“And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.” (Matthew 2:11-12) (A note from Mike: I’m often asked if I have a favorite devotion. I have several and this is one of them. First […]

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” (Luke 2:14) My wife told me a story the other day about a young woman who was in need of serious surgery only to see it delayed due to circumstances beyond her control. When I saw her, I was astonished. You would never know that she was facing a life-threatening illness. I realized that my wife’s friend enjoys a special kind of peace that the Bible calls the peace of God. It’s a gift […]

“The goodness of God endureth continually.” (Psalms 52:1) Behavioral scientists tell us that grandparents are the best teachers of the “family values” that serve us so well through adulthood. I can certainly attest to that fact when I look back at the special relationship that my own wife had with her maternal grandmother, who passed away in 1999. Robbie’s Thanksgiving holiday that year was filled with joy and gratefulness, not so much over the traditional things on which we often reflect during this special time of the year, […]

“But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted.” (Romans 6:17) I understand exactly what the Apostle Paul means when he says, “You used to be slaves to sin.” But I didn’t understand it until I was born again. Salvation gave me a whole different perspective about the life I used to live. The truth is I can’t believe some of the things I did, not to mention some of the […]