http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/Devotional-blog.html Choose a Daily Devotion or Scripure from this Devotional Blog to read each day. en-us Devotional Reflections Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:30 GMT Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:30 GMT devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/HeidelbergCatechismPoetry.html Heidelberg Catechism Poetry is a work of David Croft. Based upon the Heidelberg Catechism, the poetry is set into Lords Days. As a work in progress, new poetry will continue to be added. At this . . . Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:30 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/LordsDay5.html Lords Day 5, from the Heidelberg Catechism, continues with questions regarding our own inability to pay for our great sin. Nothing we can do can assuage God's righteous indignation. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:27:32 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/LordsDay6.html Lords Day 6, from the Heidelberg Catechism, continues with questions regarding the necessity of our penal substitute being wholly righteous and yet also wholly man. Beautifully illustrated poetically Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:25:58 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/LordsDay3.html Lords Day 3, from the Heidelberg Catechism Poetry by David L. Croft, is entitled If Men Are Wicked. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:04:36 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/LordsDay2.html Lords Day 2, from the Heidelberg Catechism Poetry by David L. Croft, is entitled How Do You Know Your Misery. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:04:01 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/LordsDay1.html Lords Day 1, from the Heidelberg Catechism Poetry by David L. Croft, is entitled What Comfort Stills. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:03:26 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/LordsDay4.html Lords Day 4, from the Heidelberg Catechism Poetry by David L. Croft, is entitled Is God In Any Way Unjust. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:01:31 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/EstherBibleStudy.html Orphaned, raised by an Uncle, loved by a king. This Esther Bible Study contains all of the elements of a good story. Best of all--it is true! Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:13:53 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/Restoration.html Restoration! Each chapter seems to get better and better as we consider the state of the Jews in the land. Mordecai, with the help of the king's scribes has completed his . . . Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:11:28 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/Doomsday.html Doomsday! Is the story of Esther over? Can we now say, "And they all lived happily ever after."? There is only one problem. Remember, once the king made a decree and sealed it with his signet . . . Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:10:47 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/ThirteenthDay.html The day finally came: the twelfth month, the thirteenth day, the month of Adar, the thirteenth day. We are told in verse 1, On the day that the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower . . . Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:10:11 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/EndofHaman.html The end of Haman has come. You will remember, that things are beginning to look really bad for Haman. His plot to annihilate the Jews is beginning to unravel. . . Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:43:36 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/GloomandDoom.html Gloom and Doom. How humiliating! After parading Mordecai around the city as one honored by the king, Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered. Remember how supportive . . . Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:43:01 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/index.html Devotional Reflections from the Bible includes free Bible devotions for Women, Teens, Children, and more. These are for your own personal use or use them as teacher resources for your classroom. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:14:27 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/AboutMe.html Learn About Me and why I started Devotional Reflections from the Bible. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:40:23 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/WhoamIPoems.html Who am I Poems submitted to the Who am I Poetry contest and original poetry by Linda Croft. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:09:23 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/ChristianBookReviews.html I love to read--as a matter of fact, it is probably my favorite hobby. I thought it was time I put up a Christian Book Reviews page on my website. I'd like you to send your own book reviews from a . . Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:55:01 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/ChristianReader.html I receive many comments, questions and answers, and would like to share some of these with you my Christian Reader. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:47:11 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/GodIntercedes.html God intercedes. We left Mordecai in a rather hopeless state in yesterday's devotion. Haman, the man second only to the king himself, had built a gallows for Mordecai. He only needed the king's . . . Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:55:43 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/TheTideTurns.html The Tide Turns. In our last devotion Haman was feeling pretty smug; he believed the king was planning to honor him before all of the people. . . . Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:45:21 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/EstherQueenofPersia.html The time had come for Esther Queen of Persia to appear before the King. Do you think she was nervous? I think she probably was. Even though she had great faith in God, she was still human. . . Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:53:38 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/PrideofHaman.html Now we see the pride of Haman revealed. Haman was feeling pretty good about himself; not only was he honored by the king, but now the queen was requesting that he come to a banquet prepared . . . Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:52:58 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/Haman.html As is not uncommon in royalty, the king was so pleased with Haman, that he elevated him above all of the other princes of the land, commanding all of his servants to bow down to him. