Category: SOAP Daily Devotionals

Scripture 1 Thessalonians 3:8 For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord. Observation: Paul is saying that he has heard of the Thessalonians’ continuing faith in Christ and is encouraged and filled with joy at their firm commitment. Application: The responses I have had to this blog have been very…

Scripture: Psalm 125: 1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever. Observation: Complete trust in the Lord is strong Application: I trust, but I still have lots of questions. So how strong is my trust? And how can I grow it/ strengthen it? I remember…

Scripture: Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices – mint, dill and cumin.  But you have neglected the more important matters of the law-justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. Observation: Jesus instructs us to…

Scripture: Matthew 9:18 While he was saying this, a ruler came and knelt before him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.” Observation: Even though this man’s daughter has already died, he still is asking Jesus for healing. And he believes completely that…

Scripture: Matthew 7:3-4 3“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is plank in your own eye.” Observation:…