online family devotions Archives — Page 4 of 9

Failure is not final. Spiritual maturity can be measured in “resilience time”—the time it takes you to get back up from a failure.

The idea for these Ebenezer stones comes from 1 Samuel 7:1-17, where the prophet of God took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen.

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Nothing great is ever accomplished without enthusiasm.” Enthusiasm is much more than just emotional hype.

In John 10, Jesus makes a distinct contrast between the Good Shepherd and the false shepherds of Israel.

God will never relegate Himself to being our good luck charm. The new birth is more than an ancient memory.

Samuel is an example of how we should never settle for knowledge of God without genuine relationship with Him.

God rebuked Eli for “honoring his sons above the Lord” and allowing them to continue in their parade of desecration.

Hannah's prayer was born out of deep distress, yet her petition will not only impact her circumstances, but the future of an entire nation.

George Shinn grew up on welfare checks. He struggled in school and was the last person anyone thought would find success in this life.

The Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov taught the idea of conditioned reflexes. Jesus reconditioned Peter's reflexes after the rooster crowed.