And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. Revelation 5:8 I wrote a verse memorization book to encourage adults to memorize the Word of God. Naturally, I am working my way through the book along with the rest of the adults in our church. It wasn’t until I began tryin

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1 *This devotional is geared toward teens, but I believe it can be applied and can be a help to all of us. In ages of war gone by (particularly when most armies were largely transported on foot) ba

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not. Luke 22:31-32 The gladiators were a very rough bunch of men. They had what could quite easily be considered the worst job in the world. Their one task every time they went to work was to stay alive. The Romans got great thrill and enjoyment out of watching two gladiators fight each other to the death. Could yo

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. 2 Corinthians 6:17 According to the Great Commission, our job as Christians, is to go into the world to win souls for Jesus Christ. There are many ways we can accomplish that task, such as preaching the gospel and personally talking to individuals about Christ, just to name two. An often overlooked, but equally important, aspec

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 Do you remember taking any long trips as a kid? I had nine brothers and sisters, so we didn’t take many vacations, but I did have the opportunity to take a lot of trips with our youth group. We went to the Grand Canyon, Pike’s Peak, Mexico, the boundary waters of Canada, and many other places in

But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. 1 Corinthians 7:17 I pulled into the turn lane to get onto the highway that leads to our church, just like I do on many days during the week. But that day I noticed something different. There, in the concrete median, with asphalt on either side of it, was a zinnia flower in full

For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away. 1 Peter 1:24 I love motivational posters, and one of my favorites is of an eagle at sunrise clutching a fish that it has just pulled from the water. I like it because I can just see the eagle flying low over the lake, tracking that fish that is completely unaware of what is about to happen to it. At just the right