By Bro. David Mathis

David’s Daily Devotion for Nov. 20

Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, November 20.

I’ve spent the better part of my adult life working in churches. At the age of 20, I felt the call of God to devote myself to ministry, and it has been a thoroughly rewarding experience. But, sometimes, ministry can be very challenging. On those challenging days, you try to find the bright side, you look for the humor. Here’s some actual messages included in actual church bulletins. Hope they brighten your day, and give you a chuckle.

David’s Daily Devotion for Nov. 19

November 19, 2024 - Good Morning!  It’s Tuesday, November 19.

On November 19, 1863, the President of the United States delivered a brief message to a crowd of 15,000 people, gathered in a cemetary in Pennsylvania.  161 years later, the Gettysburg Address remains, in the opinion of historians and ordinary folks, the greatest speech in the history of the world.

David’s Daily Devotion for Nov. 18

November 18, 2024 - Good Morning!  It’s Monday, November 18.

In 1967, a book was published titled “Children’s Letters to God”.  It wasn’t fiction, but a compilation of real letters written by 3rd graders.  Here’s a few of them, as you start your week.  Hope they give you a chuckle and touch your heart.  

*Dear God, Did you mean for the giraffe to look like that, or was it an accident? - Norma

*Dear God, Do you draw the lines around the countries? - Jake

*Dear God, I went to this wedding and they kissed right in church.  Is that OK? - Lisa

David's Daily Devotion for November 15

November 15, 2024 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, November 15.

On this day, in 1917, Oswald Chambers died. The Scottish minister was in Cairo, ministering to British soldiers fighting there during World War I. He was offering the men a home away from home, and words of encouragement and hope. Chambers developed appendicitis, but delayed going to the hospital, not wanting to take a bed away from a wounded G.I. His appendix burst and he died in Egypt at the age of 43.

David’s Daily Devotion for Nov. 13

November 13, 2024 - Good Morning!  It’s Wednesday, November 13.

When I was a teenager, and soon after my salvation experience, my church youth group would regularly go out “soul-winning”.  Sometimes we’d go door-to-door, sometimes to a mall or a park, and we’d approach total strangers with the good news about God’s love.  Pretty scary at first - but it got easier in time.  And we always took a special tool with us, gospel tracts.  Even if our contact wasn’t interested in a conversation, they would usually take a tract.

David’s Daily Devotion for Nov. 11

November 11, 2024 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, November 11.

Today is Veteran’s Day. It is our pleasure, our blessing, our honor, to say thank you to all the men and women who have served as soldiers, who have stood their post, who have protected America. Here’s some great quotes for this special day.

*Some people live their entire lives and wonder if they’ve made a difference in the world. Veterans don’t have that problem. Ronald Reagan

*Honor to the soldiers and sailors everywhere, who bravely bear their country’s cause. Abraham Lincoln

David’s Daily Devotion for Nov. 8

November 8, 2024 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, November 8.

In Mark 8:11-13 we find these words - “The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test Him, they asked for a sign from heaven. Jesus sighed deeply and said, ‘Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to it’. Then He left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.

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