Guiding Your Walk with the Light of God's Word from the shores of Texoma, TX
There is something sacred about the daily ritual of morning coffee. For me, it is not only the warmth of the cup in my hands or the aroma rising to meet me; it is also the love expressed in the hands that bring it. My husband knows how I like my coffee, just as I …
The longer a believer walks with God, the more clearly he learns this truth: here we have no continuing city. There was a time, perhaps, when the world felt like home. Its comforts were familiar, its pursuits compelling, its securities, though fragile, enough to soothe our hearts for a while. But conversion changes the address …
In seasons of grief and depression, we often discover within ourselves a strange compulsion to turn toward tasks. Folding laundry, paying bills, cleaning out drawers, finishing projects, crossing one more thing off the list, these small victories give us, for a fleeting moment, a sense of control, completion, and redemption of chaos. Where sorrow has …
I remember childhood scraped knees and gravel-embedded palms. The kind of fall where the tears flowed more from anticipation than pain, because we knew what was coming next: the dreaded sting of rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide. We would run inside, crying not just because we were hurt, but because we knew the healing would …
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We do not drift into spiritual alertness. We do not accidentally become watchful souls. In a world flooded with noise and pace, distraction is the default, and dullness of spirit often becomes our quiet norm. Days pass without self-examination. Hours slip by without prayer. The soul, once tender and attentive, becomes tired and reactive. And …
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“Having disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it” (Col. 2:15). Victory is not something we strive for; it is something we stand in. Christ has already won the decisive victory at the cross. He has disarmed the rulers and authorities, stripping them of their power, …
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“Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm” (Eph. 6:13). What does it mean to “having done all”? The Greek word Paul uses for “having done” (katergazomai) conveys the idea of accomplishing, completing, fully preparing for a …
“Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm” (Eph. 6:13). Every believer will face an evil day. It is not a matter of if but when. The evil day is a season of intense spiritual conflict, a …
There are unseen battles raging around us, whether we acknowledge them or not.Every day we rise, we step into a world that is not neutral ground. We may prepare our bodies for the day, choosing garments and setting agendas, but unless we are awake to the deeper reality, we step out spiritually unguarded, exposed to …
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“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil” (Eph. 6:11). The schemes of the devil are as old as Eden, yet as modern as the latest whisper of temptation in our minds. Satan is not a brute force who fights in broad daylight. …
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Shorelight Devotionals 