ElCapitanGrok 
Scripture Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, — Jude 24 (ESV) Devotional In some sense the path to heaven is very safe, but in other respects there is no road so dangerous. It is beset with … Read more
Scripture But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, — Jude 20 (ESV) Devotional Mark the grand characteristic of true prayer–“In the Holy Ghost.” The seed of acceptable devotion must come from heaven’s storehouse. Only the prayer which comes from God can go to God. We … Read more
Scripture And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” — Luke 5:4 (ESV) Devotional We learn from this narrative, the necessity of human agency. The draught of fishes was miraculous, yet neither the fisherman nor his boat, nor his fishing … Read more
Scripture Do you think that mere words are strategy and power for war? In whom do you now trust, that you have rebelled against me? — Isaiah 36:5 (ESV) Devotional Reader, this is an important question. Listen to the Christian’s answer, and see if it is yours. “On whom dost thou trust?” “I trust,” says … Read more
Scripture Moses said to the Lord, “Why have you dealt ill with your servant? And why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me?” — Numbers 11:11 (ESV) Devotional Our heavenly Father sends us frequent troubles to try our faith. If our faith be … Read more
Scripture Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman. — Numbers 12:1 (ESV) Devotional Strange choice of Moses, but how much more strange the choice of him who is a prophet like unto Moses, and greater than he! Our Lord, who … Read more
Scripture but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life. — John 4:14 (ESV) Devotional He who is a believer in Jesus finds enough in his Lord to … Read more
Scripture Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. — Mark 16:16 (ESV) Devotional Mr. MacDonald asked the inhabitants of the island of St. Kilda how a man must be saved. An old man replied, “We shall be saved if we repent, and forsake our sins, and … Read more
Scripture And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God. — 1 Kings 19:8 (ESV) Devotional All the strength supplied to us by our gracious God is meant for service, not for wantonness or boasting. When the prophet … Read more
Moses means drawn out. Pharaoh’s daughter names him and says why: “I drew him out of the water” (Exod 2:10). The boy pulled from the river became the man God used to bring His people out. Names Milk.
