Category: Daily Devotional Thoughts

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/3/19)[:]

[:en]SOMEONE TO TRUST It is hurting to be betrayed by someone whom we trust.  Although wounds from others are real painful, Jesus has made genuine love possible.  We can find healing by resting in His unfailing love and unconditional support.  Jesus has made true love possible.  May we also shre His love to others as… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/3/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/2/17)[:]

[:en]TABLE ROCK Jesus compares those who hear and obey His words to those who build their houses on the rock (Luke 6: 47-48)  These houses survive the storms.  By contrast, those built on a sand, without a firm foundation are like people who don’t obey His commands.  They cannot weather the torrents.  Therefore, heed God’s… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/2/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/1/19)[:]

[:en]EVERYTHING WE NEED Peter had many shortcomings.  While walking on water to Jesus, Peter began to sink. (Mat. 14:25-31).  When Jesus was arrested, Peter denied Him trhee times  (Mar 14:66-72).  But Peter came to realize that God has given him the power of the Holy Spirit to meet the challenges of his ministry. God’s divine… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/1/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/31/19)[:]

[:en]THE BEAUTY OF BROKENNESS After David engaged in adultery with Bathseheba and plotted the death of her husband, the prophet Nathan confronted him, and he repented.  David prayed:  “You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.  My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/31/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/30/19)[:]

[:en]EXPECT AND EXTEND MERCY The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector spoke of two men who went up to the temple to pray.  The Pharisee was comparing himself to the tax collector and boasting about himself and of what he did.  But the tax collector stood at a distance, beat his breast and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/30/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/29/19)[:]

[:en]LET HONOR MEET HONOR There is the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.  In Sept. 2003, hurriance Isabel was bearing down on Washington, DC., and the guards were told to seek shelter during the worst of the storm.  Surprisingly, the guards refused!  They unselfishly stood their post… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/29/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/28/19)[:]

[:en]NOT ONE SPARROW Whenever there is someone close to our heart that departs from this world, we feel the grief, the pain, the loneliness and the loss.  But God said:  “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants” (Psalm 116:15) All of us has to make an emotional preparation… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/28/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from Our Daily Bread” (5/27/19)[:]

[:en]DYSFUNCTIONAL “Dysfunctional” means broken, not working properly, unable to do what it was designed to do”. In Romans, Apostle Paul wrote:  “All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one …For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:12-13) The… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Our Daily Bread” (5/27/19)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/26/19)[:]

[:en]NAVIGATING ROUGH WATERS Our lives have to undergo lots of transitions.  From childhood to college, career to marriage, adulthood to old age –  all are marked by uncertainty and insecurity. When Solomon assumed the throne from his father David, this was his father’s advice: “Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/26/19)[:]