Category: Daily Devotional Thoughts

[:en]INTIMATE DETAILS The universe that God has made is astonishingly grand.  The moon is spinning around us at nearly 2,300 miles per hour.  Our earth is spinning around the sun at 66,000 miles an hour.  Our sun is one of 200 billion other starts and trillions more planets in our galaxy, and that galaxy is… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/13/19)[:]

[:en]APROACHING GOD A time with God is an important moment in our Christian life.  When we draw near to Him, God comes near to us.  He assured us that He will be always with us and be ready to listen to us. When we are sick and weak, when we are struggling and facing temptations,… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/12/19)[:]

[:en]GIVING IN TO JESUS There is a foot-shaped impression in the granite on a hill beside a church in Ipswich, Massachusetts called “The Devil’s Footprint”.  According to local legend, the “footprint” happed one fall day in 3740, when the evangelist George Whitefield preached so powerfully that the devil leaped from the church steeple, landing on… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread”(7/11/19)[:]

[:en]GETTING AWAY WITH IT Beckie Scott, a Canadian cross-country skier, won bronze medal on an Olympic competition in June 2004 at Utah.  Months later, the two athletes before her were disqualified when it was discovered that they had used banned substances. Although Scott had eventually received her gold medal, but gone forever was the moment… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/10/19)[:]

[:en]A JOYFUL HEART When Solomon dedicated the temple,  Israelites celebrated with praises. (2 Chron. 7:5-6).  They may have sung Psalm 100 which declares:  “Shout for the Lord, all the earth.  Worship the Lord with gladness’ come before Him with joyful songs …. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/9/19)[:]

[:en]A DAY TO REST The Lord instituted a time of Sabbath – a time for rest and renewal – for His people in the ancient Near East because He wanted them to thrive.  In Exodus, He tells them to sow their fields for 6 years and rest on the 7th.  This is also true with… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/8/19)[:]

[:en]THE ULTIMATE GOOD Paul was a a devout first-century Jew.  He followed the moral law of his culture.  He was born into the “right” family, had the “right” education, and practise the “right” religion.  He was considered “GOOD” according to Jewish customs.  He wrote that he could boast in all of his goodness if he… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread’” (7/7/19)[:]

[:en]GOING FIRST God’s love is the source and the reason for loving one another.  He sent His Beloved Son first to demonstrate the fullness of His love for each one of us.  Our sinful actions do not deserve God’s love, but He went first to love us.  His “go-first” love compels us to love one… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/6/19)[:]

[:en]COULD I SAY THAT? Joseph was the favorite son of his father Jacob.  Because of favortism, his older brothers got jealous and heated him.  When Joseph brought food to his brothers, they sold him to merchant traveling to Egypt and made it appear that a wild animal had killed him. (Gen. 37:12-36) He was falsely… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/5/19)[:]

[:en]CELEBRATE FREEDOM July 4rd marks the independence of U.S..  They celebrated this day as having freedom of their own.  Today, we enjoy freedom but we often fail to realize how blessed we are until we lose our freedom. This is also true with spirituality.  Being a Chrisitan for a long time often forget what is… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/4/19)[:]