By Bro. David Mathis

David's Daily Devotion for Aug. 3

August 3, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, August 3.

Most of us live lives that are incredibly blessed. We have the strength to get up each day and the freedom to go out to meet the world. We can spend time with friends and family. We can attend our churches to worship. We can experience a full and active life. But nursing home residents and shut-ins often live lives that are isolated from the world, unsupported by friends and family, lonely and alone.

David's Daily Devotion for August 2

August 2, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, August 2.

What is life? That's a pretty serious question for this late summer Wednesday. But it's an eternal question that's crossed everyone's mind from time to time. What is the meaning of life? 

Is life just the accumulation of time? I did some math and figured out I've lived 24,090 days, 578,160 hours, 34,689,600 minutes. I had to lie down after that! That's something I've spent about 200,000 hours doing, by the way.

David's Daily Devotion for August 1

August 1, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, August 1.

Here's the kind of fact that always makes me chuckle. "On this day, in 1774, scientist Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen ". So, what was everybody doing before Sir Joseph made his "discovery"? Stumbling around gasping for air?

Here's another - "In 1492 Christopher Columbus discovered America". That bulletin must have been startling news to the 50 million people who already lived here when Chris arrived!

David's Daily Devotion for July 31

July 31, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Monday, July 31.

On this day, 35 years ago, my oldest daughter was born. It seems like just yesterday that we brought her home from a Fort Worth hospital. And around this time, 17 years ago, she left our home for college. That's a scene that's being replayed in countless families again this year, a moment, perhaps more than any other, that serves as a rite of passage from childhood to adulthood.

David's Daily Devotion for July 25

July 25, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, July 25.

Last night I did something I've never done before. It was three a.m. and I had had a visit from insomnia, a frequent visitor since I turned left at middle age. This time, however, instead of turning on the TV, or turning over and trying to get back to sleep, I decided to go outside.

David's Daily Devotion for July 24

July 24, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Monday, July 24.

On this day in 1725, a boy was born in England. His father was a ship's captain. His mother died when he was six, and at the young age of 11, his father took him to sea. He, too, eventually came to captain a ship, a slave ship. Later he would share the testimony of a storm on the sea that came one night, a night when John Newton experienced a life-changing spiritual conversion.

David's Daily Devotion for July 21

July 21, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Friday, July 21.

Today we complete our series on heaven, with a devotion that's not really about heaven. Confusing? Well, hear me out.

Do you remember how you felt three years ago in the summer of 2020? That was three months into the pandemic shutdown, and it was a time full of questions. How long would it last? What would the new normal be like? Would life ever really be normal again?

David's Daily Devotion for July 20

July 20, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, July 20.

We continue this morning with a brief series on the subject of heaven. Tomorrow, a thought about "heaven on earth". Today, we give the Word of God the opportunity to teach us about the world to come. Heaven is mentioned in 54 of the Bible's 66 books. Christian author, David Jeremiah, puts it like this, "To visualize heaven accurately, study the Bible!"

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