Weekly devotionals

For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. Luke 1:49 NKJV   This morning we look at Westminster Larger Catechism Question 190, which asks, “What do we pray for in the first petition?” It gives the answer, “In the first petition (which is, Hallowed be thy name,) acknowledging the utter inability and indisposition that is in ourselves and all men to honour God aright, we pray, that God would by his grace enable and incline us and others to know, t

Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. Hab. 2:4 NKJV   It was a hot humid afternoon in July 1505. A brilliant young law student, was traveling near the German village of Stotternheim, in what was then Electoral Saxony. He had recently earned his Master’s degree, & by all indications had a promising law career ahead of him. Yet, as often happens on hot summer days, the sky without warning swiftly darkened. A wind arose and it st

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another… James 5:16a   This morning we look again at Westminster Larger Catechism Question 189, which asks, “What doth the preface of the Lord's prayer teach us?” It gives the answer, “The preface of the Lord's prayer (contained in these words, Our Father, which art in heaven,) teacheth us, when we pray, to draw near to God with confidence of his fatherly goodness, and our interest therein; with reverence, and all other

The Proper Mindset of Approaching God in Prayer, Part 2 Though the LORD is on high, yet He regards the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar. Psalm 138:6   This morning we look again at Westminster Larger Catechism Question 189, which asks, “What doth the preface of the Lord's prayer teach us?” It gives the answer, “The preface of the Lord's prayer (contained in these words, Our Father, which art in heaven,) teacheth us, when we pray, to draw near to God with confidence of

Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. Jeremiah 32:17   This morning we look again at Westminster Larger Catechism Question 189, which asks, “What doth the preface of the Lord's prayer teach us?” It gives the answer, “The preface of the Lord's prayer (contained in these words, Our Father, which art in heaven,) teacheth us, when we pray, to draw near to God with confidence of hi

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who...

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. -Romans...

Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Psalm 2:11 NKJV   This morning we look at Westminster Larger Catechism Question...