Posts Categorized: Devotional

Night Season

Posted February 3, 2020 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Psalm 42:8 (Common Book of Worship)

The LORD grants loving-kindness in the daytime; in the night season the song of the LORD is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.

Consider

For some reason, our troubles can seem worse at night. As we lie awake on our beds in those silent hours of relentless dark, our worries weigh heavier, fear looms larger, grief pulls up forgotten sorrows, and remorse stings like shaming nettles. The night season can feel lonely. We may search for God without the hope and confidence that carried us through the daylight hours.

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Take It Up, Take It In

Posted January 27, 2020 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Isaiah 55:10-11 NRSV

For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

Consider

As with a personal letter, God sends his Word to us. The Bible is not a history book or a collection of interesting stories to be read passively and discarded. The Bible is Scripture.

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A Family Set Apart

Posted January 20, 2020 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Leviticus 19:2,17-18 NKJV

“You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.…You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.”

Consider

When God adopts us into his family, he demands loyalty and commitment to the purity of his family. We are commanded to love our brothers and sisters in the faith and to sacrifice for their welfare.

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Only God Is Big Enough

Posted January 13, 2020 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

Psalm 18:2 NIV

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Consider

We get into trouble when we make another human being our refuge.

We can and should turn to others for comfort and help and support, but even those who love us best will fail us because they are not God. We often saddle them with burdens they cannot possibly bear. We set up expectations that they fail to meet because they are human, just like us, with limited abilities, resources, and patience.

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Qualified to Comfort

Posted January 6, 2020 | Judith Ingram

Scripture

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NIV

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

Consider

Nobody likes pain. In fact, we take great measures to avoid pain, and when our measures fail, we may look for someone to blame. Pain interferes with the course we’ve set for our lives.

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