Morning Prayer
Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
Inspiration
The path of righteousness is straight and narrow, seemingly easy to navigate. Satan despises us and our choice to follow Christ; he places temptations and obstacles in our path, causing us to wander off course and away from the Lord. We make poor choices and resort to a sinful lifestyle, making our straight path distorted and crooked. It makes no difference how we fail or how far we wander; God's love has no boundaries and cannot be measured. He leaves the ninety-nine to find us; He cleanses our sins and restores our walk with Him. We are blessed to have a loving Father with a compassionate, merciful heart.
Prayer
Dear God, We make mistakes that lead our lives in the wrong direction. Please forgive our sinful choices and restore our footing. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Devotion
Abraham is Father of All
Frances Taylor
There are questions in every age about the importance of the Old Testament for Christians. Abraham is considered to be the Father of Faith for Jews, Christians and Muslims. We forget that it was Abraham who believed in the doctrine of only one God. It is through him and his descendants that this tradition comes down to us. Another fact that we can overlook is that Jesus was Jewish. He was born a Jew, lived as a Jew, died, rose and ascended into heaven as a Jew. Because we believe that he was the Messiah, the Christ, and we follow him, we are called Christian. Without the Old Testament, we wouldn't understand the promise of salvation; we wouldn't understand why it was important for Jesus to be of the family of King David. We would not understand his teaching either, because Jesus quoted from Scripture – the Old Testament – frequently. He told us that he came to fulfill the Scriptures, not to abolish them. In the same way, we can ...
