Daily Devotionals

Dead End Desperation Week 4: Saturday

"Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.”  Deuteronomy 31:8 Sometimes I think about the disciples and their ...

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Dead End Desperation Week 4: Friday

"That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day." 2 Corinthians 4:16 Growth is vital for anything if we want to thrive. That is why we track the growth of babies and chi...

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Dead End Desperation Week 4: Thursday

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 We witness a miracle in 2 Kings 4. Elisha instructed a widow facing dire financial struggles to take one flask of olive oil and...

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Dead End Desperation Week 4: Wednesday

So she did as she was told. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another. 6 Soon every container was full to the brim! “Bring me another jar,” she said to one of her sons. “There aren’t any more!” he told her. And then...

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Dead End Desperation Week 4: Tuesday

And Elisha said, “Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors. Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled.” 2 Kings 4:3-4...

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Dead End Desperation Week 4: Monday

“What can I do to help you?” Elisha asked. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” 2 Kings 4:2 Tunnel vision is the loss of someone’s peripheral vision. A person with tunnel vision can only...

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Dead End Desperation Week 3: Saturday

"Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them." Proverbs 3:27 “How can I help make this situation better?” My friend always asks this question when I or any of my f...

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Dead End Desperation Week 3: Friday

"And he said, “This is what the Lord says: This dry valley will be filled with pools of water! You will see neither wind nor rain, says the Lord, but this valley will be filled with water. You will have plenty for yourselves and your cattle and other animals." 2 Kin...

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Dead End Desperation Week 3: Thursday

"And he said, “This is what the Lord says: This dry valley will be filled with pools of water! You will see neither wind nor rain, says the Lord, but this valley will be filled with water. You will have plenty for yourselves and your cattle and other animals." 2 Kin...

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Dead End Desperation Week 3: Wednesday

 "Why are you coming to me?” Elisha asked the king of Israel. “Go to the pagan prophets of your father and mother!” But King Joram of Israel said, “No! For it was the Lord who called us three kings here—only to be defeated by the king of...

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