Grace in Suffering and Serving

by | Oct 24, 2024 | devotion

  For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10 NIV) How will I learn to live differently than in my past five decades? How will I learn to use braille and a talking computer that...

The Truth About Worry

by | Oct 24, 2024 | devotion

  But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Matthew 6:33-34 NKJV What is the difference between a worry and a concern?...

Room for Jesus

by | Oct 24, 2024 | devotion

And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 NKJV Have you ever bought a piece of furniture only to begin measuring as soon as you get home? How will we...

The Emptiness of Fullness

by | Oct 24, 2024 | devotion

Then Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear. You have done all this wickedness; yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. And do not turn aside; for then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for...

Staying on the Path of Transformation

by | Oct 24, 2024 | devotion

  And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2 NKJV I vividly remember caterpillars crawling up the stucco foundation of my...

A Silver Lining in My Suffering

by | Oct 24, 2024 | devotion

  I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, (Philippians 3:10 NIV) Do you remember the tin man from the movie, The Wizard of Oz? With each painful step I took, I felt like...