Christian Devotionals and Scripture Applied to Everyday Life

Secrets, secrets, are no fun unless you share with everyone. This is a crazy saying that has gone around for years. It was probably made up by some school teacher who was trying to eliminate the difficulty of children excluding others by whispering and telling tales.

It's harvest time in the Sheridan household. The past two weekends our family has spent a lot of time going through our garden patch picking beans, digging potatoes, and plucking corn from the stalk. This time of year is always so fun when you get to enjoy the fruit of all your summer labors. The hot hours of planting, fertilizing, and weeding finally pay off when you get to harvest a nice, ripe tomato and savor a yummy stir-fry made with all home-grown produce.

George Mueller is a hero of mine. From the time I was a young girl I was impressed with the faith of this man of God and loved any story I heard about his prayers and the answers he received. The other day I read yet another story in L. B. E. Cowman's Streams in the Desert that thrilled me. I want to share it as written in the devotional.

While reading about the armor of God last week in Ephesians 6, I was impressed with the importance of praying constantly for our brothers and sisters in Christ. We should continually be on the alert for the devil's schemes, not only for ourselves, but for our family members in the Lord. Though we are not always aware of the temptations each person faces, we must consistently bring them before the Lord asking Him to "lead them not into temptation but deliver them from the evil one."

People often come across in one way or another. The outward appearance lends itself to a belief about their personality and character that may or may not be true. What we see on the outside can be  deceiving and is often a mask to cover up what is truly going on inside.

The glaring sun pointed angry fingers at the well-dressed men emerging from the synagogue. Each one raised a hand to his turbaned brow as a shield from its penetrating beams while straining to see the approaching crowd.