Friday January 29, 2010 Read Revelation 2:12-17 “The Password to the Secret Place” Do you long today for a closer walk with the Lord Jesus? There is a secret place of friendship with the Lord that is discovered only by those who live before the Him in purity. “Blessed are the pure in heart for [...]
Beyond the Veil By Mark Driskill The fields were devastated. Everywhere you looked you could see nothing but destruction. How could an insect no larger than a grasshopper bring such disaster on a nation? Every field as far as the eye could see was laid waste. As the prophet Joel wrote of the locust invasion [...]
Thursday January 21, 2010 Read Revelation 2:1 Walking among us When you read the letters to the seven churches it’s a good idea to look at what this letter tells about Jesus’ heart. Remember this is a revelation of Jesus Christ. Each letter opens a door into who Jesus is and what He cares about. [...]
Friday January 15, 2010 Read Revelation 1:9-11 “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day.” Life was difficult on Patmos, to say the least. The depressing landscape threatened to drain the hope out of anyone sentenced to exist there. A cold swirl from the window kicked the tired frame of an old man jolting [...]
Friday January 8, 2010 Read Ephesians 6:17 “My Bible Says…” On the Thirteenth Birthday of each of my children we have a special banquet to recognize there beginning ascent toward adulthood. For each of my sons I have given a sword to remind them of their responsibility to use the word of God in their [...]
Thursday December 31, 2009 Read Ephesians 6:12 Step Away From the Fly Swatter A friend of mine once told me of a dream he had. In the dream he saw a group of elephant hunters swatting the flies off of elephants. They were enthusiastic about killing the flies, each cheering the other on for every [...]
Thursday December 17, 2009 Read Ephesians 6:1-9 “Life on the Underside” I was talking with some students recently who were bemoaning their lives. They were lamenting the fact that they were always the ones being told what to do, where they could and couldn’t go etc. One of them exclaimed; “I can’t wait to get [...]
Friday December 11, 2009 Read Ephesians 5:21-33 A Marriage Made in Heaven. As of the writing of this devotion Mary and I are within one month of our twenty-second anniversary. I remember as we were preparing for marriage we made an important decision. We decided that we were not committed to the perfect marriage, but [...]
Friday December 4, 2009 Read Ephesians 5:3-5 Restoring the river. One of the things I love about living in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky is its rivers and streams. Sparkling waterways dance across the landscape hand in hand with diamonds of sunlight pouring over rocks and roots of ancient trees. I love the way they [...]
Tuesday November 24, 2009 Read Ephesians 4:17-24 “A Blast from the Past?” Not long ago I attended a school activity in which each person was asked to dress up like a character from the past. I had a great time as I donned a monastic robe and went as a fifteenth century monk. As part [...]