Monthly Archives: July 2011

“Turn us again to yourself, O God Almighty.  Make your face to shine upon us.  Only then will we be saved.”  (Psalm 80:3; 80:19 NLT). The highway running through my small town is currently overloaded with traffic—jams and slowed traffic … Continue reading →

“So Jesus used this illustration, If you had one hundred sheep, and one of them strayed away and was lost in the wilderness, wouldn’t you leave the ninety-nine others to go and search for the lost one until you found … Continue reading →

“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.  If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth … Continue reading →

“He that saith he abideth in him also so to walk, even as he walked” (1  John 2:6). As Christians, we know the greatest example of One who shines in obedience.  Our verse simply states if we are desiring to … Continue reading →

“And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments” (1 John 2:3). If our lives are characterized by obedience, those around us will be convinced of our love and loyalty to God.  Better yet, we … Continue reading →

“That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world” (Philippians 2:15). The NIV Study Bible shares these words … Continue reading →

“The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light” (Romans 13:12). July’s focus is “Shine in Obedience.”  In past devotionals, we … Continue reading →