Category: Daily Devotional Thoughts

[:en]God created man in His own image.  He is the craftsman who shapes us.  Sometimes our lives is wonderful, sometimes, it is painful.  But  we have to allow the Artist to cut, shape and sand us according to His plan.  We should put ourselves in the Master Carver’s hand because He knows what is best… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (9/2/18)[:]

[:en] When Assyrian King Sennacherib sent a message to King Hezekiah hat he is about to conquer the national of Israel, Hezekiah took this message to the temple in Jerusalem and “tell it to the Lord”.  He prayed and asked for help from the Almighty God.  The Lord through prophet Isaiah delivered this message to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (9/1/18)[:]

[:en]We are enslaved by our sins and unable to fight for freedom by ourselves.  It is only the Son of God, Jesus Christ that can set us free.  We can be liberated from our guilt, shame and hopelessness by trusting Jesus as our Savior.  Through his sacrifice and shedding of blood, he has secured us… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/31/18)[:]

[:en]A few years before Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th president of the U.S., he got word that his oldest son, Theodore Jr. was ill.   His son was suffering from nervous exhaustion caused by him because he pressed him unmercifully to become the “fighter” hero-type he himself had not been during his own frail childhood.  Upon… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/30/18)[:]

[:en]When John the Baptist came to announce the good news of the coming Messiah, he was calling in the desert “Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him” (John 3:4).  He was preaching a baptism of repentance by declaring “Every valley shall be filed in, every mountain and hill made low.  The… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/29/18)[:]

[:en]When Hagar ran away, she met an angel in the desert which said:  “I will increase your descendants so much that they will be too numerous to count”.  And  the angel named Hagar’s son Ishmael, which means “God hears” (Gen. 16:10-11),  In response, Hagar gave God the name “Your are the God who sees me”… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/28/18)[:]

[:en]When God called Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses refused to accept the mantle of leadership.  His excuse was he was not eloquent and he was slow of speech (Ex. 4:10)  But God replied him saying:  “Who gave man his mouth?  Who makes him deaf or mute?  Who gives him sight or… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/27/18)[:]

[:en]Believers are a “chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession” (1 Peter 29).  As such, we have to live a lifestyle that honors Him.  Peter urged us to “abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul” (1 Peter 29:11) and to have behavior worthy of Christ.  In his letter… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/26/18)[:]

[:en]As a person grows old, there is a tendency for loss of short-term memory.  People are afraid to have dementia.  But Dr. Benjamin Mas, an expert of the topic of Alzheimer’s disease says that patients’ brains are often so “well worn” and “habitual” that they can hear an old hymn and sing along to every… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/25/18)[:]

[:en]There was a 1700 hill in Mexico called the Cerro del Borrego or “Hill of the Sheep”  When the French army invaded Mexico, the Mexican army established its position at the top of the hill.  However, the Mexican general failed to guard access to the top.  So while the Mexican troops were sleeping, the French… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/24/18)[:]