Christian Devotionals and Scripture Applied to Everyday Life

Everyone makes mistakes! Sometimes it is a lapse of judgment. Other times it is a deliberate choice. But each person has moments that he would like to forget.

Today's verse is the first of 10 commandments that God gave to the children of Israel on Mount Sinai. God had miraculously brought them out of Egypt where they had been enslaved for 400 years. In Egypt Pharaoh was considered a god to be worshiped along with many other so-called deities. The Lord wanted His children to understand that He was their master now and demanded their exclusive worship.

I never played basketball when I was young, but some things I have learned from listening and watching. In a game that is high impact and quick paced there are certain shots, that each player just has to make if the team wants to win the game.

I got a special surprise gift today. While at Grandma & Grandpa's eating lunch, Grandma gave me a little, worn, black leather Bible. Inside the front cover the fancy handwritten inscription read:

Winter in the Sheridan household brings about a struggle with dry skin. The beautiful and toasty fire from our wood burning stove comes with a price. The dry heat is very warm and toasty, but it sucks all the moisture out of the air and everything in the near vicinity. 

Yesterday was not a day that any office manager looks forward to. I arrived at work at the same time the black sedan pulled in. Out of the car stepped the state auditor. We had been told that she would be coming and we had everything in order. Still, no matter how prepared you are, there is something very uncomfortable about opening the intimate details of your company's books to the scrutinizing eye of a complete stranger.