Evening Devotionals

Experiencing God in Challenging Times

Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits — who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is…

Thirsting for God

O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water. (Psalm 63:1)

We will from time to time be entrusted by our God with periods in spiritual deserts. We will journey through them…

The Comfort of His Presence

Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you. (Deut. 31:6)

How great is our need to continually live in the presence of the Lord. He has…

Commit Your Way unto the Lord

Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. (Psalm 37:5)

I cannot begin to recall how many times I have turned to Psalm 37 for encouragement, but it is a beautiful reminder of the faithfulness of God to us. In the…

Awake in Vain

Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. (Psalm 127:1)

Wise Solomon advised us, by the inspiration of the Spirit, to build our houses with wisdom, and not laziness or foolishness. “By…

Being Persuaded

For I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

2 Timothy 1:12

The confidence we have in God is not based in ourselves, rather we are persuaded by His Word, by the life…

The Moral Balance

Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.

Psalm 37:1–2

The Eternal Rest of Christ

Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.

The Sovereign Creator

For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of…

Forgive us our trespasses

While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God…

Daniel 9:20

There is a lost emphasis among Christians today — the personal ownership of the corporate sins…