on their congregation’s outreach committee. During […]
2 Samuel 12 & Ps. 51-David and Bathsheba
David and Bathsheba Devotions on 2 Samuel12 & Psalm 51 Monday–David and Bathsheba“But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord” (2 Samuel 12:1a). It was an off-handed comment; one that was said without thought. It was not meant to offend, but rather to be funny. As it turned out it was offensive and […]
Devotional Thoughts on Genesis 6:5-22, 8:6-12; 9:8-17
Monday, September 1, 2014–Noah and the Ark“Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God” (Genesis 6:9). I have always enjoyed writing but I never liked those times in English class when the focus was on diagraming sentences, memorizing the rules of punctuation and conjugating verbs. Now decades later I’m beginning […]