“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.  Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken.  At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose” (Acts 16:25-26,…

I’m not for sure who initially coined the phrase, but it goes something like this – “Trust in God, and lock your car doors.” This advice tells us that we should trust in God, but that we should still take precautions in life. There’s a bit of a tension here.…

God is making a way for you! Listen to my podcast of this devotion here. “ ‘Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness…

“ ‘…(The devil) was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies’ ” (John 8:44, NIV). You’ve probably seen the cartoon caricatures. A…

“Simon Peter answered him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life’ ” (John 6:68, NIV). It was a tipping point in Jesus’ public ministry, a proverbial line-in-the-sand moment. Jesus’ claim to be the Bread of Life was seen as offensive, and many of his…

“ ‘Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?’ declares the LORD. ‘Do not I fill heaven and earth?’ declares the LORD” (Jeremiah 23:24, NIV). “We invite you God into this place.” You’ve probably heard this phrase or one like it. Perhaps, you’ve even said it.…

“ ‘Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates’ ” (Deuteronomy 6:9, NIV). In Old Testament times, God gave the Israelites several commands, the culmination of which was, “ ‘Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all…

“Then Jesus asked him, ‘What is your name?’ ‘My name is Legion,’ he replied, ‘for we are many’ ” (Mark 5:9, NIV). Jesus doesn’t fear confrontation, even when it means standing against Hell itself. He never cowers in the face of evil. Jesus doesn’t run from danger, and he will…

“Then he said to me, ‘Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life’ ” (Ezekiel 37:4-5, NIV). Ezekiel Chapter 37…

“…you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love…” (Jonah 4:2, NIV). The phrase “slow to anger” appears multiple times throughout the Old Testament of the Bible. It is a fitting descriptor of God, especially when compared to the quick-tempered and short-fused character, Jonah. Jonah…