Category: Daily Devotional Thoughts

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/21/19)[:]

[:en]BE STILL Living in today’s environment of media bombardment, there are constant barrage of news and knowledge that dominate our minds.  It becomes increasingly difficult for us to find quiet time to think and to pray. A “quiet time” is essential in our everyday life.  It is necessary to take time to focus on the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/21/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/20/19)[:]

[:en]THE TURN Haman hated Mordecai.  In his desire to take revenge, he plotted to destory the Jews.  But, at the darkest moment, a godless king granted the enslaved Israelites to defend themselves against those who sought their demise (Est. 8:11-13).   “For the Jews, it was a time of happiness, and joyu, gladness and hnor” (Est.… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/20/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/19/19)[:]

[:en]FROM GRIEF TO JOY A woman will suffer pain while giving birth to a child.  But when the baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy upon seeing her baby.  Josus used this illustration with His disciples to emphasize that though they would grieve because He would be leaving soon, that grief… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/19/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/17/19)[:]

[:en]PROMISE OF A PEACEFUL HOME When ruthless Assyrian armies invaded the nation of Judah, God promised them a beautiful future home beyond the loss. Micah wrote that a day will come when God will call the people of the world to Himself.  Violence will end.  Weapons of war will become farming tools, and every person… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/17/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/16/19)[:]

[:en]NOT FEAR BUT FAITH God called the Israelites to depart from Egypt and inhabit a rich and fertile land that flowed with milk and honey.   When they reached there, they heard the reports of the powerful people in large cities and started to fear.  The majority of the Israelites rejected the call to enter the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/16/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/15/19)[:]

[:en]UNDER HIS WINGS Bird feathers are an amazing example of God’s design.  Feathers have a smooth part and a fluffy part.  The smooth part of the feather has stiff barbs with tiny hooks that lock together like the prongs of a zipper.  The fulffy part keeps bird from wind and rain.  But many baby birds… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/15/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/14/19)[:]

[:en]LOVE FOR CHILDREN With his dream to become a medical missionary in China, Thomas Barnada entered the London Hospital medical school in 1865.  However, he discovered that his own country had lots of homeless children living and dying on the streets of London.  So he determined to develop homes for the destitute and rescue some… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/14/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/13/19)[:]

[:en]FROM FEAR TO FAITH The prophet Habakkuk’s situation was out of his control.  The coming catastrophic judgment had terrified him.  Yet, in the midst of the impending chaos, he made a choice to live by his faith on the goodness and greatness of God.  He had confidence in God by proclaiming : “The Sovereign Lord… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/13/19)[:]