“In The Waiting” – Sarah E. Westfall
God has not forgotten us. Rather, He may be doing His best work. Because often what happens in the waiting is more important than what lies on the other side.
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Tauren Wells “Known” (Devotional #5)
John wrote that Jesus came to us in glory from the Father, ΓÇ£full of grace and truth.ΓÇ¥IΓÇÖm sure I could divide the readers of this devotional into two groups: grace people and truth people.
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Dear Mom – A Thank You Letter From A Millennial
Dear Mom,Thank you. I cannot think of more appropriate words to say besides those two simple, yet powerful ones. You are deserving of gratitude every single day for the way you raised your family, you maintained your grace, you balanced schedules, and you blessed others. Today and every day I am thankful for the gift you are, as a mother, friend, mentor and hero. Many people never get to meet the person they look up to but I was fortunate enough to be raised by mine.
Read moreBuilding 429 ΓÇô “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” (Devotional)
So many songs in my history have been just that… songs that we sang about the Glory of God and about the anticipated arrival of the baby Jesus. Honestly a lot of the language in these old classics was lost on me until we decided to record “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing.” I decided maybe it was time for me to look into what the title of the song meant. So away I went to the dictionary and guess what I found out? The title of the song literally means “Listen attentively…. An angel that carries important news is singing.” After all of my years of singing the song I had never thought about what the title even meant. Luke chapter 2 verses 8 -14 delivers the account of what the angels actually sang …
Read moreMatt Maher – “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (Devotional)
Originally written in Latin almost 10 centuries earlier, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel is a hymn based on prayers. These prayers, called vespers, are prayed for 7 days before the celebration of Christmas.
Read moreRed – “Happy, Perfect Life” (Devotional)
This song is about being happy with who God made us to be and what he has blessed us with. We are not to envy one another’s belongings and gifts for God has blessed us each in a different way. Often the media and TV feed us this lifestyle that we can all have this we just do “this.” In other words, a picture is painted for us everywhere we turn that we need to keep up with the Jones.
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