Category: Devotionals

Devotionals

Waiting for Jesus

Read: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 . . . to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. (v.

Devotionals

Not Slow but Patient

Read: 2 Peter 3:1-10 The Lord is . . . patient toward you. (v. 9) During Advent, and then continuing through the end of December, the Words of Hope devotional

Devotionals

God Restores

Read: Psalm 107:39-43 He raises up the needy out of affliction. (v. 41) During my 80 days of working from home last spring, I began using ancient prayers to frame

Devotionals

Keep Movin’

Read: Psalm 107:33-38 They sow fields and plant vineyards. (v. 37) The people of this psalm had been exiles. God judged Judah for unfaithfulness to him and injustice towards the

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At Our Wits’ End

Read: Psalm 107:23-32 He made the storm be still. (v. 29) The sailors in today’s passage are at their wits’ end (v. 27). Life was going according to plan, even

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Redeemed Fools

Read: Psalm 107:17-22 He sent out his word and healed them. (v. 20) The “redeemed” of verse 2 are the “fools” of verse 17. Fools do not so much willfully

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Out from the Shadow of Death

Read: Psalm 107:10-16 . . . prisoners in affliction . . . (v. 10) More than 2.3 million people in North America experience imprisonment today, among well over 10 million

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Satisfied

Read: Psalm 107:4-9 For he satisfies the longing soul. (v. 9) The Irish rock band U2 had a hit in 1987 with the song “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m

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Who Are the Redeemed?

Read: Psalm 107:1-3 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so. (v. 2) Harvest season brings prayers of thanksgiving. These prayers often focus on the what of thanksgiving: harvest, health,