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The Lord’s Prayer: Day 3: “Deliver us from the evil one” (Matthew 6:13 NKJV).
Why did Jesus teach us to pray, “Do not lead us into temptation but deliver us from the evil one”? Satan, our enemy, knows our areas of weakness, and he will use them against us. But the good news is…
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How To Move Forward in Your Faith While Grieving
“Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.” Proverbs 30:5b In our most recent devotional on the prayer of lament, we learned what the prayer of lament was and its significance. We looked at Psalm 13 to…
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La oración de lamento (The Prayer of Lament)
Oh Señor, ¿hasta cuándo te olvidarás de mí? ¿Será para siempre? ¿Hasta cuándo mirarás hacia otro lado? ¿Hasta cuándo tendré que luchar con angustia en mi alma, con tristeza en mi corazón día tras día? ¿Hasta cuándo mi enemigo…
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God’s Holiness, Silence Human Boasting
Humans tend to boast about many things: our careers, accomplishments, financial status, etc. But today, the Lord showed me through Isaiah that who we think we are and what we have can’t be compared to Who God is and His…
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When God Unexpectanly Shows Up
I remember going to school in the fall of 1992 to take a midterm exam. The night before my husband and I had a heated argument the previous evening. I don’t remember what the fight was about, but I do…
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Facing Our Goliath
Last Saturday, my husband took me to see “David” at the Sight and Sound Theater in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I prayed to the Lord right before the concert started, asking Him to keep me from being distracted from the message He…
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A Lamp for Living an Obedient Life Through Grace
What are you seeking today? Are you seeking God first? Or are you so preoccupied with living your daily life and trying to accomplish your goals? Following the death of his father, King David, God appeared to King Solomon in…