Category: Daily Devotional Thoughts

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/20/17)[:]

[:en]There will be no peace as long as many nations are currently involved in armed conflicts.  Jesus was born during a time of “peace” but it came at the cost of heavy handed oppression.  The Pax Romana (“Roman Peace”) existed only because Rome squashed all dissent. Seven centuries before that time of relative peace, hostile… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/20/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/19/17)[:]

[:en]The wife of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s wife, Frances, died tragically in a fire.  He was so sad on that Christmas without her.   And in 1863, his son joined the army to fight in the American Civil War and was critically wounded.  Longfellow was experiencing another painful Christmas and began to write the song “I… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/19/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (12/17/17)[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Psalm 139 Biblical Truth:  “O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.  You know when I sit and when I rise, you perceive my thoughts from afar.  You discern my going out and my lying down, you are familiar with all my ways” (vs. 1-3).  “For you created my inmost being;… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (12/17/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/17/17)[:]

[:en]As a boy, Bill Crowder delivered newspaper every morning in order to earn money.  He had to get up at 3AM, 7 days as week to deliver 140 newspaper by 6AM.  But there was a special day each year that he could deliver the morning news in the evening.  And that was during Christmas day. … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/17/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (12/16/17)[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Revelation 16:1-11 Biblical Truth:  The 7 bowls of God’s wrath was poured out on land (v.2), on the sea (v. 3), on the rivers and springs of water (*v. 4) on the sun (v. 8), on the throne of the beast (v. 10), on the great river Euphrates (v. 12) and into the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (12/16/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (12/15/17)[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Revelation 15 Biblical Truth:  John saw a marvelous sign:  7 angels with 7 last plagues.  He also saw what looked like a  sea of glass mixed with fire with those who had been witness over the beast standing beside the sea.  Fire symbolizes the eradication of evil.  The sea of glass symbolizes the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (12/15/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/16/17)[:]

[:en]What is mean by the third commandment “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God”? When you attach God’s name to a swear word When you use His name flippantly or irreverently When you reject the advice of others and use His name to seek approval for your own desires When you… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/16/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/15/17)[:]

[:en]The 3 clans from the priestly tribes of Levi – Kohathites, Gershonites and Merarites were assigned the job of transporting the Tent of Meeting (Tabernacle) during Israel’s 40 years of wandering in the wilderness.  They had to put it up, took it down and carry it to the next place which was repeated again and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (12/15/17)[:]

[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (12/14/17)[:]

[:en]Scripture Reading:  Revelation 14:6-20 Biblical Truth:  The book of Revelation reveals that every individual or state is responsible for its actions.  The beast and those who worship it will fall.  Dictators who demand absolute loyalty of their citizens, calling them to sinful acts through deceptively acceptable facades such as “patriotism” or “the motherland” are warned.… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (12/14/17)[:]