October 18 – The Light Of His Love

“The LORD reigns; He is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed; He has put on strength as His belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.  Your throne is established from of old; You are from everlasting.  The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the...

October 8 – The Dismal Power Of Jealousy

“Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?”  Proverbs 27:4 Devotional Thought For The Day I suppose that most of us have had some opportunity to contemplate jealousy.  It is part and parcel of our damaged sinful nature.  It...

October 7 – Planted By The Lord

“The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.   They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God.  They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the LORD is...

October 4 – Ruled By The Peace Of Christ

“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also...

October 3 – The Protective Love Of God

“Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!  The LORD has taken away the judgments against you; He has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst; you shall...

October 2 – With Reverence And Boldness

“And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled.  And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him down there because of his error, and he died there...