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This devotional blog is a weekday "non-fluffy" devotional in the Word based on the two greatest commandments: "Love the Lord, love your neighbor." Each devotion will answer these three questions: What does the message speak to me (the author) today? What is it saying to you (the reader)? And what are we going to do about it? The Bible will speak to us every day if we will let it. So what is it saying today?
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Amen
Read Genesis 15:2-6 (NASB) But Abram said, “Lord GOD, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” Abram also said, “Since You have given me no son, one who has been born in my house is my heir.” Then behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir; but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.” And He took him outside and said, “Now look toward the heavens and count the stars,
David Ayres
15 hours ago3 min read
Bottled Tears
Read Psalms 56:3-6, Psalms 56:8 (NKJV) Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me? All day they twist my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil. They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life. You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book? What it is speaking to me Things that cause tears:
David Ayres
2 days ago2 min read
Your First Love
Read: Revelation 2:4-5 (KJV) Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. What it's speaking to me: Ephesus did everything right...at least almost everything. Just before this rebuke, Jesus commends them for their works, their labour, their patience,
David Ayres
3 days ago2 min read
Thermostat Mind
Read Colossians 3:1-3 (KJV) If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. What it is speaking to me The HVAC in our house is nearing end of life. She's a stubborn old gal though, and she tries hard. Real hard. There is a lot going against her though. The house is over a century old, so or
David Ayres
6 days ago2 min read
Juniper Tree Wisdom - 1 Kings 19:4-8
Read 1 Kings 19:4-8 (KJV) But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head
David Ayres
7 days ago3 min read
Through the Waters
Read Isaiah 43:1-2 (KJV) But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. What it is speaking to me When has someone's presence made you f
David Ayres
Oct 142 min read
Wardrobe Change
Read Ephesians 4:20-25 (NKJV) But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth wit
David Ayres
Oct 132 min read
Countless Thoughts
Read Psalms 139:14-18 (NKJV) I will 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 the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them. How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great i
David Ayres
Oct 122 min read
Weaned Soul
Read: Psalm 131:1-3 (NIV) A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have calmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child I am content. Israel, put your hope in the LORD both now and forevermore. (Fun note: I think this is the first time we have used a whole chapter as a devotional.) What it’s speaking to me No adult
David Ayres
Oct 92 min read
Close
Read Psalms 34:15, 17-19 (NIV) The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry; The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. The righteous person may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all; What it is speaking to me No one gets through this life unscathed. The Lord has been gracious to me in lett
David Ayres
Oct 82 min read
Check Heart Engine
Read: Jeremiah 17:9-10 (KJV) The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. What it's speaking to me I was raised in the "Golden" era of Disney animation. But Disney has been pumping out a certain type of song theme for decades. Whole generations of kids have been raised on songs like the ones below: "A Dream
David Ayres
Oct 72 min read
Bring on The Fleas
Read Philippians 4:4 (NKJV) Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice![1] What it is speaking to me Paul wrote "Rejoice in the Lord always" from a prison. Scholars traditionally place Philippians in his Roman imprisonment around AD 60 to 62. He was bound by chains and under constant guard. It reminded me of another believers story about rejoicing in a dark dark place. Corrie ten Boom lived this out in World War II. She and her sister Betsie were sent to Ravensbrüc
David Ayres
Oct 62 min read
Iso Room
Read 1 Corinthians 6:18–20 (KJV)Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. What it is speaking to me: I spent weeks building an isolation room in our basement
David Ayres
Oct 52 min read
Burn Process
Read Romans 12:1,3 (CSB) Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship. For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one. What is it speaking to me? One type of Old Testament sacrifice was the burnt offering.
David Ayres
Oct 22 min read
Mind Love
Read Matthew 22:36–38 (KJV) Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. What is it speaking to me? There are a lot of ways we can love God with our minds, and we have considered many in these devotionals. One that struck me again today is applying our minds to the study of His Word. Have you ever taken a hard l
David Ayres
Oct 12 min read
What The Checklist Never Could
Read Matthew 22:37-40 (ESV) And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets." What it is speaking to me: If you didn't keep up with this series of devotionals on the Ten Commandments, it seemed fitting to summarize the overarching point
David Ayres
Sep 303 min read
What Do You Want?
Read Exodus 20:17 (NIV) “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” What is it saying to me? The first commandment tells me not to put another god before the Lord. The tenth tells me to look at what I want. Those might seem like different commandments, but I don’t think it’s an accident that the Ten Commandments begin and end with these two. T
David Ayres
Sep 292 min read
Does this dress make me look bad?
Read Exodus 20:16 (ESV) "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." What it is speaking to me: "Does this dress make me look bad?" Married guys, you know this question. I don't know why they do it to us, they have to know already right? You're standing at the bottom of the stairs, you're probably already running late, and she's wearing that one dress you've never really been a fan of. What do you say? Lie straight up? Change the subject? Fake a sudden coughing f
David Ayres
Sep 282 min read
Stealin' 8th
Read Exodus 20:15 (NIV) You shall not steal. What it is speaking to me: Stealing is fun...right? From the medieval legend of Robin Hood to the Ocean's Eleven trilogy of movies, stealing has been glorified for hundreds of years now. As long as it's someone else doing the stealing, and they are stealing from "bad" people, we are okay with it. But we would never do it...right? Of course we wouldn't. We wouldn't steal time from our employers because we deserve a raise and haven't
David Ayres
Sep 252 min read
Covenant Break
Read Exodus 20:14 (KJV) Thou shalt not commit adultery. What it is speaking to me: Growing up, the 6th and 7th commandments were the ones you were sure you’d got handled. Check the box, move on to the next command. Because who would murder and cheat, right? Mentally you reduced it to a physical act, and if you hadn’t done it, two down, eight to go. Except Jesus doesn’t let it stay that small. In Matthew 5, He expands it to our hearts, where the potential sin was hiding the wh
David Ayres
Sep 242 min read
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