By Bro. David Mathis

David's Daily Devotion for March 3

March 3, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, March 3. The old saying is “April showers bring May flowers”, but, here in Texas, we’re always ahead of the game. March is one of our rainiest months. The forecasts say we’re in for a wet weekend, it could be “raining cats and dogs”. That phrase, as I’m sure you know, is an idiom - a set of words peculiar to a particular language, words not to be taken literally, but as metaphor and cultural tradition.

David's Daily Devotion for March 2

March 2, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, March 2. Welcome to my favorite month! March has St. Patrick’s Day, the first day of Spring, and this year it features Palm Sunday. Ok, it also has the bad time change - the one where we lose an hour of sleep - but no month is perfect. March, at least here in Texas, brings wildflowers and hummingbirds and warm breezes. And, speaking of Texas, March also brings Independence Day - today!

David's Daily Devotion for Feb. 26

February 26, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, February 26.

As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? A fireman? An astronaut? The president! When I was little I wanted to work in a zoo. And now - I live next door to one. Well, not quite.  But sometimes it feels like it. Here’s a list of my next door neighbors - dogs, cats, cows, horses, ponies, sheep, goats, turkeys, chickens, and pot bellied pigs. At one time or the other, most all of them have paid me a visit. And I have to tell you - I love it!  

David’s Daily Devotion for Feb. 23

February 23, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, February 23.

The Bible is a book that teaches us in many different ways. There are verses that explain doctrine, there are poems of praise, there are characters who serve as examples. And then there are the stories. As children, these stories are the gateway to understanding who God is, and these stories guide us throughout our lives. One of the most dramatic stories in the Word is the Tower of Babel.

David's Daily Devotion for February 19

February 19, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, February 19.

It’s been a bit of a topsy-turvy winter here in Tenaha. Today the temperature is supposed to top 80 degrees, and just three weeks ago we were in the middle of an ice storm. Oh well... Texas weather! During that icy week, the electricity at my house was off for seven days. Lots of candles and flashlights and occasional stumbling around at night. We went to bed with the chickens and got up with the chickens. And we don’t even have any chickens!

David's Daily Devotion for February 18

February 18, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, February 18.

On this day - Ash Wednesday - millions of Christians around the world observe the beginning of Lent, a 40-day season of fasting, repentance, and preparation for Easter. On this day, in the year 303, the Roman emperor Diocletian ushered in Rome’s final and bloodiest period of Christian persecution, a period that saw churches closed, scripture destroyed, and believers martyred.

David's Daily Devotion for February 17

February 17, 2026 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, February 17. Happy Mardi Gras! The term “Mardi Gras” is French for “Fat Tuesday”, and signifies the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, the season that leads to Easter. Why the adjective “fat”? The tradition was to indulge in rich foods and merriment on this day, things that would be discouraged during Lent. 

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