July 24 – Stepping Beyond Our Authority

“Saul waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him.  So Saul said, ‘Bring the burnt offering here to me, and the peace offerings.’ And he offered the burnt offering. As...

July 23 – What The Heavenly Father Plants

“And He called the people to Him and said to them, ‘Hear and understand:  it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.’  Then the disciples came and said to Him, ‘Do you know...

July 22 – Consequences Of Murder

“If one is burdened with the blood of another, he will be a fugitive until death; let no one help him.”  Proverbs 28:17 Devotional Thought For The Day There is no question that the sin of murder, and the consequences of such sin, is being described.  In...

July 21 – Enjoying God’s Good Gifts

“You make springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills; they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches.  From Your lofty abode You...

July 18 – The New Life In Christ

“There were some present at that very time who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.  And He answered them, ‘Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they...

July 17 – Consequences Of Being Counter-Cultural

“As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. She followed Paul and us, crying out, ‘These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to...