By Rev Dale Lee

“Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations?’” (Mark 11:17) The wolves are encircling the prayerless churches of God, ready to devour.  Where once living bodies of Christians met for worship, now almost empty and in some cases abandoned buildings stand as painful reminders of the inevitable…

“…although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God…”(Roman 1:21, NKJV) A homeless young man trying to survive on the cruel city streets told his interviewer that he did not know why he was on the planet but that he didn’t want to die young.  But the odds of him dying young are…

“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:30) The Doobie Brothers.  While one might object that no Christian devotional should begin with the name of a famous rock music group, one song they are famous for actually fits well with this week’s word.  Their song “Jesus Is Just Alright With Me” filled the…

“The LORD is my shepherd.”  (Psalm 23:1) This, of course, is a declaration of a precious truth David came to live by.  How often this reality must have comforted David as he travelled much of his life in the long, dark valley of the shadow of death.  What can we declare God is to us…

“So the LORD God said to the serpent:…I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed…” (Genesis 3:15, NKJV) Enmity.  Sometimes a seething, venomous hostility waiting for just the right moment to strike and sometimes a raging, murderous assault. God declares that ultimately the seed of the snake…

“And there is none on earth I desire besides You.”  (Psalm 73:25b) Now that the thrill is gone whatever will we do next?  Live long enough and the thrill will certainly fade away.  But oh how man tries to keep the thrill alive.  C. S. Lewis writes in Mere Christianity: “It is simply no good…

“Ah, LORD GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm.  There is nothing too hard for You.” (Jeremiah 32:17, NKJV) These are the recorded words of Jeremiah spoken to God about God.  And what great words they are!  Nothing so encourages our fearful hearts as confessing…

“Now the LORD had said to Abraham…I will make you a great nation;…I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you.” (Genesis 12:2-3) This month (June 2025) the nations will gather in New York against Israel at a special United Nations conference sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia.  The…