10 But Moses replied to the Lord, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent—either in the past or recently or since you have been speaking to your servant—because my mouth and my tongue are sluggish.” (Exodus 4:10 CSB) The age old argument (literally, even Moses used it), is that we are not...
Humanness
12 “Come and have breakfast,” Jesus told them. (John 21:12a CSB) It is easy to forget when we consider the incredible sacrifice our Lord,the creator of all heaven and earth made for us, that he was human. He ate breakfast (probably lunch and dinner too), had concerns that were probably worldly, and...
As a Whole
4 You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.5 Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!6 Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands. (Psalm 119 4-6 NIV) Psalm 119 is one of my favorite Psalms. There is much to be mined in the...
First or Last
31 But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” (Mark 10:31 CSB) “If you ain’t first, you’re last!” (Reece Bobby). There are probably not a lot of devotionals that will be read today that quote from The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. But it pretty much accurately sums...
Once in Motion
27 For the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back? (Isaiah 14:27 NIV) God has His plans in motion and that is that. Should we believe that those plans are to prosper us? Of course! That is scriptural. But we cannot see...