ESTHER 4 CONTEXT: The Book of Esther1 tells a story of the deliverance of the Jewish people. We are shown a Persian emperor, Ahasuerus (loosely based on Xerxes, 485–464 B.C.), who makes momentous decisions for trivial reasons, and his wicked minister, Haman, who takes advantage of the king’s compliance to pursue a personal vendetta against … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/21/2022
Sometimes life just sucks. Whether it is financial, relational, or some other issue the turmoils of daily life can sometimes seem overwhelming. That is why having the indwelling Holy Spirit as a guide and comforter in troubling times is so important. I would say I can’t imagine life without Christ, but I can since I … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/08/2022
Jesus Still Brings Peace in the Middle of the Storm In the gospel of Matthew, we see a powerful scene of Jesus saving the disciples’ lives through calming a raging storm. Often, it can feel like we are struggling through a storm in our own lives. Jesus is still willing and able to calm all … More God is STILL calming storms
PSALM 8 Context: Mathew Henry says of this Psalm: God is to be glorified, for making known himself to us. (1,2) And for making even the heavenly bodies useful to man, thereby placing him (man) but little lower than the angels. (3-9) I am old enough to remember the days before space exploration when we … More Devotional Thought for Today – 06/03/2021
Comfort for the Grieving, Hurting, and Dying Series – Part XII In yesterday’s posting, we began looking at the various roles or positions that Chaplains can hold. We listed a total of 14 and I have broken those into 5 main areas: Business Disaster Medical Military Public Safety As we look at each of these areas I … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/14/2021
Comfort for the Grieving, Hurting, and Dying Series – Part V Today we continue our series by looking at the third stage of the 5 Stages of Grief, Bargaining. Everytime I think of someone trying to bargain with someone, (I am speaking under duress of some sort) two things come to mind (neither advantageous), first is the legend of … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/06/2021
Comfort for the Grieving, Hurting, and Dying Series – Part II Yesterday, we began this series by explaining the goal to be: to attempt to write a series of posts using mainly the Psalms as text that can be used to provide comfort to those Comfort for the Grieving, Hurting, and Dying. This was mainly to be … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/01/2021
Death and the Christian 2 Corinthians2 Corintios 5:5 5:5 Over the past few months our family has experienced the death of family members and dear friends. While we can and should mourn their deaths, we also need to look at these events from a Biblical and practical standpoint. In some cases the individuals were sick … More Devotional Thought for Today – 27 March 2021
1 Corinthians 6 Matthew Henry gives us some overall context for this chapter; Cautions against going to law in heathen courts. (v.1-8) Sins which, if lived and died in, shut out from the kingdom of God. (v.9-11) Our bodies, which are the members of Christ, and temples of the Holy Ghost, must not be defiled. (v.12-20) In our main text … More Devotional Thought for Today – 02/11/2021
In context of course Paul is speaking about comforting one another (like-minded believers) about the return of Christ 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18. Yet is it not the “Christian” duty to comfort one another whenever possible? Not just here as Paul describes Christ’s return but in all things. Here are some of my favorite verses on the … More Devotional Thought for Today – 10/19/2020
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