http://dailyscripturedevotional.com Daily Devotions for the Busy Person Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:41:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en by Max Lucado In the shop of a blacksmith, there are three types of tools. There are tools on the junk pile: outdated, broken, dull, rusty. They sit in the cobwebbed corner, useless to their master, oblivious to their calling. There are tools on the anvil: melted down, molten hot, moldable, changeable. They lie on the ... http://dailyscripturedevotional.com/devotional/the-blacksmiths-shop/ by Jon Walker “The Lord is merciful and gracious; he is slow to get angry and full of unfailing love.” Psalm 103:8 (NLT) *** *** *** *** My kids are obsessed with fairness. They argue over who gets the biggest piece, who gets to play the computer game longest, who gets to sit ... http://dailyscripturedevotional.com/devotional/in-pursuit-of-fairness/ by Max Lucado “If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies.” I Peter 4:11 NKJV God shaped you according to your purpose. How else can you explain yourself? Your ability to diagnose an engine problem by the noise it makes; to bake a cake without a ... http://dailyscripturedevotional.com/devotional/designed-by-god/ by Jon Walker The Jewish leaders wouldn't believe he had been blind … John 9:18 (NLT) *** *** *** *** When Jesus healed a man born blind, the Pharisees opened an investigation to determine exactly what had happened. Yet, it appears they decided ahead of time what the answer should be, so when ... http://dailyscripturedevotional.com/devotional/blind-truth/ by Max Lucado “The LORD loves you.” Deuteronomy 7:8 NLT God loves you simply because he has chosen to do so. He loves you when you don’t feel lovely. He loves you when no one else loves you. Others may abandon you, divorce you, and ignore you, but God will love you. Always. No matter ... http://dailyscripturedevotional.com/devotional/loved-by-god/ by Charles R. Swindoll Read Genesis 41:41-46 Pharaoh swept his hand out wide, so as to include all that vast land of Egypt, and said, "It's all yours, Joseph." Then he took off his signet ring and put it on Joseph's hand. You know what that ring signified, don't you? It was the ... http://dailyscripturedevotional.com/devotional/tender-mercies/ Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19). The Bible is all about numbers. From the five smooth stones that David found in the creek to Jesus feeding the 5,000; numbers are ... http://dailyscripturedevotional.com/devotional/still-counting-addition/ Suppose you could give a gift to Christ, what would it be? How could you possibly select a gift for the One who not only has everything, but who made everything?The Wise Men did. They can be an example to us. In addition to the gold, frankincense, and myrrh, ... http://dailyscripturedevotional.com/devotional/following-the-star/ As we enter the Christmas season, I thought this teaching from Rick Warren, author of “The Purpose Driven Life,” would be helpful and encouraging. – jw “Be sure to do what you should, for then you will enjoy the personal satisfaction of having done your work well, and you won’t need ... http://dailyscripturedevotional.com/devotional/a-simpler-life/ Each of us has a fantasy that our family will be like the Waltons, an expectation that our dearest friends will be our next of kin. Jesus didn’t have that expectation. Look how he defined his family: “My true brother and sister and mother are those who do what ... http://dailyscripturedevotional.com/devotional/a-heavenly-affirmation/