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:52:18 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/BibleDevotionsforWomen.html Do we women need encouragement? Yes, we do. Bible devotions for women is meant to be a source of encouragement and are written by a woman, for women, about women in the Bible. Tue, 31 May 2011 14:26:43 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/ChristianTeenDevotionals.html a teen today, you experience so much anxiety from your culture. These Christian Teen Devotionals will help you as a teen to think about yourself from a Biblical perspective Tue, 31 May 2011 14:16:27 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/FaithofAbraham.html Faith of Abraham is a part of a series of womens devotions from Hebrews 11 entitled Lonely Road of Faith. Wed, 04 May 2011 18:50:05 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/FaithofNoah.html The Faith of Noah is a Bible devotion for women from a series of devotions from Hebrews 11 entitled the Lonely Road of Faith. Wed, 04 May 2011 18:42:43 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/FaithofEnoch.html Faith of Enoch is a Bible devotion which is part of a series of devotions from Hebrews 11 called Lonely Road of Faith. Wed, 04 May 2011 18:36:11 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/FaithofAbel.html Faith of Abel is part of a series of devotions on the Lonely Road of Faith from Hebrews 11. Wed, 04 May 2011 18:30:15 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/ChristtheCreator.html Christ the Creator is part of a series of Teen Devotions which answer the question, Who is Christ? Wed, 04 May 2011 17:20:36 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/ChristtheDoor.html Christ the Door is part of a series of teen devotions which answer the question, Who is Christ? Wed, 04 May 2011 17:08:43 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/ChristtheHealer.html Christ the Healer continues a series of Teen Devotions which answer the question, Who is Christ? Wed, 04 May 2011 17:02:30 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/ChristtheLiberator.html Christ the Liberator continues the series of teen devotions which answer the question, Who is Christ? Wed, 04 May 2011 16:55:56 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/ChristtheMaster.html Christ the Master is a part of teen devotions answering the question Who is Christ? Wed, 04 May 2011 16:45:26 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/ChristtheMediator.html Christ the Mediator is a part of a series of devotions from In My Fathers House, which answers the question, Who is Christ? Wed, 04 May 2011 16:38:34 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/ChristtheShepherd.html Christ the Shepherd is a Bible devotion answering the question, Who is Christ? Wed, 04 May 2011 16:30:55 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/SinnersFriend.html Christ is the Sinners Friend is part of a series of devotions answereing the question, Who is Christ. Tue, 03 May 2011 18:58:53 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/DeathofSarah.html In Genesis 23 we come to the death of Sarah. Just imagine, she was 127 years old when she died; she and Abraham were most likely married over 100 years! Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:19:52 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/TroubleinParadise.html Here is Isaac, just a few years old and there is already trouble in paradise. Well, its not really paradise, but you know what I mean. Sarah has been blessed by God with her own child, and a rift betw Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:18:10 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/LaughingatGod.html There seems to be no end of lessons that Sarai needed to learn. In Genesis 18, we find her laughing at God. Will she ever learn to truly trust in the Lord? Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:15:01 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/Perhaps.html If there is one word that Sarai probably wished she could take back, it was, perhaps. Sarai made some choices that she would come to deeply regret. Impatient with God, Sarai came up with a plan. . . . Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:06:25 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/BarrenWoman.html Sarai, the wife of Abram, was a barren woman. How did that affect a woman in these Bible times. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:00:16 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/AbrahamandSarah.html Abraham and Sarah had an interesting relationship that is told through numerous displays of God working on their behalf to fulfill His promise of a son. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:55:20 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/BibleCouples.html Bible Couples looks at couples mentioned in the Bible and is appropriate for teen devotions and devotions for women. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:51:10 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/If-I-Perish.html "Mordecai could not possibly understand what he is asking me to do," Esther thought. What if I perish? The king's edict, in fact the law of the land, forbid anyone to go before the king unless . . . Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:39:18 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/sackcloth-ashes.html Sackcloth Ashes. The city of Shushan was perplexed. The decree had gone out that all of the Jewish people were . . . . Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:35:08 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/ShushanPerplexed.html The king was totally unaware of what he had done; included in this death warrant would be his own wife, Queen Esther, which left the city of Shushan perplexed. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:23:58 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/CastingLots.html Haman did not wait very long to bring about his evil plans. After casting lots to determine the month, Haman hurried to the king to get permission to put to death all of the Jews in the land. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:18:52 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/PlotRevealed.html Esther has become queen, but it is not long until a plot revealed by Mordecai, her uncle, which could destroy her life. Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:53:57 GMT http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/QueenEsther.html The drama of Queen Esther being chosen over all of the other women in the court is a fairy tale coming true. 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