One Day is Better

Verse: Psalm 84:10 Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. Thoughts St. Augustine once said something like this: “We sin because we don’t trust...

The Valley of Weeping

Verse: Psalm 84:5-7 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. 6 As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. 7 They go from strength to strength, till each...

Dwelling Place

Verse: Psalm 84:1-4 How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty! 2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. 3 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may...

Don’t Worry, He’s Got You

Verse: Matthew 6:25, 33  Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear.  33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.   Devotion When my...

Follow the Leader?

Verse: Hebrews 13:17-19 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. Pray for us, for we are sure...