Category: Devotional

Do you know the story behind this song, "What a friend we have in Jesus?"   Joseph,  a man who was born on Sept. 10, 1819, in Ireland faced many circumstances throughout his life. He fell in love with a young lady who was eager to spend her life with him. However, on the day before… Continue reading What Needless Pain We Bear

"Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him" (1 John 3:1). Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Having… Continue reading A Father’s Love: Day 4

If you've been part of a church, you have probably suffered a 'church hurt'—or know someone who has. It's the kind of hurt you don't expect at all; loving Christians hurting (purposefully or not) other brothers and sisters in Christ. But it happens, and it happens all too often. While on a mission trip, a… Continue reading A Father’s Love: Day 3

“I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.” Jeremiah 31:3 Have you been doubting the Father's love for you? Have you ever faced circumstances that cause you to say, "If God did truly love me, how could He allow this to happen to me?" Maybe you were mistreated by… Continue reading A Father’s Love: Day 2

"Even if my father and mother abandon me, the LORD will hold me close." Psalm 27:10 When your mother or father forsake you: That is, when they either die, or are at a distance from you, or are unable to help you in the time of need. Or are unkind to you, or unmindful of… Continue reading A Father’s Love: Day 1