Diana's Devotional Corner

Isaiah 2:4 He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. Oh,...

Jeremiah 29:5-6  Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce.  Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters.  Increase in number...

John 8:12 - When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. What does it mean to be a Christian?  Per my upbringing, one must believe that Jesus died for...

Amos 5: 21, 23-24 - I hate, I reject your festivals; I don't enjoy your joyous assemblies.  Take away the noise of your songs; I won't listen to the melody of your harps.  But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.     "The...

I Kings 19:12-14 - After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire.  And after the fire came a gentle whisper.  When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.  Then a voice...

I Kings 8:10-11  When the priests left the holy place, the cloud filled the Lord's temple, and the priests were unable to carry out their duties due to the cloud because the Lord's glory filled the Lord's temple. This past spring, Swann and I took a tour of the UK and...

I Samuel 16:7 - But the Lord said to Samuel, “Have no regard for his appearance or stature, because I haven’t selected him. God doesn’t look at things like humans do. Humans see only what is visible to the eyes, but the Lord sees into the heart.” Samuel wanted to find...

I Samuel 3:7-8  Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord:  The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.  The Lord called Samuel a third time, and Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, "Here I am; you called me."  Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the...

Exodus 16:11-12 The Lord said to Moses, "I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites.  Tell them, 'At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread.  Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.' " The joy of eating!  It is...

Exodus 3:11, 12 - But Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?"  And God said, "I will be with you.  And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you:  When you have brought the people out of...

Genesis 21:17 God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid … “ Nestled in between the scriptures on Abraham and Isaac that were read in church this morning is the story of...