By Bro. David Mathis

David's Daily Devotion for April 28

April 28, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Friday, April 28.

I love the book of Proverbs! Theologians agree that King Solomon - a man known for his wisdom - wrote most of these wise little truths. There are a few long passages in Proverbs - like the famous description of a godly woman in chapter 31 - but most of the book features single verse, bite size thoughts to live by. Here are a few of my favorites for you to chew on today . . .

9:10. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

David's Daily Devotion for April 27

April 27, 2023 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, April 27.

On this day in 1820, the legendary composer Ludwig Beethoven composed a piece that every young piano student ends up playing, sooner or later. It’s called “Fur Elise” - you know it - and it’s probably the most played piano piece in history. It wasn’t published until 40 years after the maestro was laid in his grave, and we can assume that every time a young pianist plays it (badly), that Beethoven spins in that grave!

What movie has been seen by the most people in history? (Titanic)

David’s Daily Devotion for April 26

April 26, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, April 26.

Wednesday is my early morning. One of my church's three weekly men's prayer groups meets every Wednesday at 6am at an area restaurant. We usually have about 20 guys there. A nice mix - young and old, working and retired, church members and guests. It's always a blessing for me to sit at that long table and see all the conversations going on. Small talk, mostly, but some big talk, too. For over a year now, God has been working through this gathering, working in the lives of these men.  

David's Daily Devotion for April 25

April 25, 2023 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, April 25.

Last Sunday at First Baptist Center, we added a new song to our worship repertoire - “Holy Forever”. Written in 2022 by Chris Tomlin and Phil Wickham, it’s a simple, powerful song of praise. I encourage you to check it out. Here are some of the lyrics -

A thousand generations falling down in worship
To sing the song of ages to the Lamb
And all who've gone before us
And all who will believe
Will sing the song of ages to the Lamb

David's Daily Devotion for April 24

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

This morning we take a look at an amazing "coincidence" and we focus on an amazing passage of scripture.

The King James Bible was published in 1611. William Shakespeare, at that time, was regarded as the world's greatest playwright. Four centuries later, he still is. And, 400 years later, the King James translation is still the "Bible of choice" for many Christians. So, here's that amazing coincidence.

David’s Daily Devotion for Apr. 20

David's Daily Devotion for April 19

April 19, 2023 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, April 19.

On this day, in 1964, John Lennon, just 24 years old, did an amazing thing. The Beatles were finishing their first movie, “A Hard Day’s Night,” but there was a problem, there was no title song. After a long day in the studio, the director asked John if he would write one. He came back - the next morning - with a song that would rise to number one in the world. Genius.

David's Daily Devotion for April 18

April 18, 2023 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, April 18.

Did you grow up reading a daily newspaper? I pose that question in the past tense because, for the majority of Americans, a daily newspaper, delivered to their home, is a thing of the past. I grew up in Houston where there was once three major dailies. The Herald and the Post are gone now, only the Chronicle survives, in a reduced format.

David's Daily Devotion for April 17

April 17, 2023 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, April 17.

Yesterday our pastor began a sermon series on the armor of God. He preached from the famous passage in the sixth chapter of Ephesians that mentions the breastplate of righteousness, the helmet of salvation, the shield of faith.

Most of these tools of spiritual warfare are defensive in nature, but his message centered on an offensive weapon - the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, the Bible. Here are some verses of promise, protection, and power, that are great weapons for your spiritual battles.

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