riding and rejoicing
Hubby and I like riding on our Goldwing. I like taking pictures while riding. I took this sunset while riding through Amish country in Ohio. It reminds me of Psalm 118:24, "This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." —submitted by Sherry Metzger, US
praying for you
John 13:34-35: So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are My disciples.
Have you been born again by the Spirit of God? If you have, then you are a member of the body…
May 31, 2011
How has God’s grace changed you—the way you think, the way you act, the way you live?
convinced
Someday I want to go skydiving. While I’m not overly fond of heights, I think there’s something incredible about jumping out of an airplane with a parachute (and an instructor soaring tandem with me!). As kids, my sister and I would jump off our second-story deck into the huge mounds of snow that covered our front yard in the dead…
divine-human partnership
A farmer’s crop is a provision from God (Deuteronomy 16:15), yet the farmer is required to harvest it. Each child born is a gift from God (Psalm 127:3), yet no pregnancy takes place without a man and woman’s union. Israel’s wars were won by God (Deuteronomy 20:4; Joshua 10:42), but Israel was still called to fight. In work, procreation, and…
insurance and assurance
The winds were fierce for a while here at my Kentucky home this morning. I love rainstorms—hearing the great sounds of thunder and watching the lightning streak across the sky. The smell of rain is one of my favorites. My husband and I sit out on the front porch like two children, watching with glee as if we had never…
faith and potential
Matthew 14:18-20: “Bring them here,” He said. Then He told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, He gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people. They all ate as much as they wanted,…
no escape
Last year a couple in South Korea chose to escape the discouragement of unemployment by playing a virtual reality game at a local Internet café. The game provided faux careers and even a virtual child they named Anima. The problem was, while they were playing online, their real, human baby was left at home. Daily, they would give the baby…
sensitivity and submission
John 10:10: The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
Jesus' statement in the above verse is very interesting. On one hand, you have Satan, who comes into your life trying to destroy it and take it from you. On the other hand, you have Jesus, who has…
fearing God
Several years ago, I went to the doctor for a checkup. I’d been feeling poorly for a while—tired, blue, and lethargic. I knew I needed to lose weight and return to exercising. However, sitting in that sterile medical room, across from a serious-looking doctor, my predicament finally sank in. My cholesterol was high, and my weight was out of control.…
weird little oven mitt
It was just okay . . . a bit odd. Why weren’t there two of them? It didn’t match anything in my kitchen. I smiled and picked up the weird little oven mitt and said, thank you. For the past 7 years, I’ve been burning my hands by using this thin little mitt. So mainly, I just left it in the…
keep it real
John 17:3: This is the way to have eternal life—to know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the One You sent to earth.
Can you name a religion that allows you the honor of becoming a child of the Most High God? Why is Christianity so different than mere religion? It is different because it's not a religion at…
time and chance
John Tesvich was prepared for anything. When low rainfall or hurricanes disrupted his business, the fourth-generation oysterman waited it out by reducing staff until conditions improved. When consumers worried about bacteria present in raw oysters, John’s company invented a unique pasteurization process that made them safe to eat.
But John never anticipated the BP oil spill. The defective oil rig…
read this! From an odj community member in the UK . . .
I am reading ODJ and Our Daily Bread every morning . . . and I have found that helps me a lot spiritually. The time I spend reading these two [devotionals] every day is the best time I have in my day. I am glad to read and meditate on God's word—it makes me forget about the other things that…
