• Devotions

    The Virtuous Woman

    “Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.”  Proverbs 31:30 The first place that the bible uses the phrase “virtuous woman” is in Ruth.  Boaz described Ruth’s reputation this way.  It is used again in Proverbs by Solomon.  When were you first introduced to the woman of Proverbs 31? How did it make you feel?  Do you compare yourself to her, Ladies? Let’s read Proverbs 1: 2-4.  What is the purpose of the book of Proverbs? How do we access what it has to offer? It is to give us the knowledge to have wisdom.  It gives us instructions.  With…

  • Devotions

    When Hope Doesn’t Disappoint

     Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand.  Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.  Colossians 3:1-2 Have you ever been disappointed by the course of events around you that you were looking forward too?  I have.  When I thought something would go one way and it ended up going another way.  Or even in the comparison game, see how things go for one family, yet that is not happening for me on how I desire it to go. Read Roman 5:1-2.  Paul’s letters…