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Daily Devotional Meditations and a Biblical Perspective on Current Events

A Study Through Genesis

“Moral Indignation: What Stirs You to Anger?” (Genesis 34)

  The following briefly highlights a message I preached at Hillsdale on Sunday, April 23, 2023. I am attaching a link to Hillsdale's Sermon Audio page, which records the entire sermon. I also hope to provide a video of the message within the next day. The...

“God Meant it Unto Good” (Genesis 50)

Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. (Additional languages available upon request by emailing HeartofAShepherdInc@gmail.com.) Scripture reading – Genesis 50 “[When] Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed,...

Jacob’s Last Will and Testament (Genesis 48; Genesis 49)

Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. (Additional languages available upon request by emailing HeartofAShepherdInc@gmail.com.) Scripture reading – Genesis 48-49 Genesis 48 His father’s strength had been waning, and when Joseph received news his...

Promises Made; Promises Kept (Genesis 47 – Part 2)

Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. (Additional languages available upon request by emailing HeartofAShepherdInc@gmail.com.) Scripture reading – Genesis 46-47 Genesis 47 Pharaoh’s Provision and Meeting with Jacob (Genesis 47:1-10) With his family...

Hope Revived: Joseph is Alive! (Genesis 46)

Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. (Additional languages available upon request by emailing HeartofAShepherdInc@gmail.com.) Scripture reading – Genesis 46-47 Today’s devotion will come in two parts. This devotion is part 1 and a brief review,...

Forsaken by Man, But not By God! (Genesis 45)

Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. (Additional languages available upon request by emailing HeartofAShepherdInc@gmail.com.) Scripture reading – Genesis 45 Unable to contain his emotions, Joseph cried out suddenly, “Cause every man to go out from...

Remember: It’s Darkest Before Dawn! (Genesis 43-44)

Click on this link for translations of today's devotion. (Additional languages available upon request by emailing HeartofAShepherdInc@gmail.com.) Scripture reading – Genesis 43-44 https://youtu.be/6wM5zAR67nU Genesis 43 The famine had continued in Egypt and...

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A Stingy Soul and A Virtuous Woman (Proverbs 11; Proverbs 12)

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Sleepless Nights? I’ve Got the Answer! (Psalm 148; Psalm 149)

Scripture reading – Psalm 148; Psalm 149 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study.  We are nearing the end of our chronological study of the Book of Psalms. Today’s Scripture reading consists of two Psalms (Psalm 148 and 149). Both psalms follow the...

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Sleepless Nights? I’ve Got the Answer! (Psalm 148; Psalm 149)

Sleepless Nights? I’ve Got the Answer! (Psalm 148; Psalm 149)

Scripture reading – Psalm 148; Psalm 149 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study.  We are nearing the end of our chronological study of the Book of Psalms. Today’s Scripture reading consists of two Psalms (Psalm 148 and 149). Both psalms follow the...