Daily Bread ... He Did It Again!
When God promised bread to his hungry people in the desert He responded with the remarkable promise to rain down bread from heaven. But this gift also came with instructions.
Aug 04, 2021•5 min
Life This Side of Heaven
Audible devotions for your day every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Join us as we rejoice in His grace, knowing from His Word that He loves us and forgives us, and confident that He is with us every step of the way – on this side of heaven. Devotions for real life.
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Wow, I Didn't See That Coming
Have you ever been completely blind-sided by the unexpected? Have you ever found yourself thinking, “Wow, I didn’t see that coming!” Moses and Aaron may have felt that way when they heard God's response to the people's grumbling shortly after receiving freedom from slavery in Egypt.
Aug 03, 2021•5 min
The Good Old Days, Now And To Come
Do you ever find yourself longing for the good old days? Do you ever long for a time in your past when it seemed that life was better? It’s fun to think of time which was happy and stress-free – when life was better. But what could explain the grumbling of God’s people in the wilderness?
Aug 02, 2021•5 min
If You Have This, You Have Everything
“If you’ve got your health you’ve got everything.” It's a familiar phrase. There’s no denying the importance of good health, and something our Lord invites us to include in our prayers, but it's not likely a phrase our Savior would use – at least not in the way that we might use it.
Jul 31, 2021•5 min
Take Heart, Take Courage
There’s a wonderful word that shows up repeatedly in the New Testament. In order to get the correct meaning in English we usually translate it as a phrase. It means, “take courage, take heart.” It was the first thing that Jesus said to the terrified disciples on the Sea of Galilee. But coupled with what follows, it's much more than simply a call stop trembling.
Jul 30, 2021•5 min
Much More Than We Can Imagine
Despite how often we may hear something repeated, not everything is based on fact. However, here’s something that should spark our interest and really fire up our imagination. It’s not based on wishful thinking or science fiction. It’s based in God’s promise.
Jul 29, 2021•5 min
That's A Big Picture!
Over the generations, Hollywood studios have turned to ever-increasing and larger movie formats. The goal is to use widescreen presentation, with highest-resolution imagery, to give audiences the best possible picture. All of this sounds like this might have intrigued the apostle Paul. Listen to his prayer here in Ephesians.
Jul 28, 2021•5 min
The Rainbow Reminder
As a part of God’s creation, the rainbow was given to serve as a reminder of a gracious promise. But here’s the interesting part. Although we're blessed and comforted by it, the reminder isn’t actually meant for you and me.
Jul 27, 2021•5 min
God Is Bound To Be Faithful
Following the flood, God announced a gracious, one-sided, promise to Noah. Under no obligation to do this, why would He announce that He has bound Himself to this covenant?
Jul 26, 2021•5 min
That's Satisfying!
By feeding the crowd, Jesus would have calmed people who were both anxious and hungry. He provided them with a meal that they would certainly savor. And it would also put them in mind of God's mercies to them in past. Jesus, the Bread of Life, continues to do these things for you and me this very day.
Jul 24, 2021•5 min
Spoiled Plans For Rest?
I'll be the disciple were looking forward to the rest to which Jesus had invited them. Do you ever wonder if they might have groaned in disappointment when they saw the crowd waiting for them on the shore? Were their plans spoiled? Perhaps not. It might be worth a closer look at Jesus' invitation.
Jul 23, 2021•5 min
Longer Than Skyscrapers And The Pyramids
“Will the skyscrapers outlast the pyramids?” That was the provocative title of a BBC article a number of years ago. Okay, now to be interesting, let’s add a third category to that question. What about God’s Church? It’s not as frivolous a question as it may sound.
Jul 22, 2021•5 min
Does God Feel ... Far Away?
Does God ever feel … far away? Does God seem distant from what’s taking place in your life right now? Does it seem as if He’s not hearing your prayers?
Jul 21, 2021•5 min
A Life-Giving Graft
Grafting is an agricultural practice in which a shoot, or branch, is placed on another tree so that they may live together and grow. But can a graft bring life to a tree that is lifeless, to stump that is dead? God answers that question here in Jeremiah and tells us of the extraordinary Branch He promised which now brings life.
Jul 20, 2021•5 min
Sheep In The Deep End
I’m sure most of you have seen the stirring pieces of artwork which depict a brave shepherd rescuing a sheep from on a dangerous, rocky precipice or caught in a patch of thorns. But how about a swimming pool?
Jul 19, 2021•5 min
God Bless You ... No, Really!
