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New Life In The Desert
RG AUDIO 071620 Isaiah 51:1-6 God has exiled the people of God. They left the land of promise, having seen the walls crumble and places that they loved go up in smoke. Looking back, they wondered if...
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Blessings of New Life
RG AUDIO 071720 Hosea 14:1-9 The people of God had turned away from Him, relying instead on themselves and the work of their own hands. Again and again, God called for them to return. God waited, at...
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Remain In Christ
RG AUDIO 071820 John 15:1-10 Each year as winter draws to a close, it is time to prune all that which bears fruit and flowers. The gardener looks closely at the bush. Which vines look healthy? Which...
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Faithful God
RG AUDIO 071920 Psalm 31:1-8 Our God is a faithful God. In the words of Psalm 3, the psalmist remembers who God is: a refuge, a rock, always and forever, never letting go, full of mercy and steadfast...
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How To Be Unshakeable
RG AUDIO 072020 Psalm 15:1-5 When I read Psalm 15, my mind jumps to Micah 6:8, “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and...
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Hold Your Tongue
RG AUDIO 072120 Proverbs 10:18-32 If you could imagine the book of Proverbs as a person, it would be the friend who tells you the unfiltered, straightforward, honest truth. We all need a friend like...
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God Delights in the Blameless
RG AUDIO 072220 Proverbs 11:14-21 There are so many places in Scripture that warn us about the words we speak. How we say things, what we say, to whom we say them, and the intention of our hearts...
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Just Answer Simply
RG AUDIO 072320 Matthew 5:33-42 The devotionals this week focus on a godly code of living, or a Jesus-ethic, if you will. In our daily lives, we are to be accountable to the question, “What does it...
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Godly Lending
RG AUDIO 072420 Luke 6:30-38 Christians are known for their generosity in giving. Nazarenes have a great ethic of generosity to missions and compassion to the marginalized. However, Luke’s words may...
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Be Honorable
RG AUDIO 072520 Romans 2:1-11 For believers, Paul’s words can sound like good news or an impossibility. The apostle says, “this is the way to heaven,” and it almost sounds like a prescription for...
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Desiring For Our Eternal Home
RG AUDIO 072620 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 Human history is full of the tragic story of lives suddenly and tragically lost. At some sub-conscious level, we all walk through our days knowing that each and...
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God’s Abundant Peace
RG AUDIO 072720 Psalm 37:1-11 The pain or sickness has returned. The unkind person got their way. Poor people are subjected to more suffering. These kinds of life experiences usually evoke a couple...
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Delightful Journey
RG AUDIO 072820 Psalm 119:33-40 Children receive commands regularly. There might be a secret I don’t know about, but no matter how pleasantly I present to my children commands like “Make your bed,”...
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Active Trust
RG AUDIO 072920 Proverbs 3:1-10 Self-reliance is a value revered by the world. Dreaming big and accomplishing bigger is rewarded with admiration and praise. The concept of trust, however, is not...
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Displace and Upheld
RG AUDIO 073020 Proverbs 3:1-10 The people hearing Isaiah 26 are exiles. They have been defeated, overpowered, and taken from their homes. They live in a constant state of displacement and...
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The Soul’s Soil
RG AUDIO 073120 Mark 4:10-20 It’s not hard to find something to worry about. For some of us, it’s almost like a natural inclination. Quite honestly, when someone tells us “don’t worry,” they could...
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Altars of Hope
RG AUDIO 080120 Hebrews 6:13-20 Imagining someone waiting patiently, Abraham is not the first person to come to mind! His adventures in Genesis 12-18 describe the reality of humans struggling to keep...
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Hope-Filled Rest
RG AUDIO 080220 Psalm 62:1-12 What does it mean for our soul to find rest, or to wait in silence? Does it have to do with our schedule—how busy we are, or how much sleep we get? While our body and...
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Where Is Your Hope?
RG AUDIO 080320 Psalm 42:1-5 What are we to do when life becomes overwhelming? Have you ever lived through a difficult time when answers seemed vague, when hope seemed lost, and when God seemed...
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Hope In God
RG AUDIO 080420 Psalm 42:6-11 “[T]herefore I remember. . . .” Amidst the agony of Psalm 42, we are reminded that God is still a trustworthy, saving God, and He is still worthy of our praise. We are...
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