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For this is what the Sovereign Lord says, I Myself will search for My sheep and look after them.  Ezekiel 34:11 When praying about what to write for devotion today, I was reminded about the time my one Bassett Hound died unexpectedly. Although I rushed him to the 24 hour Animal Emergency Hospital, he still… Read More »

The light shines in the darkness,     and the darkness can never extinguish it.  John 1:5  The other day I heard a statement that has stuck with me, “The light shines through the cracks”. I thought about the book by Patsy Clairmont, God Uses Cracked Pots where she shares shares humorously how God used her flaws,… Read More »

O sing to the Lord a new song; Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Splendor and majesty are before Him; Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary. Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness; Tremble [in submissive wonder] before Him, all the earth.     Psalm 96:1, 6, 9 AMP Yesterday in our church service we opened with these… Read More »

 Suddenly, a man in the synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out, 24 “Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” 25 But Jesus reprimanded him. “Be quiet! Come out of the man,” he ordered. 26 At that, the evil spirit screamed, threw the… Read More »

When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,[e] 15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.[f] 16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. 17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your… Read More »

16 Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.  1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Prayer is essential, yet rarely used to its powerful potential, especially here in the United States. Why, you might ask? The main reason is we’re spoiled. God has been so very… Read More »

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord! Psalm 150:6 Today’s Psalm is just six verses but they are all about praising the Lord with everything and everywhere. It’s easy to praise the Lord when things are going great, not so much when they are not. Yet several times Scripture reminds us that at… Read More »

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.  1 John 1:7 I read an article recently about how they make anti-venom for poisonous reptiles. It’s been found that the best anti-venom… Read More »

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. 8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not [a]fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from… Read More »

God told them, “I’ve never quit loving you and never will.     Expect love, love, and more love!  Jeremiah 31:3 MSG Valentine’s Day is over for us here on earth, but for God, it’s another day to love us unconditionally. Don’t you just love what the Message Bible says, that he will never stop loving us. And… Read More »