April 13 – Saved By The Steadfast Love Of The Lord

“I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads.  Help me, O LORD my God! Save me according to Your steadfast love!  Let them know that this is Your hand; You, O LORD, have done it!  Let them curse, but You will bless! They arise...

April 1 – Living Under Roman Rule

“What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?  No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons.  You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and...

March 31 – Love And Discipline

“The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.”   Proverbs 29:15 Devotional Thought For The Day There are a number of principles, realities, in this proverb which grate terribly upon our sinful nature. First, the...

March 30 – Trusting God In Desperate Times

“He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him!  He clothed himself with cursing as his coat; may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones!  May it be like a garment that he wraps around him,...

March 24 – Judging Faithfully

“If a king faithfully judges the poor, his throne will be established forever.”  Proverbs 29:14 Devotional Thought For The Day One commentator sums up the compulsion of this proverb succinctly: “The duty of magistrates is to judge faithfully between...

March 23 – Just Desserts

“May his days be few; may another take his office!  May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow!  May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!  May the creditor seize all that he has; may strangers plunder the...