Devotional Text: Job 37:5-7 (NLT) ‎5God’s voice is glorious in the thunder. We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power. 6 “He directs the snow to fall on the earth and tells the rain to pour down. 7 Then everyone stops working so they can watch his power. Devotional Thought: Ever get caught up in the wonder of the weather? Being awed by the enormity of a lightning display while stepping back with trepidation knowing how near and deadly one strike can be? Have you

Devotional Text: Job 32:4-5 (NLT) ‎4 Elihu had waited for the others to speak to Job because they were older than he. 5 But when he saw that they had no further reply, he spoke out angrily. Devotional Thought: Zeal without knowledge can be a cruel weapon as we see in the conversation between Job and his friends. They were sure they knew why Job suffered and the answers they provided as a prescription for his cure were like pouring salt in his wounds. We are encouraged to

Devotional Text: Genesis 50:19-20 (NLT) 19 But Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you? 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. Devotional Thought: From their perspective the brothers of Joseph had reason to be afraid. They had treated him with merciless cruelty selling him into slavery years earlier. But Joseph now had the benefit of understandin

Devotional Text: Genesis 22:13-14 (NLT) 13 Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son. 14 Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means “the LORD will provide”). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.” Devotional Thought: How did Abraham know “the Lord [would] provide” a ram as an offering in place of h