Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength. 2 Timothy 4:17 The Lord Gives You Strength You grab a little boy’s arm and say, “Wow, look how strong you are!” And the boy grins from ear to ear. We can’t blame him. We like strength. We strive for …
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me . . . But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength. 2 Timothy 4:10,17 The Lord Stood By My Side Demas. I doubt many people would know that name while playing a game of Bible trivia. But I bet …
Monday, November 2, Numbers 20 3 — We’ve noticed this scene before among the Israelites. When they faced challenges, their immediate reaction was to complain against the Lord and the leaders God had given them. Do we notice the same tendency in our sinful natures? 12 — The Lord had given Moses and Aaron a simple solution to their problem …
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Speaking the Word of God has always carried a price. Jesus warned us about that. He told us that he was sending us out as sheep among wolves. He also told us that he would use that persecution to give his servants the chance to share the Gospel. He promised that the Holy Spirit would speak through us when we …
Dear Trinity Families, Paul knew firsthand that faithfulness to the Word of God brought persecution. His friends had abandoned him and his enemies never stopped hounding him. He was in jail when he wrote this second letter to Timothy and he expected to die there. Paul had been forsaken by his friends, but he was not alone. Paul knew that …
Dear Trinity Families, In the ancient Medo-Persian Empire, Daniel was threatened with death for his faith. It wasn’t because of any public or inflammatory speech. It was because he prayed in his home. 500 years later, Jesus’ disciples were threatened with death if they continued to preach in Jesus’ name. 1500 years after that, Martin Luther was threatened with death …
Dear Trinity Families, Here are your WELS Devotions On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; he will swallow up death forever. Isaiah 25:7,8 A Celebration of Victory On June 19, 1945, Dwight D. Eisenhower stood in the backseat of an open-top Chrysler convertible as it rolled down …
Monday, October 26, Numbers 14 Vv. 10, 22-23, 29-31 — Up until this point, God was very merciful to Israel. Many times, they had tested the Lord’s patience. Their rebellion against Moses was actually a rebellion against God. God’s punishment, as hard as it may appear, was merciful. It gave those who had rebelled the opportunity to repent and be …
Dear Trinity Families, Here is your WELS Devotion On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine—the best of meats and the finest of wines. Isaiah 25:6 With the Finest Fare When was the last time you went to a banquet? You know, a fancy meal, probably in …
