Daily Devotions

Lam. 2:13‭-‬14 How shall I console you?  To what shall I liken you, O daughter of Jerusalem?  What shall I compare with you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion?  For your ruin is spread wide as the sea; who can heal you?  Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive…

Lam. 2:9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars.  Her king and her princes are among the nations; The Law is no more, and her prophets find no vision from the Lord. I never thought I would gain any spiritual life lessons from a mobster movie, but there…

Lam. 1:8 Jerusalem has sinned gravely, therefore she has become vile.  All who honored her despise her because they have seen her nakedness; yes, she sighs and turns away. The revival began in a small town down south, but its impact reverberated throughout the world.  Thanks to current technological advances, everyone could see the event…

Lam. 1:1‭-‬2 How lonely sits the city that was full of people!  How like a widow is she, who was great among the nations!  The princess among the provinces has become a slave!  She weeps bitterly in the night, her tears are on her cheeks; among all her lovers she has none to comfort her. …

Ecc. 12:11-14 The words of the wise are like goads, and these collected sayings are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd.  But beyond this my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive study and devotion to books is wearying to the body.  When all has been heard,…

Ecc. 12:6-7 Earnestly remember your Creator before the silver cord is broken, or the golden bowl is crushed, or the pitcher at the fountain is shattered and the wheel at the cistern is crushed; then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.…

Ecc. 11:9-10 Rejoice, young man, in your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant in the days of your young manhood.  And walk in the ways of your heart and in the desires of your eyes, but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.  Therefore, remove sorrow and anger from…

Ecc. 11:6 Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle with your hands in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening planting will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both alike will be good. She never had a plan B.  She figured that, if she put in…

Ecc. 10:10 If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but skill will bring success. His mind had become dull.  Years of legal practice were wearing on him mentally and emotionally, and he often found it difficult to get through the day.  He would cry out to God and ask…

Ecc. 9:12 Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them. No one knew much about her except for her name.  They never saw her coming or going,…