short devotions

The Parable of the Soap Dish

My knuckles turned white, while my fingers cramped. I hope she didn’t notice this grubby soap dish while she was washing her hands, I thought to myself. I continued to scrub at the soap residue embedded on the sides of my plastic soap dish. My soap dish, formerly unnoticeable to me, until a friend stopped […]

Short & Sweet: 2 Ways to Grow Your Gifts

One of my constant prayer requests is for God to expand my gifts. I continually ask Him to gift me greatly so He can use me deeply. Recently I discovered we have a responsibility in growing our gifts—it’s not all up to God. There are two things we can to do to help grow our […]

Short & Sweet: Filled

He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things. Ephesians 4:10 Empty. I had looked forward to it all day. My favorite treat—organic dark-chocolate peanut butter cups. Rich and creamy, I love the way they melt on my tongue. Salty and chocolate in one […]

Short & Sweet: 5 Ways to Fear God, Not Man

Princes also sit and speak against me, but your servant meditates on your statutes. Psalm 119:23 I have struggled with the fear of man for a long time. For many years it got the better of me and cost me plenty: lost sleep, decreased fruitfulness, and lack of peace. Fear of man has caused me […]

Short & Sweet: Feast or Famine?

“1 “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters: and you who have no money, “Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2 “Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy?” Listen carefully to Me, and eat what […]

Short & Sweet: On the Go

What are we moving, leading and transferring? People. Priceless souls whom God loves. We help lead them from death to life. We help transfer them from curses to blessing. We help carry them over from darkness to light. All this going is made possible by the blood of Christ. The Gospel.