By Bro. David Mathis

David's Daily Devotion for October 11

October 11, 2022 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, October 11.

In the Bible there are stories of at least ten people who were raised from the dead. The Old Testament prophet Elijah raised one of them, as did the prophet Elisha. In the New Testament Peter brought Tabitha back to life and Paul gave life back to Eutychus. But the majority of those ten lucky people were raised by Jesus. Can you name them? Most people can only name one. And He is the subject of today's devotional... Lazarus.

David's Daily Devotion for October 7

October 7, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, October 7.

Our annual county fall festival started yesterday. I had the blessing to be in our church ice-cream booth as the festivities began and I’ll be there when everything ends on Saturday night. We’re enjoying perfect weather, our remodeled town square looks beautiful, and all signs point to the biggest and best “Poultry Fest” ever!

David's Daily Devotion for October 6

October 6, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, October 6.

Today, here in Shelby County, Texas, we begin our annual festival celebrating all things chicken - Poultry Fest! And, this morning, we look at festivals from the Bible.

There are three major Jewish festivals each year. The most famous one is Passover. It's celebrated in the spring, and the name refers to when the Jews were slaves in Egypt and they put the blood of a lamb over their doors to cause the death angel to “pass over” their house. Jesus attended this festival the last week of His life.

David's Daily Devotion for October 4

October 4, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, October 4.

On this day, in 1537, the very first English Bible was published. It was called the “Matthew Bible”. That’s not because of the Gospel of Matthew, but because the translator’s name was Thomas Matthew. Except, there wasn’t a translator named Thomas Matthew. Thomas Matthew didn’t exist. So, why the fake name? The answer to that question makes this Bible a very special book indeed.

David's Daily Devotion for October 3

October 3, 2022 - Bro. David's under the weather today, so we're reprinting a devotional that originally went out in April of 2021...

Today's devotion is all about 3:16. There are 49 "3:16" verses in the Bible. Why aren't there 66 - one for every Bible book? Well, some books, like Psalms, have a 3rd chapter with less than 16 verses, and other books, like Jude, don't have a 3rd chapter at all.

Here are a few notable "3:16s"...

David’s Daily Devotion for Sept. 29

September 29, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, September 29.

English can be a complicated language. Many English words have multiple meanings. The word “set” is said to have 430 definitions!

Today we take a look at a complicated Bible word - “blessing”. Here’s just a few of the ways we use it.

*A prayer before meals - “Dad, would you say the blessing?”

*To make the sign of the cross - “The ball player blessed himself before the at-bat.”

*Response to a sneeze - “God bless you!”

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