The Lord bless you. Was God being sarcastic? Was He giving instructions to Moses on how to insult his fellow Israelites? Not hardly! However, it shouldn’t surprise us that the adversary wants us to take this incredible declaration of God's love, which bring such comfort, and turn it into an insult.
Jul 17, 2021•5 min
Peer Pressure And Debt
Peer pressure can lead us to do things we would never imagine. In order to keep up appearances, we may allow ourselves to incur an awful debt. Herod Antipas soon discovered this. The remarkable thing is that John the Baptizer came to point Herod, and you and me, to the One who came to bring us out from under our debt of sin.
Jul 16, 2021•5 min
This "Raised" News Is All Good
When Herod Antipas heard of Jesus, and the message of repentance He had given to the disciples to proclaim, it sounded eerily familiar. He mistakenly thought that John the Baptizer had been raised from the dead. He must have thought to himself, "This can't be good." After all, he had had John executed. However, here's the One who had come to take away our sins. He, too, would be executed. But for you and me, and all who are called to repentance and faith in Him, news that our Savior has been rai...
Jul 15, 2021•5 min
In Christ
If the storm is approaching, an emergency weather radio will announce the sobering advice: “Take shelter in an interior room on the lowest floor of a building if at all possible.” In other words, you don’t want to be outside. You want to be in. In Ephesians, Paul points us the shelter God provides in life's storms and what it means to be "in Christ."
Jul 14, 2021•5 min
God Had You In Mind
Sometimes it's tempting to think that we “chose” Jesus – like picking a suit off the rack, perhaps even a Savior we alter to fit us. But, when it comes to your salvation, the apostle Paul tells us it’s actually the other way around. And that's remarkably reassuring.
Jul 13, 2021•5 min
True To Plumb
God gave to the prophet Amos a remarkable illustration of the danger Israel's sin had brought upon itself. He showed him a plumb line. A plumb line has the effect of making it obvious when something is uneven and about to fall. God's Law has this useful effect in our lives as well. But God does more that point out the danger. He also points us to the remedy – His Son.
Jul 12, 2021•5 min
Shake It Off
Shake it off, like sand from your flip flops at the beach. It can be discouraging when those with home we share the faith toss it back at us and want nothing to do with it. However, don’t let the hostile reception you may receive, cloud the great joy and privilege you’ve been given.
Jul 10, 2021•5 min
Don't Fuss Over Packing
Early in the Gospel, Mark tells us about a short-term mission trip on which Jesus sent the disciples to share the Good News. And he records the packing list that Jesus gave them. However, you may scratch your head as you read that same packing list in Matthew and Luke. It sounds different. Is it?
Jul 09, 2021•5 min
Our Savior Is Good With His Hands
Jesus is good with His hands. That’s not something we tend to think about very often, but it’s true.
Jul 08, 2021•5 min
Our Hometown Hero Is One Of Us
Mark tells us of a time when He visited His hometown. He had just come off the triumphs of calming the storm and raising Jairus’ daughter from the dead. And His teaching in the synagogue was breathtaking. But there was no celebration, no parade, no honored guests.
Jul 07, 2021•5 min
Neither Brain Surgery Nor Rocket Science
When you what God gave Paul to keep him from becoming "conceited" it may paint a strange picture of what he’s really saying. Today, whenever we say that someone is “conceited,” we usually tend to think they’re snotty or obnoxious, the kind of arrogant person you try to avoid at parties. ?But the apostle has even more in mind.
Jul 06, 2021•5 min
Iron Nails And A Plastic Hammer?
When it comes to sharing God's Word with a sinful, heart-hardened and rebellious world, does it ever feel hopeless – as if God has equipped us with a plastic hammer to drive in iron nails? Take another look at your tool belt.
Jul 05, 2021•5 min
The Privilege Of Taking Part In Relief To The Saints
Paul describes how the churches in Macedonia pleaded urgently for "the privilege" of sharing in the relief to their fellow-redeemed. There's a reason they responded in this manner and why this continues to be true among brothers and sisters in Christ today.
Jul 03, 2021•5 min
They Laughed At Him
It would hard to imagine the home of Jairus, where his daughter had just died as being the scene of laughter, but the room was soon filled with it.
Jul 02, 2021•5 min
Triage
Jesus’ order for doing things may often seem “off” to us. He doesn’t do things in the order that people would expect. But our healing Savior knows our most urgent need.
Jul 01, 2021•5 min
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