Choosing Hope

Scripture: Isaiah 40:31 “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Devotion: At Christmas time, I received a mug from a colleague with the command,...

Small Can Be Mighty 

Verse: Hebrews 6: 4-8 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen[a] away, to...

Life in the Light

Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:4-8 4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. 5 You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. 6 So then, let us not be...

The Power Within Us

Verse: Ephesians 3:7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power. Devotion I read this verse and thought about what it meant to be a servant of God’s word. One way to define the act of serving is “a devoted...

Spiritual Tools

Verse: John 1 Peter 5:8-9 8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the...