Devotionals
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The Quiet Strength That Comes From Trusting God
Be still, and know that I am God. -Psalm 46:10 It seems the more people disappoint me, the more I want to run to God–which is truly a good thing. I know that people will let me down, and sometimes I will let them down. That’s what it means to be human. Sometimes it’s the…
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Hope Swaddled in a Manger
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanual” (which means God with us).Matthew 1:23 Hope Deferred It was Christmas Eve thirty years ago, sixteen months after my wedding. Sixteen months of unanswered prayers for a babe in my womb. Sixteen months of hope deferred when only one…
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Learning From Our Servant God
Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Matthew 20:28, NIV Have you ever missed a moment with God because you were expecting Him to show up one way but He came in another? Maybe you were listening for a big,…
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Small Beginnings, Big God
Who has despised the day of small things?Zechariah 4:10, NKJV When I came to pastor the Brooklyn Tabernacle decades ago, we had just a handful of people. At first I had natural enthusiasm. I wasn’t seminary trained, and my sermons were bad, and the offerings were pitiful—the first one I collected was eighty-five dollars—but I…
