Devotions

  • “Surely Not I, Rabbi?”

    “Surely Not I, Rabbi?”

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    ⏱️ 3 minutes.And Judas, who was betraying Him, said, “Surely it is not I, Rabbi?”Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself.”— Matthew 26:25 At the last Passover, Jesus shared a meal with His disciples during a moment of deep tension. By this point, He had already told them that He would be… Read More

  • You Are My Lamp

    You Are My Lamp

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    ⏱️ 4 minutes.“For You are my lamp, O LORD;And the LORD illumines my darkness.”— 2 Samuel 22:29 We find these beautiful words in David’s Psalm of Deliverance. Following his victory over the Philistines, his return to Jerusalem, and his coronation as king, David reflects on a long-awaited journey—one that began with his anointing by… Read More

  • I Called Upon The Lord

    I Called Upon The Lord

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    ⏱️ 3 minutes.“In my distress I called upon the LORD,Yes, I cried to my God;And from His temple He heard my voice,And my cry for help came into His ears.”— 2 Samuel 22:7 Following his victory over the Philistines, David spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day He delivered… Read More

  • The King Was Deeply Moved

    The King Was Deeply Moved

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    ⏱️ 4 minutes.The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!” — 2 Samuel 18:33 Here we see… Read More

  • A Sun And Shield

    A Sun And Shield

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    ⏱️ 4 minutes.For the LORD God is a sun and shield;The LORD will give grace and glory;No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.O LORD of hosts,Blessed is the man who trusts in You.— Psalm 84:11–12 The psalmist outlines both what God gives and what He does not withhold. He tells… Read More

  • They Put God To The Test

    They Put God To The Test

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    ⏱️ 3 minutes.And in their heart they put God to the testBy asking for food according to their desire.— Psalm 78:18 The psalmist takes time to recount the wonderful deeds the Lord had done for the children of Israel since freeing them from captivity in Egypt. In this section, he exposes the hypocrisy of… Read More

  • My Eyes Will Be Open

    My Eyes Will Be Open

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    ⏱️ 4 minutes.Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place.— 2 Chronicles 7:15 As King Solomon was dedicating the temple he had built for God, the Lord responded to him. In His response, God reassured Solomon that He had heard his prayers and had chosen… Read More

  • May The Lord Do

    May The Lord Do

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    ⏱️ 3 minutes.“Be strong, and let us show ourselves courageous for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God; and may the LORD do what is good in His sight.”— 2 Samuel 10:12 These are words spoken by Joab, the commander of David’s army. The scene places him in a… Read More

  • Delighting In God

    Delighting In God

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    ⏱️ 3 minutes.Delight yourself in the LORD;And He will give you the desires of your heart.— Psalm 37:4 Here’s a verse that seems to make a very bold promise—that the Lord will give us the desires of our hearts. Naturally, the first thing we want to know is: what do we need to do… Read More

  • What Did Moses Command You?

    What Did Moses Command You?

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    ⏱️ 7 minutes.Good morning, dear ones. Today, let’s take a look at Jesus’ teaching on divorce. “And some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began to question Him whether it was lawful for a man to divorce a wife.”— Mark 10:2 We see that the Pharisees came to Jesus with a very… Read More

  • Accustomed To Teach

    Accustomed To Teach

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    ⏱️ 6 minutes.Greetings dear ones, Today, let’s take a look at Jesus’s custom to teach the crowds: And standing up, He went from there to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan; crowds gathered around Him again, and, according to His custom, He once more began to teach them.— Mark 10:1 Mark tells… Read More

  • Have Salt In Yourselves

    Have Salt In Yourselves

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    ⏱️ 5 minutes.Greetings beloved of God, Today, let’s take a look at how believers are called to conduct themselves and influence the world around them: “Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”— Mark… Read More