by Pat Cooper | Nov 8, 2018 | Daily Devotional
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. — Proverbs 3:5–6 Coming to terms with my fallenness wasn’t fun, but it was needful. That I might...
by Pat Cooper | Oct 29, 2018 | Daily Devotional
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah!...
by Pat Cooper | Oct 15, 2018 | Daily Devotional
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. — Hebrews 10:23 How quickly we forget what God has said. Before the disciples took Jesus and boarded the boat shoving off for the Gerasenes (see Mark 4:35–41),...
by Pat Cooper | Oct 5, 2018 | Daily Devotional
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. — Isaiah 41:10 I become anxious over the dumbest things. Even now, as I sit writing this devotional, I am...
by Pat Cooper | Sep 18, 2018 | Daily Devotional
I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. — William Ernest Henley It was the mantra of the ‘60s and ‘70s. “Do your own thing,” we chanted. “If it feels good, do it.” We wanted to be in the driver’s seat of...
by Pat Cooper | Aug 13, 2018 | Daily Devotional
Your word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. — Psalm 119:89 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. — Psalm 119:105 It’s rare that you read a devotional about devotionals, but let’s start off that way by...
