Recently, while praying over a friend and thinking deeply about all they’re walking through, this old devo came to mind. I pray it encourages you today. He is our Rock of Ages. – Becky I called on Your name, O Lord, Out of the lowest pit. You have heard my voice… O Lord, You haveContinue reading “Rock of Ages, Cleft for me”
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Salsa and Life
“Lord, do You not care…?” Luke 10:40 ESV (38-42 for entire story) “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.” Job 13:15 NKJV This year, our daughter’s small backyard garden produced a bumper tomato crop, so with great anticipation, we set aside an entire day for me to show her the finer points ofContinue reading “Salsa and Life”
Mr. (or Miss) Atlas?
The Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saintsContinue reading “Mr. (or Miss) Atlas?”
Notes from Psalm 91:1
Just a few thoughts as I do a line by line study of Psalm 91. Now that you’ve read mine, try prayerfully reading the verse for yourself and allowing the Holy Spirit to probe your heart, then write out your own thoughts. You won’t be disappointed. In His service, Becky White
Ugly Packages
Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. Genesis 40:23 NASB 1977 I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel. Psalm 31:12 BSB My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me. Job 19:14 Indeed, we felt within ourselves that we hadContinue reading “Ugly Packages”
Real Questions
Gideon said to Him, “O my lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands ofContinue reading “Real Questions”
When the Extraordinary becomes Ordinary
Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken. 1 Peter 5:7 Berean Study Bible Psalm 55:22 NASB Because He cares for you.… Familiarity breeds contempt. The extraordinary becoming ordinary. In the era ofContinue reading “When the Extraordinary becomes Ordinary”
Help!
(Rise Up, O God!) The following is a devotion (though it reads more like a desperate prayer) written almost two decades ago. The ache is palatable. The desperation evident. The emotion raw. The faith, shaky but resolute. Much has happened over the weeks and months and years since the devo was originally penned. The LordContinue reading “Help!”
When the Sea Doesn’t Part
[Urged on] by faith the people crossed the Red Sea as [though] on dry land… Because of faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encompassed for seven days [by the Israelites]. Others had to suffer the trial of mocking and scourging and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned to death;Continue reading “When the Sea Doesn’t Part”
“Where is this God of Yours?”
Day and night I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, “Where is this God of yours?” Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! … Now I am deeply discouraged, but I will remember you— Why are you cast down,Continue reading ““Where is this God of Yours?””
Devotions for Difficult Days 