Daily Devotionals

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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Dead End Desperation Week 3: Tuesday

"But King Jehoshaphat of Judah asked, “Is there no prophet of the Lord with us? If there is, we can ask the Lord what to do through him.” One of King Joram’s officers replied, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to be Elijah’s personal as...

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Dead End Desperation Week 3: Monday

“What should we do?” the king of Israel cried out. “The Lord has brought the three of us here to let the king of Moab defeat us.” 2 Kings 3:10 If you have kids, grandchildren, nieces, or nephews, y...

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Dead End Desperation Week 2: Saturday

"And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 I am a chronic overpacker. It does not matter if I will be gone for one day; I sti...

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