Devotion Archive
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Devotion for June 5, 2025
“He has made everything beautiful in its time.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11) The Predigerkirche or “Preachers’ Church” in German, is a Lutheran church located in Erfurt in central Germany. After being damaged in World War II, its windows were replaced in 1949 with shards of glass specifically collected from the remnants of destruction. The Window of Fractures…
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Devotion for June 4, 2025
“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.” (1 Peter 3:15b,16a) Read 1 Peter 3:13 – 4:6. I’m sure you share all sorts of information with many different people. We do it naturally when…
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Devotion for June 3, 2025
“Life is not measured by how much you own.” (Luke 12:15, NLT) Disasters have a way of changing our direction, challenging our perspective, and redefining our values. In a disaster, we realize what matters most and what doesn’t really matter at all. If you measure your life by how many possessions you have and your…
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Devotion for June 2, 2025
“Watch out that no bitterness takes root among you, for as it springs up it causes deep trouble, hurting many in their spiritual lives.” (Hebrews 12:15, TLB) When you feel like you’ve lost everything, you will have to work hard to resist bitterness. Why? Because bitterness will do you more harm than the circumstance you…
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Devotion for June 1, 2025
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” (Colossians 4:2) The word “watchful” is a throwback to the Old Testament-era practice of sitting on a city wall and keeping watch. Watchmen were the first to see attacking armed forces or traveling merchants. They had the optimal vantage point. They saw what nobody else saw. They…
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Devotion for May 31, 2025
“[God] does everything just right and on time, but people can never completely understand what He is doing.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11, NCV) Fast is not always best. In fact, impatience reveals a lack of trust. When you get impatient with God, you’re saying, “God, I don’t really trust You. I don’t think You have my best…
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Devotion for May 30, 2025
“Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.” (Psalm 34:11) Smithsonian magazine once featured a British master stonecutter named Simon Verity. He restored thirteenth-century cathedrals in Great Britain. As the authors watched him work, they noticed something fascinating. “Verity listens closely to hear the song of the stone…
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Devotion for May 29, 2025
“See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in Him will never be put to shame.” (1 Peter 2:6b) Read 1 Peter 2:1–10. A definition of “cornerstone” is “the chief foundation on which something is constructed or developed”. When a building is constructed, a stone is…
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Devotion for May 28, 2025
“It is better to have only a little, with peace of mind, than be busy all the time with both hands, trying to catch the wind.” (Ecclesiastes 4:6, GNT) When you’re ready to slow down your life, start with a self-assessment: What drives you to always push for more? Why do you need to have…