This is an excellent follow-up to my post on suffering linked below. Posted by Todd Linn, PhD on August 11, 2025 We may not like to admit it, but it’s true: we cannot become like Christ apart from suffering. Going through trials–experiencing their hardships and difficulties–is one way God works to make us more like Jesus. CONTINUED @ SOURCE … More Trials Complete Us – 08/18/2025
Our quotes today express the vast differences between man’s view and the Biblical view of Pride. Vain-glory, self-delight and prideIn practical piety, there is no greater mistakethan the persuasion that if we are pleased withourselves–that God is also pleased with us. Vain-glory, self-delight and pride—blind, bewilder, and intoxicate! On the other hand–shame for our own … More Friday’s Feature Quote and Devotional – “Pride” – 03/22/2024
Proverbs 22:4
Everyone no matter what they claim desires to be honored. They either want to be recognized for individual accomplishments or for a group/team/unit achievement. In the military, we had badges and ribbons for all sorts of individual achievements honors, and quite a few for the unit as well. An individual soldier and especially a good … More Saturday’s Soldiers Devotional – Plus-“Honor” – 03/09/2024
God’s Unfathomable Ways Philippians 2:8 2:8 humbled himself. Christ’s great act of humiliation that Paul highlights is the voluntary submission of Christ to the Father’s will that led to Christ’s death on the cross. The greatest need humanity has is to be reconciled to God. Jesus Christ selflessly and humbly did what was necessary to … More Devotional Thought for Today – 12/11/2023
When your mind wanders and you forget to hit “publish” your post is a day late 🙃 You may be wondering why start today’s devotional with a scene from the movie Glory? Well first off it’s a favorite of mine, and I think the lesson the movie shows is most applicable today. In it the … More Saturday’s Soldier Devotional – PLUS – 08/19/2023
“Walk . . . with all humility” (Ephesians 4:1-2). https://us20.campaign-archive.com/?e=5cf7d7a557&u=f6be783c60f565cfaf0f719c7&id=803f042f89
Isaiah 40:28-31 Our Response to God’s Power Tuesday, February 14, 2023 “Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength. . . . They will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary” (Isaiah 40:31). Relying on God’s power gives us the confidence to live as Christians.
PSALM 39 CHAPTER CONTEXT from Treasury of David: The psalmist, bowed down with sickness and sorrow, is burdened with unbelieving thoughts, which he resolves to stifle, lest any evil should come from their expression, Ps 39:1-2. But silence creates an insupportable grief, which at last demands utterance, and obtains it in the prayer of Ps … More Devotional Thought for Today – 09/24/2022
1 PETER 5 Chapter CONTEXT MHCC: Peter ends Chapter 4 by saying; their trials were near at hand, that their souls were in danger as well as their bodies, and that the best way to preserve their souls is to commit them to God in well-doing. He goes on to Chapter 5 (and the close … More Devotional Thought for Today – 09/05/2022
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