Weekly Devotionals
Proverbs 24:16 “For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, But the wicked stumble in time of calamity.”
It seemed like it took forever for my son to start walking. As he neared his first birthday, most of the babies in the childcare center were already walking. But my son decided to wait. I didn’t understand. He had everything he needed to walk.
1 John 3:9 “No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.”
I sat on the couch staring at the gun. It wasn’t the first time I held a gun, but it was the first time I held one with intent. David and I had gotten the gun for protection after someone had come to the studio flashing one. David was gone now though and all I had was the gun… and anger.
Psalm 139:14 “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
Cosentyx has a commercial that really moved me when I first saw it. It starts off with different people asking one request… “See Me”. It goes on to basically say, “See me to know that, despite what you see physically, I’m just like you. I won’t harm you. I’m not contagious.”
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” Romans 12:10
The NBA playoffs tend to bring out heightened emotions in a lot of people. We tend to become coach and critique, fan and announcer, and an expert analyst for each team battling to advance to the next round. But there is another battle that has been trending that we may have overlooked... the battle of the post-game media and “star” NBA players.
