Daily Devotionals

05/8/20

I Will Be With You

May 8, 2020 DAILY READING Exodus 3:1-12 FIELD NOTES One of the most comforting ideas repeated in scripture is that God will be with us.  When we are down and out,…

05/7/20

What a Witness

May 7, 2020 DAILY READING Acts 6:8-15 FIELD NOTES I think about a friend who passed away often.  She was one of my youth pastors growing up.  She was a third grade…

05/6/20

Grateful Praise

May 6, 2020 DAILY READING Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving grateful praise. 1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.2     Worship the Lord with gladness;    come before him with joyful songs.3 Know that the Lord is God.    It is…

05/5/20

God’s Work

May 5, 2020 DAILY READING Hebrews 13:20-21 FIELD NOTES There’s just something about doing the work God called us to do.   “But what if I am not called to ministry?”…

05/4/20

Willing Servant

May 4, 2020 DAILY READING 1 Peter 5:1-5 FIELD NOTES One of the best generators of joy is a willing submission to the needs of others over our own.  Doing something…

05/2/20

Presence as Love

May 2, 2020 DAILY READING Psalm 23 A psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.2     He makes me lie down in green pastures,he leads me beside quiet waters,3     he refreshes my…

05/1/20

Submission as Love

May 1, 2020 DAILY READING 1 Peter 2:13-17 FIELD NOTES This passage has been debated countless times, with good reason probably.  One truth that shines through regardless of how people twist…

04/30/20

Living Examples

April 30, 2020 DAILY READING 1 Peter 2:9-12 FIELD NOTES Often times, one of the best ways we love our neighbors, or coworkers, and especially our family, is by the…

04/29/20

Love Reveals Truth

April 29, 2020 DAILY READING John 21:1-14 FIELD NOTES I can remember many times in my life when love was shown to me by someone, and it opened my eyes…

04/28/20

Pure Spiritual Milk

April 28, 2020 DAILY READING 1 Peter 2:1-3 FIELD NOTES Looking at today’s scripture, I see these things we are supposed to rid ourselves of—Hate, malice, deceit, hypocrisy—it sounds like…