By Bro. David Mathis

David's Daily Devotion for November 6

November 6, 2024 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, November 6.

I usually write these devotions the day before they’re sent out. I stayed up past my bedtime last night to watch election coverage, but when I finally went to bed, the result was still in doubt. So, I’ll focus on another election. On this date, in 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the president of the United States of America.

David’s Daily Devotion for Nov. 5

November 5, 2024 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, November 5 - Election Day!

Elections belong to the people. - Abraham Lincoln

The right to vote is the right upon which all other rights depend. - Thomas Paine

If you don’t vote, you lose the right to complain. - George Carlin

We do not have government by the majority, we have government by the majority who participate. - Thomas Jefferson

Someone sacrificed for your right to vote. Use it.  -  Susan B. Anthony

David’s Daily Devotion for Nov. 4

November 4, 2024 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, November 4.

Tomorrow is a big day, an important day, a serious day. So, something lighter this morning.

I love words. I find them endlessly fascinating. For instance, why do flammable and inflammable mean the same thing? Here are some more synonyms that seem like they should be opposites - bone/debone; valuable/invaluable; regardless/irregardless; press/depress; caretaker/caregiver

David’s Daily Devotion for Nov. 1

November 1, 2024 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, November 1.

Something happened at my house yesterday that hadn’t happened in a long time. It rained. We’ve been going through quite a dry spell here in Shelby County, and we needed that rain. I needed that rain. As I sat on my porch and watched the long, slow, soaking shower - listened to it, smelled it, enjoyed it - I realized how much I’d missed it. As they say, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder”.

David's Daily Devotion for October 30

October 30, 2024 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, October 30.

Here’s an interesting (and timely) internet study - presidential campaign slogans. I chose just a few for you this morning.

  • Tippecanoe and Tyler Too - 1840 - Tyler
  • A Chicken in Every Pot - 1928 - Hoover
  • Happy Days are Here Again - 1932 - Roosevelt
  • I Like Ike - 1956 - Eisenhower

During the last generation the word “hope” has made several appearances.

David's Daily Devotion for October 29

October 29, 2024 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, October 29.

Our focus today is on one of the most famous passages in the Bible - the Ten Commandments. But do you know that there was actually not one, but two sets of commandments? Moses brought the first set down from the mountain, saw the golden idol that the Israelite people had built, and angrily threw the tablets to the ground, breaking them into pieces.

David’s Daily Devotion for Oct. 28

Good Morning! It’s Monday, October 28.

On this day in 1886, the very first “ticker tape” parade was held in New York City. It wasn’t in honor of a politician or an athlete or a brave explorer. It honored a woman, a very BIG woman. She stood 151 feet high and weighed in at 500,000 pounds! On that day the Statue of Liberty was officially unveiled.

David’s Daily Devotion for October 25

October 25, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, October 25.

The great and wise King Solomon was said to have written over 3000 proverbs. We find many of them in the Bible book by that name. Proverbs is one of my favorite books of the Bible - perhaps it’s one of yours. In it we find wise sayings on all sorts of subjects - wealth, poverty, pride, gossip, justice, friends, family, life, death - just to name a few. And these are more than just wise sayings. They are the wisdom of God. Here’s a few proverbs to take you into the weekend.

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