When the daily grind overwhelms, God promises to bring rest through his Word. This daily devotion & journal prompt is written to accompany your morning coffee or nighttime routine.
God's Word is Your Defense!
The Everyday Sabbath
When the daily grind overwhelms, God promises to bring rest through his Word. This daily devotion & journal prompt is written to accompany your morning coffee or nighttime routine.
I will sing for the one I love — a song about his vineyard: My loved one had a vineyard — on a fertile hillside. He dug it up and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. … Then he looked for a crop of good grapes, but it yielded only bad fruit. — Isaiah 5:1–7 What will God find? You’ve worked hard all summer in your garden. You pulled the weeds, fertilized, even fought off the squirrels. When harvest comes, what should you expect? …Way too many tomatoes, zucchini, and...
“But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ — Matthew 20:13–15 How is This Fair? “That’s not fair.” Who do you expect to say something like this? A kindergartener? A frustrated teenager? How about grown adults? You might sound fancier now,...
Here's what's new at Beautiful Savior Oakley... But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them. — Genesis 50:19–21 The Weight We Aren't Meant to Hold It had been years since Joseph’s brothers hurt him. It was as bad as it gets — they sold...