https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/devotional-reflections-blog.html Choose a Daily Devotion or Scripure from this Devotional Blog to read each day. en-us Devotional Reflections from the Bible Mon, 8 May 2023 08:03:06 -0400 Mon, 8 May 2023 08:03:06 -0400 devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/WhyDoWeSuffer.html1e3dca08ba244fcac04971f501cb4401Why do we suffer? Suffering is not unknown to the elderly. These golden retirement years are not what we had imagined. Gone are the twenties and thirties when Mon, 8 May 2023 06:53:13 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/ReflectionsfromtheElderly.htmlad3b5edc6ace608902e37ebc412fb585Reflections from the Elderly. Viewing life from the perspective of the golden years, Romans 8, verses 16 and 17 take on new meaning. Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:56:30 -0500 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/PatienceinSuffering.html035aaec73d24d13a4640fe963f9bd3acPatience in Suffering. Why do believers suffer? What happened to the peace and joy they were supposed to be experiencing? One of the great mysteries of life ... Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:10:06 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/James5.html1b58264addb8f9208ca7e7c46cd4692bJames 5. This chapter concludes the book of James with warnings to the rich, a call to patience in suffering, encouragement in prayer, and a final admonition. Fri, 26 Mar 2021 09:15:18 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/JosephandMary.html895176b8089c040777c93528f74f1e80Joseph and Mary, This, our third devotional on Mary the Mother of Jesus, continues with the life of this amazing couple. What a great honor, though I am not ... Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:55:22 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/FreeFlowerImages.html92833d13ca529eabb946df622f7f56f5Free Flower Images. Free high definition flower pictures for your own business or personal use. These high quality images are good for cards, wall art, ... Sat, 18 Jul 2020 13:21:16 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/RoyaltyFreeImages.html31980860b0b4eb1c0bf6ba8d7092b474Royalty Free Images. High resolution images for wall art, cards, canvas pictures, or any other use whether commercial of personal. These images, however, Fri, 17 Jul 2020 11:10:27 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/BoastinWeakness.html4297f85f27ff668e5d7c879e072fbe1dBoast in Weakness. As we conclude James 4, James encourages us not to boast in arrogance. We do not know what tomorrow may bring, so we should never . . . Fri, 19 Jun 2020 11:52:44 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/ResisttheDevil.html31f656b2fd46fc7e8232d84dafe57791Resist the Devil. James 4, verses 7 through 10 are some of the most profound verses in the Bible. We live in a culture that not only does not believe . . . Thu, 18 Jun 2020 11:51:55 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/OneLawgiver.html49eb83b90b7d39ebc13d1642b87c8624One Lawgiver. James, in chapter 4, verses 11 and 12, reminds us that we have not been given the authority to judge one another for only God has that . . . Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:08:13 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/MeaningofPeace.html4dee0ce425df7f5d8cde078dd3431107Meaning of Peace. In this Bible passage from the book of Haggai, we have a remarkable picture of the future coming of God's glory. Only God . . . Tue, 16 Jun 2020 10:34:55 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/HeResiststheProud.html04eecf79e5f2aa680250238a6b74ceffHe Resists the Proud. James continues to picture the things God loves and the things God hates in chapter 4. "God opposes the proud but gives . . . Sat, 13 Jun 2020 12:49:26 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/AskandThouShaltReceive.html15b140239bb59578ca62617ca80c6248Ask and Thou Shalt Receive. What does James mean in chapter 4 when he says, "Ask and you will receive?" Does this mean that the true believer can ask . . . Fri, 12 Jun 2020 11:20:36 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/James4.htmlf447c05b2087341ce41314e01871424eIn James 4, the author continues to delve into the heart of sin and unbelief. He asks the question, "Where do wars . . . Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:04:57 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/WisdomfromAbove.htmlc770342a1ffb4b152393c98f2339cf6bWisdom from Above. What is wisdom? What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? Is everyone who has great learning or great intelligence wise? Thu, 4 Jun 2020 11:53:00 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/DevotionalReflectionsEzine.htmld8ed16a0f6d7e1fe4aae41ffdc6c3558Devotional Reflections Ezine. Sign up for this free bi-weekly devotional ezine, for devotions that your may print and use. Please do not duplicate and use online. Wed, 3 Jun 2020 10:04:58 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/PrayersforPeace.html1590620bdba3023528592aa6bc8dfcccPrayers for Peace. From the writings of Jeremiah comes the call to prayer: "Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell . . . Mon, 1 Jun 2020 11:49:59 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/TamingtheTongue.html89d296ffdba0a2cac3bdf34a8ea1064fTaming the Tongue. The Bible says that the tongue is a fire that is filled with unrighteousness. That is certainly evident in our culture where most . . . Mon, 1 Jun 2020 10:40:35 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/James3.htmla5a8ed6f4e47642e03911b8aa74d813aJames 3. As we continue in the book of James, chapter 3 covers two relevant examples of living a Godly Christian life. First, James . . . Fri, 29 May 2020 13:04:31 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/HowFaithWorks.html4ba8a0a7694a1913856bddee30416f4eHow Faith Works. James concludes chapter 2 with two illustrations that give us examples as to what true faith looks like in real life. Wed, 27 May 2020 11:47:26 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/Faith-without-Works-is-Dead.htmldd6c1132a2604936481353adc5a6115cFaith without Works is Dead. James continues chapter 2 on his discussion of faith vs works. Is James saying that you are saved by your . . . Sat, 23 May 2020 11:55:40 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/PrinceofPeace.html964d73e9e8e98466b2e82257e1cc31cdPrince of Peace. World peace! We all want it but how do we obtain it? Could it be that the answer was given to us thousands of years ago by a prophet . . . Fri, 22 May 2020 11:19:03 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/FaithvsWorks.htmlf6b2934126e6bda95efa5a43642686bbFaith vs Works. What is the relationship between faith and works? James 2 continues with this thought in verses 14 through 17. Fri, 22 May 2020 09:52:53 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/WarvsPeace.html06ac83ca94eb517700bcddcec7202fcdWar vs Peace. Normally when we think of peace we are referring to it in relation to our country versus other countries of the world. In other words . . . Mon, 18 May 2020 11:17:21 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/DoJusticeLoveMercy.html1747415f3c4ed3320db29f7e3b0c78b6Do Justice Love Mercy. James 2 continues his thoughts on avoiding partiality by reminding us of the royal law of love. Mon, 18 May 2020 10:30:22 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/PeaceBibleVerses.htmlbcbd60de11723ef55059c51bf08b11eaPeace Bible Verses. At a time when the entire world is inundated with the coronarivirus, COV-19, how do we find peace? The Bible has much to say on . . . Fri, 15 May 2020 13:28:02 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/ShowNoPartiality.html02de36ca72a876292694cc0c53ba3891Show No Partiality. In many ways, the Christian life is totally at odds with the culture in which we live. None is more obvious than the command to show no . . . Fri, 8 May 2020 10:58:07 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/James2.html0878e321edd33bcae765ce867345ea38James 2. As we continue our devotionals on the book of James we find that James continues to develop the thoughts of what is true religion. Fri, 8 May 2020 09:45:04 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/BeDoersoftheWord.htmlc544ff12d10c3ad29f284ac7362c1defBe Doers of the Word. What does this mean? To what is James referring in verses 22 through 25 of James chapter 1? Tue, 5 May 2020 11:42:35 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/SamsonandDelilahBible.htmld78f4ff2439e25dc584e88c70657e07aSamson and Delilah Bible characters are infamous and yet what is the true meaning of this story? Is it just about a foolish man named Samson who fell in love . . . Mon, 4 May 2020 09:02:59 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/DavidandMichal.html950941822af07ff40b12d2800313ff1cDavid and Michal. Daughter of a king! That sounds magical and yet when we read of the life of Michal, daughter of Saul, we discover the her life was not . . . Sat, 25 Apr 2020 12:28:19 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/Jehosheba.html9bdd49c3f79b734ee2aea23e49b79961Jehosheba. What an extraordinary act was done by this Bible woman. Even though only three verse in the Bible are attributed to her, her actions saved the kingdom! Tue, 21 Apr 2020 11:24:42 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/MaryMotherofJesus.html339f24bc471573843ad3769f4a764835Mary Mother of Jesus. Chosen by God, Mary was an extraordinary woman. We have much to learn when we look at the accounts given in the Bible about Mary. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:58:57 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/BoyJesusintheTemple.html7b08ca509d5cd29020332726266d0a8bBoy Jesus in the Temple. We know very little about Jesus as a boy, but we are given one example in Luke 2 about Mary, Joseph, and Jesus visiting the temple. