“Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?” For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. Romans 11:35,36 The One Who Has Everything What gift do you give the person who has everything? This question has often been used as an advertisement for various products. This …
Rest – August 21, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Daily Devotion The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for …
Spend Time With Jesus – August 20, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Daily Devotion [Jesus said] “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.” John 6:44 Spend Time With Jesus In his younger years, renowned Christian writer C. S. Lewis was an avowed atheist. When he was a young boy, his mother died. Her death so wounded him that …
Familiarity – August 19, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WeLS Daily Devotion They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?” John 6:42 Familiarity Some early church history suggests that, while Jesus was growing up with Mary and Joseph in Nazareth, he worked with Joseph in …
Grownups – August 18, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WeLS Daily Devotion But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. Hebrews 5:14 Grownups Here’s some context for this Bible passage from Hebrews chapter 5. As the Hebrew Christians are reading this inspired letter, they are learning many wonderful truths. In this particular …
To Forgive – August 17, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WeLS Daily Devotion Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 To Forgive According to an article from the Mayo Clinic, you can gain health benefits for yourself when you forgive someone else. The article lists eight specific health benefits that can come …
WELS: Today’s Devotion – Journey – August 16, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WeLS Daily Devotion The angel of the LORD . . . touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” 1 Kings 19:7 Journey His name is Elijah. In this moment, Elijah is depressed. He’s overwhelmed. He’s exhausted. He is discouraged beyond words. Here’s the backstory. It’s …
Give Me Strength – August 15, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Daily Devotion Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, …
Never Go Hungry – August 14, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Daily Devotion Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35 Never Go Hungry In the movie The Lion King, the lion named Scar wants to usurp the throne, and he’s recruiting the …
God is Faithful – August 13, 2021
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of (the Israelites); their bodies were scattered over the desert. Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat …