Tag: Lutheran devotions
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Does God Really Want to Hear All My Problems?
“Call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me” (Psalm 50:15). I’m ashamed to admit that I don’t often do a very good job of calling on God in times of trouble. Going to him with my problems is often an afterthought or last resort when all…
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Where Does Thankfulness Start?
“As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. ‘Truly I tell you,’ he said, ‘this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth;…
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Why Is It Good That God Doesn’t Change?
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). Unchangeable. Now that’s a foreign concept for us to wrap our minds around. So little in life stands unmoved and unchanged by time’s incessant flow. More often than not, that’s probably for the best. Gone are the days of relying on carrier pigeons…
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All in God’s Hands
This comforting blog post examines how God uses his servants to help his church, the family of believers, grow.
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I Only Want One Thing
“One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple” (Psalm 27:4). I’ll admit, this incredible, bold request is not often on…
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These Words Are Not Empty
(It might be helpful to read Mark 5:21-24,35-43 before or after reading this blog post.) “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” These aren’t false reassurances spoken to a terrified father with no hope—a deeply distraught man who just learned that his little girl had died. These are not empty words. They’re not. They can’t be because…