#devotional thought

Day 2 — When We See Ourselves Clearly Scripture: Isaiah 6:5  And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” Reflection: Have you ever cleaned a room that looked fine until the sunlight came through the window? Suddenly, the light revealed dust floating through the…

Day 5 — God Meant It for Good Scripture: Genesis 50:20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.  Reflection: Joseph’s story ultimately points us beyond Joseph. It points us to Jesus. Like Joseph, Jesus was beloved by His Father. Rejected by His own. Betrayed for silver. Falsely…

Evening Meditation on Colossians 3:2 “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” As the evening draws near and the world grows quiet, we are given a sacred moment to pause and reset. In the stillness, Colossians 3:2 speaks softly but firmly to the heart: “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” This verse isn’t just instruction; it’s an invitation. An invitation to…

Turn to me and be Gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.Psalm 25:16, ESV Life with mental illness, the only life I’ve ever known, can be very tedious. I am currently deep into one of my depressive cycles and it feels like there is no light anywhere. All I want is to sleep and forget. In head, I know that this will pass, but in heart it feels like it has always been this way and always…

When the house of David was told, “Syria is in league with Ephriam,” the heart of Ahaz and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.”Isaiah 7:2, ESV Ahaz, King of Judah, and his people stand on the brink of war. Their hands shake. Their food is heavy in their stomachs. They watch their children play with heavy hearts, wondering what tomorrow will bring. God…

“Then I said, ‘How long, O LORD?’ And he said: ‘Until cities lie waste without inhabitant, and houses without people, and the land is a desolate waste,'”Isaiah 6:11 Isaiah chapter 6 is a portion of scripture I have heard many, many times, but it’s mostly the beginning of the chapter that people dwell on. The magnificent vision of I AM, the LORD of hosts, seated on His throne with His robe train…

“God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it.” Numbers 23:19 The first man and woman, clothed in animal skins, leave their garden paradise under the watchful eye of a flaming sword. Home and perfect fellowship lay behind them. Heat and hard labor lay ahead. Despair rings in…

“If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.” Psalm 66:18-19 ESV cherish (verb): to protect and care for; to nurture or keep with loving-care Cherished sins. Often called “besetting sins.” Those pet struggles you keep going back to in moments of weakness for comfort that never lasts. Those cold…