Christian Devotionals and Scripture Applied to Everyday Life

Holidays provoke different memories for each of us. The traditions we participate in shape the way we think and feel about certain days of the year. That is why it is important to wisely develop and sustain our Easter traditions. They can be the fertile soil for resurrecting the excitement of our beliefs if we understand the why of our actions.

The path to service is often a long and exhausting one. For example, men or women who desire to run for public office spend inordinate amounts of time and money pushing their name in front of the voters. They develop a plan, gather workers, and try to make their ideals known and acceptable to as many people as possible. They have a goal and run towards it at full speed. While I believe it is admirable to pursue any type of ministry, I also believe there is a time when you need to step back and rest.

In recent years DNA testing has become easily accessible for those who wish to discover information about their biological family. Genealogy hobbyists can trace their ancestry farther than they ever could before. Other inquirers seek to find out information regarding their health risks. And still more just want to discover where they came from. The availability of these DNA tests has unveiled a wealth of information, and in some cases uncovered family secrets. If you want to know more about your biological family background, DNA testing can help you know where you came from. But if you are wondering about your spiritual lineage there is a spiritual DNA test you need to consider.

In recent years T-shirts with sayings on them have become a real craze. The wearer selects apparel with a goal of sending a message to others. You can tell something about the person by what they choose to say. But there is a more accurate way to evaluate the inner values of the message sender than the words emblazoned across their chest or back. This is discerned by the way they live on a daily basis.

There are many experts today who purport that humans are innately good. But this is not what the Bible teaches. Ever since Adam and Eve chose to disobey God sin entered the world and infected the entire human race. The worst and the best of us now continually struggle against an inborn desire to do wrong. Outward actions condemned by society and hidden inward attitudes both reveal our fallen nature. But God’s children have recourse when we go astray.

Have you ever been devastated by the news that someone you respected has fallen into grievous sin? Over the years there have been many high profile people, even seemingly godly people, whose secret lives were hidden behind a cloud of darkness. On the outside they appeared to be following God’s ways, but in private they were completely different people.