Devotionals from Dad

Love to hear from and know who is listening The following is and excerpt from a sermon from Adrian Rodgers titled, "What the bible says about faith." Support the show

Love to hear from and know who is listening What is an example of a dilemma in the Bible? There are several moral dilemmas presented in the Bible, some of which include the story of Abraham being asked to sacrifice his son Isaac, the story of King Solomon deciding the true mother of a disputed child, the story of Jesus being tempted in the wilderness. Maybe one of the greatest dilemmas in the bibl...

Love to hear from and know who is listening In the bible the book of James tells us that, whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, has become guilty of all. This is a hard concept for me to comprehend. I have never murdered anyone, but according to James 2:10 because I have broken one of God's laws I am guilty of breaking them all. James 2: 10-11 For whoever keeps the whole...

Love to hear from and know who is listening I believe that if you are a Christian you must believe that every word in the bible is the truth, but my curious minds wonders, how many times is the word “Truth” in the bible? The word truth appears 333 times in the King James Version, 224 times in the Old Testament and 109 times in the New Testament. The number of times the word appears in the Bible va...

Love to hear from and know who is listening How long can a person survive without food or water? When a person’s body does not receive enough calories to carry out its usual life supporting functions, it starts functioning differently to reduce the amount of energy it burns. If nutrition is not restored, starvation leads to loss of life. With no food and no water, the maximum time the body can sur...

Love to hear from and know who is listening If you have children you know that getting your children to be obedient is very difficult, as I am certain my parents will attest to! When my children were living at home one of the most difficult tasks for me to get them to do was washing the dishes, and we had a dishwasher! If I asked them to do the dishes they would always respond, “I did them last ti...

Love to hear from and know who is listening I don't know about you but when Christmas day is near I don't want things to get messy. Truth be known I am a bit of a control freak and I like things neat and orderly. I really don't like surprises. The last thing I want to happen before the Christmas holiday is for myself, my wife Joyce to get sick. Also it is certainly not a good time f...

Love to hear from and know who is listening What is in your hand? This question appears for the first time in Exodus 4:2, where God called Moses and told him to go and lead the children of Israel into the Promised Land. Moses however was afraid that they wouldn't believe him and he asked for a sign of the power of God. God asked Moses this question ‘What is in your hand?’ To Moses, it was jus...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Everyone wants to be chosen. I have vivid memories from my childhood gym class. We would playing a game and needed to divide up and choose teams. First captains had to be chosen. Then one by one the captains would pick those that wanted on their team. Those who were the most physically gifted always got picked first. I was never the first one to be chose...

Love to hear from and know who is listening I think it goes without saying sometimes life is so difficult, it may even seem impossible. When I was a single father one day I decided I just didn't have the energy to fix my 3 girls dinner so I took them out to eat at Subway. The older two girls Samantha and Sophia were standing on their tip toes looking over the countertop trying to decide what...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Have you ever wondered what the greatest miracle ever recorded in the bible might be? The greatest miracles in the bible would be different depending on who you ask. Is the greatest miracle in the bible the day the sun stood still for Joshua? Is it the parting of the Red Sea in Exodus? Is it the movement of the sun’s shadow backward ten steps in Isaiah?...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Are you aware of God's presence in your daily life? The reality is that God is always with us. But we don't always recognize Him. We see Him when we read the Bible or go to church, but we overlook His presence in the small details of our days and we never think God is present with us when we are compromising our faith. In those moments when you...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Let's use our imagination for just a few minutes. Imagine you are on an overnight business trip. Your employer puts you up for the night in a very nice motel. The room is on the fourth floor. You settle int, watch a little TV then decide to turn in early for the night because you know your going to have a full day tomorrow. In the middle of the nigh...

Love to hear from and know who is listening The Ten Commandments. Every major religion embraces them. Buddhists, Muslims, Jews, Jehovah’s Witness, Catholics and Christians. Even people who are not religious acknowledge the ten commandments. The phrase written in stone is a reference to Exodus 38:18 where God gave Moses the 10 Commandments on two tablets of stone. The Ten Commandments are a basic m...

Love to hear from and know who is listening The Biblical account of David and Goliath is one of the most popular stories from scripture. It is a lesson of courage, faith, and overcoming what seems impossible. The nation of Israel was called to fight the Philistine army. The two armies gathered on opposite sides of a deep valley. A giant named Goliath, came to the front of the battle line every day...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Nearly every year in the fall, after the leaves have fallen I rake them up into a large pile and burn them. This year I had an especially large pile of leaves. It was about 6 foot wide by 20 foot long and 3 foot deep. I set the leaves on fire and stood by with a garden hose and a shovel to ensure the fire didn't get away from me. The fire was especi...

Love to hear from and know who is listening I have to admit there are few things I enjoy more than “Fair Food!” Even though the cuisine created at the local fair may be a heart attacking looking it's next victim it is oh so good! Few things are better than a good old fashion corn dog on a stick or caramel apple or deep fried Twinkies. But it is hard to beat the classic cotton candy. In case y...

Love to hear from and know who is listening I really enjoy playing practical jokes on my wife and once in a while she tries to do the same to me as well. Joyce frequently likes to hide the bath towel from me while I am in the shower. Once she thought it would be funny to fill a pitcher full of cold water and then dump it over my head while I was in the shower. As she was laughing out loud at my de...

Love to hear from and know who is listening I am sure you can all think of someone that promises to do something and then doesn't live up to their promise. Without naming any person in particular I am sure we can all agree that we have heard a campaign promise from a politician at least once, if not more, that they did not live up to. Politicians are notorious for making promises in order to...

Love to hear from and know who is listening As I have became older and a bit wiser, not to say I am a genius, but I have learned from my life experiences, I have realized that God must have purpose for my life. When I was younger I did so many terrible things. I drank alcohol and did drugs. I drove my car like a mad man. Many of the things I did as a teen I have seen others get into trouble with t...

Love to hear from and know who is listening I am sure you can recall a time when you were asked to do something that you really didn't want to do and you reluctantly said, I will do it but only on my terms. When my children were growing up they were masters of doing things on their terms. I could always tell when they wanted something because when I came home from work they would be doing som...

Love to hear from and know who is listening My wife and I recently purchased a new washing machine. I don't do much laundry, so I barely knew how to operate the old one. The new washing machine has a specialized cycle for everything. You just pick the cycle you want and it begins it's programmed routine. First it fills to the appropriate level. Next it begins a washing stage, then a rest...

Love to hear from and know who is listening Contagious or Infectious diseases are illnesses caused by harmful organisms that get into your body from the outside. The flu, measles, HIV, strep throat, COVID-19 and salmonella are all examples of infectious diseases. Cancer, diabetes, congestive heart failure and Alzheimer’s disease are all examples of noninfectious diseases. Infectious diseases can b...

Love to hear from and know who is listening When I grew up I was taught that men didn't cry. Men and especially fathers and husbands were the rock of the household. We were to be there for our children and wife in their time of need. We were to be the anchor in the storms of life. If we had any fear or anxiety of our own it was not to be shown. I believed that real men just stuffed their emot...

Love to hear from and know who is listening I think we have all been around that person that can't seem to put together a sentence without using some vulgar swear words. Theses word are referred to as 4 letter words. No disrespect to these people, but I think my vocabulary is a little more refined. When I hear someone who curses like a drunken sailor all I can think is that they must not be v...