Category: Daily Devotional Thoughts

[:en]What is ‘LOVE”?  There are many definitions of love, but the most precise and comprehensive meaning is found in 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7.  There are positives and negatives in the definition. The positives are: Patient Kind Keeps no wrong records Rejoices with the truth Protects Trusts Hopes Perseveres The negatives are: Does not envy Does… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/21/18)[:]

[:en]When the troops of the US Army wanted to voice out their approval, they responded with a response bark of  “HOO-AH”.  Its original meaning was lost to history, but some said it was derived from an old acronym HUA – Heard, Understood, and Acknowledged. While David Roper was having a Bible study of the Psalm, … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/20/18)[:]

[:en]During the Festival of trumpets, the Israelites gathered at the entrance to the city known as the Water Gate.  Ezra started reading the law of Moses straight through for the next six hours while the people stood up in reverence for the Book of the Law.  They bowed down in humble worship, listened to the Scriptures… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/19/18)[:]

[:en]On June 18, 1815, Napoleon’s French army was defeated by a multinational force commanded by the Duke of Wellington.  That was called the great Battle of Waterloo.  Since then, the phrase “to meet your Waterloo” means “to be defeated by someone who is too strong for you  or by a problem that is too difficult… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/18/18)[:]

[:en]Today is Father’s Day.  As we remember our earthly father, let us also appreciate our Heavenly Father.  He is a father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, a God in Hi holy dwelling who sets the lonely in families. (Ps. 68:5-6)  Paul said:  “By him we cry, Abba, Father, a term used by Jesus… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/17/18)[:]

[:en]All the appliances that we buy have manuals with instruction for us to read and follow.  If we fail to follow, the warranty will be voided and the appliance destroyed. The ancient Israelites forgot God and ignored His instruction not to follow Baal and other gods of the region.  As a result, they encountered disastrous… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/16/18)[:]

[:en]When Jesus was taken up into heaven, He promised His disciples that they will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes.  And they will be His witness in Jerusalem in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8)  When the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost, all of them began to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/15/18)[:]

[:en]As we live from day to day, remember that God is busy shielding us from devastating onslaughts of Satan.  He promised not to let us be tempted beyond what we can bear.  He will provide a way out by making exit ramps for us to escape. (1 Cor. 10:13) So before we go to sleep,… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/14/18)[:]

[:en]One of the Fruit of the Spirit is Self-Control.   Why is it important to guard our lips?  “Words satisfy the soul as food satisfies the stomach.  The right words on a person’s lips bring satisfaction” (Prov. 18:20) “Wise speech is rarer and more valuable than gold and rubies” (Prov. 20:15) “Pleasant words are a honeycomb,… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/13/18)[:]

[:en]When the exiles had returned from captivity and completed rebuilding the foundation of the Lord’s temple, the people sang for joy, but some of the older priests cried. (Ezra 3:10-12).  They remembered the glory of Solomon’s temple  and grieved over their sins that led to their captivity.   “No one could distinguish the sound of the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/12/18)[:]