Devotionals
God’s Promised Gift
Read: Acts 1:4-14 You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you. (v. 8 NIV) In today’s reading, we hear again Jesus’ instruction to and his promises for his
William C. Brownson October 12, 2022
Read: Acts 1:4-14 You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you. (v. 8 NIV) In today’s reading, we hear again Jesus’ instruction to and his promises for his
Read: John 4:19-34 The true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. (v. 23 NIV) When I
Read: Luke 11:1-4 Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples. (v. 1 NIV) For years I have looked on these opening verses in Luke 11 as the
Read: Psalm 86:8-13 Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness. (v. 11 NIV) When I dwell on this passage, I never fail to be enriched. It
Read: Psalm 1 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water. (v. 3 NIV) For some years now, I have lived every day in the Psalms. I read
Read: 1 Peter 3:8-17 Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. (v. 15 NIV) If I’m
Read: John 20:19-31 Unless I see . . . I will never believe. (v. 25) Have you ever felt like Thomas? Especially in my miscarriage grief, I resonated immensely with the disciple nicknamed “Doubting
Read: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 That you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. (v. 13) After my baby died, I spent months feeling hopeless. This felt especially challenging
Read: Mark 15:33-41 Why have you forsaken me? (v. 34) The prophet Isaiah’s characterization of Jesus as “a man of sorrows . . . acquainted with grief” (Isa. 53:3) is undeniable as the events