Devotions
We Will Serve the Lord
As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. // Joshua 24:15 With a puzzled look my friend said to me, “We invited your son over this afternoon,...
Letting Go of Control
He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick—no food, no sack, no money in their belts. // Mark 6:8 I listened to my friend and...
Transform My Heart
Jesus said to his disciples: "You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, offer no...
Inflame Our Hearts
So the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord.” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tucked in his garment, for he was...
Arise, Little Girl
Lent starts February 14, and so does the RESCUED Blessed is She Lent devotional. This year, you’ll be receiving an excerpt from the Lent devotional every day in your inbox (in...
Clinging To the Vine
“I am the vine, you are the branches, says the Lord: whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit.” // John 15:5 I hung up the...
Overcoming My Shame
I am not ashamed of the Gospel. // Romans 1:16 My fingers stopped dancing across the keyboard as I stared at the words on the screen. I love today’s verse...
Bringing Glad Tidings
“He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free . . . ” // Luke 4:16-19 As...
Letting Go of The Ring
You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. // Matthew 22:37 Snuggled on the couch, popcorn in hand,...
Practicing Gratitude
How shall I make a return to the LORD for all the good he has done for me? // Psalm 116:12 “Mom, are you complaining?” I bit my tongue and...
Encouragement In Our Afflictions
Father of compassion and the God of all encouragement, who encourages us in our every affliction, so that we may be able to encourage those who are in any affliction...
In the Tedious Tasks
“I glorified you on earth by accomplishing the work that you gave me to do.” // John 17:4 I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. If I had...
