THE CHURCH AT PHILADELPHIARevelation 3:7-13 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this: ‘I know your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut, because you … Read More
A Lesson from Caleb
This morning as I was reading, Joshua 14:8 jumped out at me. “but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear.I, however, followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly.” I was struck by a phrase that described Caleb, “followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.” A couple questions ran through my mind. What does … Read More
Where’s the “but”? (Revelation 2:8-11)
I am currently doing a devotional reading plan through YouVersion that is teaching about the Seven Churches in Revelation. In order for the title to make sense, I’ll fill you in on what I studied yesterday when Jesus was speaking to the church at Ephesus. He listed their good deeds, followed by a “but”. I read Revelation 2:8-11 this morning, … Read More
What’s in a Word?
This morning I began a devotional plan through YouVersion where Hebrew words are explored. The two passages for this particular day were Isaiah 54:10 and Hosea 13:5. As I usually do, I read and studied the verses before reading the devotional. I want to hear what God says to “me” before I read what He said to someone else. As … Read More
How God Works
So I was finishing up the last day of a week-long devotional plan on YouVersion called Confessing the Hebrew Scriptures. It was teaching about God as the Good Shepherd. Today, the Scripture was “He is My shepherd, and he shall fulfill all My purpose” while saying to Jerusalem, “You will be built” and to the Temple, “Your foundation will be … Read More
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