Daily Devotionals

Road Trip: Week 3 - Tuesday

Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 Most of the Road Trips that I took as a young boy were very busy. Once, we drove all the way from Los Angeles to Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota. It was a two-week, 1,300-...

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Road Trip: Week 3 - Monday

Moses' father-in-law replied, "What you are doing is not good. You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone." Exodus 18:17-18 When you are busy and can't seem to find your way out of a sea of responsibility, ...

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Road Trip: Week 2 - Saturday

But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57 One of the things that my wife gets most anxious about is flying on airplanes. She would rather drive hundreds of miles at a time rather than being locked in a plane cruising above 10,...

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Road Trip: Week 2 - Friday

Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6 It is easy to have faith when everything is going well in life. When you have a nest egg that you have stored up for a rainy...

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Road Trip: Week 2 - Thursday

For the Lord your God is going with you! He will fight for you against your enemies, and He will give you victory! Deuteronomy 20:4God is in the business of doing things that only He can receive the credit for. We call these types of situations "Only God" stories. It might have been a time ...

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Road Trip: Week 2 - Wednesday

But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. 1 John 4:4 Every day we live, we will encounter evil. If you turn on the news, you will see reports of crimes t...

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Road Trip: Week 2 - Tuesday

All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give all of you into our hands." 1 Samuel 17:47 Currently, in the Poe house, my kids have become enthralled with the video game "Fortnite." From the moment the...

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Road Trip: Week 2 - Monday

Moses commanded Joshua, "Choose some men to go out and fight the army of Amalek for us. Tomorrow, I will stand at the top of the hill, holding the staff of God in my hand." Exodus 17:9 It is never a good situation when you find yourself as a straggler behind the pack. When you are alone, ...

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Road Trip: Week 1 - Saturday

But tormented by thirst, they continued to argue with Moses. "Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Are you trying to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?" Exodus 17:3 It is interesting that if you have done the devotional this week, you have noticed a change in the Israelit...

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Road Trip: Week 1 - Friday

"If only the Lord had killed us back in Egypt," they moaned. "There we sat around pots filled with meat and ate all the bread we wanted. But now you have brought us into this wilderness to starve us all to death." Exodus 16:3 My kids are really good at complaining. They grumble over not g...

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