Devotionals

Life "under the sun" - meaningless. — Ecclesiastes 1: 2-4, 8-9, 13-14, 17-18 Ecclesiastes 1:2–4 (NIV84):  2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!”  says the Teacher.  “Utterly meaningless!  Everything is meaningless.”  3 What does man gain from all his...

Self-control. It is a big part of life. — Proverbs 25:16, 20, 27-28 We can often think we need more. But do we really? Reading in Proverbs this morning and these stood out: Proverbs 25:16 (NIV84):  16 If you find honey, eat just enough—  too much of it, and you...

What pleases God? How do we delight Him? — Psalm 147:10–11 Is it the strength of what we have, or is it the power we possess? Psalm 147:10–11 (NIV84):  10 His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse,  nor his delight in the legs of a man;  11 the Lord...

Where Are We Placing Our Trust? Where Does Our Hope Come From? — Psalm 146:3-10 The Psalmist is challenging us not to put our hope in rulers or in man, but fully in God: Psalm 146:3-4 (NIV84) 3 "Do not put your trust in princes,  in mortal men, who cannot save"  4...

Humility, repentance, and confession. —  2 Chronicles 7:14 This is the way. When we get humble and own our sin, God is fully with us. This is about living in reality, in truth. But we seem to want to hide our sin, minimize our wrong, blame others for our misdeeds, and...

So that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God! — 1 Kings 8:56–61 May this be our hearts cry and the primary reason for everything we do. Solomon finished building the Temple of God. David had saved up for years, Solomon had invested great wealth...