16 Yet he often withdrew to deserted places and prayed. (Luke 5:16 CSB) As you may know if you follow these devotions, I recently did something very out of character for me. I took time away. It was the first big trip I had taken in a very long time. It...
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On a Dime
1 Brothers and sisters, if someone is overtaken in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual, restore such a person with a gentlespirit,[a] watching out for yourselves so that you also won’t be tempted. 2 Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:1-2 CSB) Too often...
Ever Changing/Never Changing
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8 CSB) There is a comfort in knowing that at least one thing in our lives is constant, and that constant is Christ. The old saying that nothing in life is certain except death and taxes can be disheartening. But...
The Connection
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect. (James 5:16 CSB) I pray a lot. I feel like I need it. I need communion with God. But also,...
True Power
40 and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” (Matthew 27:40 CSB) I believe that much within scripture and outside of it that has taught me this one fundamental truth; true...