Category: Daily Devotional Thoughts

[:en]ALWAYS LISTENING Nehemiah was a servant to King Artaxerxes of Persia, who was visibly sad in the king’s presence.  When the king asked him why, he confessed that it was because Jerusalem, the conquered city of his ancestors had laid in ruins.  When the king asked what he wants, he prayed to the Lord.  His… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “OUr Daily Bread” (4/22/19)[:]

[:en]HE UNDERSTANDS AND CARES This is a glimpse of what Jesus underwent for us:  “He was oppressed and afflicted…led like a lamb to the slaughter.  He was punished for our transgression” (Isa. 53:7-8).  On the cross, Jesus willingly bore our sin and guilt.  He saves us through His love and paid it by offering His… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/21/19)[:]

[:en]THE PRICE OF LOVE We feel pain when our loved ones are separated from us.  But Jesus felt the ultimate separation when He paid the price of love on the cross.  He fulfilled Isaiah’s prophesy  “He bore the sin of many” after 700 years (Isa. 53:12) Because of love, Jesus came to earth and was… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/20/19)[:]

[:en]REMEMBER THE CROSS Today is Good Friday, a  day of recollecting how Jesus endured for us.   Before being crucified, He was flogged and spit on.  The soldiers hit Him in the head with sticks and got down on their knees in mock worship.  They tried to make Him carry His own cross with brutal flogging… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/19/19)[:]

[:en]FORSAKEN FOR OUR SAKE When Jesus was in the Garden of Gethsemane, He knew He was about to face betrayal, arrest and death.  He asked His closest friends to stay and pray with Him, telling them that His soul was “overwhelmed with sorrow” (Mat. 26:38).  But Peter, James and John kept falling asleep. Jesus faced… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/18/19)[:]

[:en]LET DOWN YOU HAIR “Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured in on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair” (Johyn 12:3).  Mary sacrificed her life’s savings and reputation to worship Jesus. Although we strive to be perfect, but we can never be perfect.  Let us be… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “OUr Daily Bread” (4/17/19)[:]

[:en]THE GIFT OF GIVING When John the Bapitist roamed the Judean wilderness, he preached repentance.  He said:  “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same” (Luke 3:11).  True repentance produces a generous heart that gives willingly. Giving should never be guilt-based… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Brad” (4/16/19)[:]

[:en]LETTING GO When God asked Abram to leave his homeland and family, He did not offer much information concerning the destination.  There were no geographic coordiantes nor description of the new land or its natural resources.  Not even an indicationof howo long it would take to get there.  God simply gave the instruction to “go)… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/15/19)[:]

[:en]A JOURNEY OF BELIEF Lew Wallace was the author of the novel “Ben-Hur” published in 1880.  The writing of this book had led him to believe in Jesus Christ as he saw Jesus perform works which no mere man could perform. The  Gospel’s record of the life of Jesus allows us to walk alongside him,… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/15/19)[:]

[:en]ENJOY THE VIEW People want to enjoy seeing the beautiful view of the sun setting down the horizon.  The psalmist wrote of God ordering the sun to praise its creator. (Ps. 148:3).  The wonders  of His creation has the power to turn our focus to the Maker of beauty itself.  It reminds us that there… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Brad” (4/14/19)[:]