Philippians

Be Content!

When you are a guest, are you content with the bed you sleep in?Are you content with the food and drink served? Thankful acceptance of what is given to you is a witness to God’s provision and your contentedness. Being satisfied with what God provides is a learned response. Jesus gave instructions to a large […]

Jesus meets our needs with Compassion

Jesus ~ knows your grief, your hurts, your sorrows.Jesus ~ understands all the implications of your situation and how you will be affected in the months and years ahead. The Lord Jesus has compassion… for you.  He meets needs, your needs, one step at a time.  To me, that is a comforting thought.  As needs […]

Anxious thoughts

This world gives us many reasons to be anxious.  We worry about our families, we worry about our jobs.  It seems there is always something which causes us to worry. One way to deal with anxiety, indeed, the best way is “casting all your anxiety on Him (Jesus Christ), because He cares for you.”1 Peter […]

The Lovingkindness of God

There are 26 verses in Psalm 136.  Each verse is a couplet and the second part of the verse is the same for every verse. “For His lovingkindness is everlasting.” Two questions come to mind as I write this devotional.Do I think of my life, my circumstances and see the LORD God at work in […]