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:58:11 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/BabyJesusintheTemple.html250aeb5dd510a0be208304b9a37b7d5fBaby Jesus in the temple. In this devotional we are going to look at a very special occasion when Jesus was presented in the temple to God. Sat, 11 Apr 2020 13:01:17 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/JesusBethlehem.html840776a437072a9b59c93c19197fb4bdJesus Bethlehem. We all love the story of Jesus being born in Bethlehem. As we read through the familiar narrative, let us try to put ourselves in the place ... Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:41:12 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/JosephandtheAngel.htmld7295e196449e75515db6343c99703d1Joseph and the Angel. To help us to understand the profound effect this encounter had on Mary we will continue with our series of devotionals on Mary by ... Sat, 4 Apr 2020 13:39:09 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/MaryandElizabeth.html0081b248e23b0bf21235e5d495ab8505Mary and Elizabeth. As we continue our devotional series on Mary the Mother of Jesus, in this devotional we will look at Mary's conversation with Elizabeth. Sat, 4 Apr 2020 11:24:40 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/AngelAppearstoMary.html35b68c5c6275a9d0d1b63a45534be721Angel Appears to Mary. What troubling news the angel brought to Mary. How was she to respond? How would Joseph, her betrothed react? These and many other ... Fri, 3 Apr 2020 12:15:19 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/BibleDevotionsforWomen.htmlb55134faaf786b6087aeac793401644dDo 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. Fri, 3 Apr 2020 10:49:26 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/Priscilla-Bible.htmlfab4f6e13095e3557b9a1b06040432efPriscilla-Bible. The New Testament gives us some very interesting commentary on the Bible couple, Priscilla and Aquila. Who is this couple and what is their . . . Thu, 2 Apr 2020 14:07:14 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/Moses-Aaron-Miriam.html0407ee5ff9be67f5f39e847a72424401Moses-Aaron-Miriam. This series of devotionals is focused mainly on Miriam. We have a rather interesting account in Number 12 relating to these three Wed, 1 Apr 2020 13:03:29 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/QuicktoHear.htmla4a717a5b653499dedc01d67155dd8a3Quick to Hear. If every person took the time to ponder these verse and then put them into practice in their own lives we would live in an entirely different ... Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:07:33 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/SongofMiriam.html6512ea4cf0651db0358cfb1a6ecc5e68Song of Miriam. We get a delightful glimpse of Miriam in Exodus 15:19-21 when she led the women of Israel in a song of praise to God for His deliverance of the Israelites after they crossed the Red Sea. Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:55:56 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/MiriamSisterofMoses.htmlff74908b5504ee3997af152884336eb3Miriam Sister of Moses. We are introduced to Miriam in Exodus 2:1-8. She is not named but is only called the sister of Moses. Secretly caring for baby Moses she was primarily responsible for returning him to his mother. Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:11:19 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/MiriamintheBible.htmlbf46ec51cc0b2ecfcfa17d99526f2861Miriam in the Bible. Rarely in the Word of God do we get so many varied glimpses of the personality of a Bible woman as we do in the case of Miriam. Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:02:18 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/BathshebaandSolomon.htmld4d8ba8e4da9ed952a1c523b137b0fe4Bathsheba and Solomon. Bathsheba is now old and yet her usefulness to God and to the Kingdom of Israel had not ended. Let us not think that we are no longer ... Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:48:20 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/Bible-Women.htmlcff15db67208190ed18e7ee28233a66fBible Women is a companion page to Great Women of the Bible. The Bible includes many women who may not be great ... Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:12:33 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/BathshebaandDavid.html98c659cbd337b0cbf8a0864807372307Bathsheba and David, King of Israel. As the sega of Bathsheba continues we find her in a very complicated situation. Through the hand of David her husband, . . Sat, 21 Mar 2020 15:38:58 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/BathshebaandUriah.htmlf69b69847a33bb638977044837f3ed14Bathsheba and Uriah. We know very little about Bathsheba and her relationship with her first husband, Uriah. We do know, however, ... Sat, 21 Mar 2020 15:08:15 -0400 https://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/Bathsheba.htmld090134e268c000a77afed4fb490f6cbBathsheba. We have so much information regarding Bathsheba that it will be divided among three devotionals. Sat, 21 Mar 2020 13:33:02 -0400