Today's Devotional
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood . . . ” Ephesians 6:12a (NKJV) We have been in ministry for many years. We started soon after we were married. My wife, Edna, and I learned that we needed Bible and ministry training, so we attended a small Bible Institute in Alaska outside of Palmer. Then we started ministry in her home village. The Lord led us soon after to Anchorage. We led a Native ministry for many years, where the above verse became very real to me when I encountered opposition. Surprisingly, the opposition came from Christians who...
“If a man love Me, he will keep my Words and My Father will love him, and we will come unto him and make our abode with him.” John 14:23 (KJV) It happens very often at Christmas. Someone gets a present that needs to be assembled. It’s easy to say, “It doesn’t look hard. I...
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot . . . ” Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 (NIV) I had the opportunity to create and host a radio show called Pause, Praise...
“‘Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.’ [Jesus] said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.” John 12:31-33 (NIV) Many years ago,...
“She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.” Proverbs 31:25 (NLT) In my third year of Bible school, depression hit me. It seemed like I was not getting any encouragement from God’s Word, and I even questioned if I was truly saved. Deep down I knew that God...
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 (NKJV) New guitar strings always make a guitar sound better! You kind of get used to the “average” sound of your instrument, but it’s just so refreshing to...
“Oh, how abundant is your goodness.” Psalm 31:19a (ESV) I love flowers. God could have given us just one flower, and only three flowers are mentioned by name in the Bible—the Rose of Sharon, the Rose, and the Lily of the Valley. But there are over 400,000 kinds of flowers in the world! All colors,...
“And what does the Lord require of you, But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8b (NKJV) Walking. A natural, everyday practice. Simple. Uncomplicated. Generally speaking, everyone does it, or at least tries to. But what does it mean to walk with God? My second oldest son...
“He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.” Psalm 18:16 (NKJV) Growing up, I always had a fear of water, especially if I had to swim a long distance. Access to a swimming pool in my northern community was not an option, so our swimming was in dugouts, rivers...
“And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 (NLT) God can always be trusted to provide our needs, but sometimes our faith is tested when it looks like we’re going to come up short....
“Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings.” Malachi 3:8 (NKJV) In today’s society there is lots of pressure to have the best of everything. TV ads tout, “You deserve it!” Then, subconsciously and sometimes unrealistically, they embed in...
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