Recent Devotions

Isaiah 35:3-4 Strengthen the weak hands, and make the shaky knees steady. Tell those who have a fearful heart: Be strong. Do not be afraid. Look! Your God will come with vengeance. With God’s own retribution, he will come and save you. Dear Heavenly Father, There are things in this life that come at us that we fear and cause us to be afraid. At the same time, we respect and admire your love for us and how you make…

Romans 15:8-13 For I am saying that Christ became a servant of those who are circumcised for the sake of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs. He also did this so that the Gentiles would glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: For this reason I will praise you among the Gentiles, and I will sing to your name. And again it says: Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people. And again: Praise the Lord,…

Isaiah 40:3-5 A voice is calling out: In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord. In the wasteland make a level highway for our God. Every valley will be raised up, and every mountain and hill will be made low. The rugged ground will become level, and the rough places will become a plain. Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all flesh together will see it. Yes, the mouth of the Lord has spoken. Dear Heavenly Father, We need major…

Revelation 1:7-8 Look, he is coming with clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. And all the nations of the earth will mourn because of him. Yes. Amen. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, the one who is, and who was, and who is coming, the Almighty. Dear Lord Jesus, While many try to speculate when You will return, everyone will see and know when the end comes; there will…

1 John 3:1  See the kind of love the Father has given us that we should be called children of God, and that is what we are! The world does not know us, because it did not know him. Dear Heavenly Father, What grace we see in being called your children; we thank you for our adoption into your family. For a child to be adopted, that child does nothing to attain that adoption; the parents choose the child and…

Psalm 67:1-3 May God be gracious to us and bless us. May his face shine on us—so that your way may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. May the peoples praise you, O God. May the peoples praise you—all of them. Dear Heavenly Father, We look forward to Your grace today and Your face shining upon us. In the words of Luther, we ask, “What does this mean?” Perhaps it resembles the videos of families coming together…

Psalm 51:10-12 Create in me a pure heart, O God. Renew an unwavering spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence. Do not take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Sustain me with a willing spirit. Dear Heavenly Father, We cannot have a pure heart without you, just as David knew regarding his sins. Our sinful nature does not give us an excuse or a free pass; our sinful nature makes…

Luke 21:25-28 “There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And on the earth, nations will be in anguish, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the surging waves, people fainting from fear and expectation of the things coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. But when these things begin to happen,…

Isaiah 51:6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens. Look closely at the earth beneath because the heavens will vanish like smoke, and the earth will wear out like a garment, and its inhabitants will die like gnats. But my salvation will remain forever, and my righteousness will never be abolished. Dear Heavenly Father, When we look around us at the sky and the earth, it is hard to imagine all this will one day be gone in a flash.…

1 Chronicles 16:23-27 Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his wonderful acts among all the peoples, for great is the Lord and greatly to be praised. He is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are not gods at all. But the Lord made the heavens. Honor and majesty are before him. Strength and joy are in his place. Dear Heavenly Father, We see…