The Necessity of Spiritual Food
By Brian Shilhavy
And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers […]
What Should be Our Attitude Towards Government?
What Should be Our Attitude Towards Government?
In the February 9, 2009 devotional I wrote about how we must not trust in our government to […]
How to Succeed in the Workforce
How to Succeed in the Workforce
Read Daniel chapter 6
At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel […]
Defilement: Are You Shaping the Culture, or is the Culture Shaping You?
Defilement
Are you shaping the culture around you, or is the culture shaping you?
by Brian Shilhavy
Read Daniel chapter 1.
But Daniel resolved that he would not […]
Who do You Trust for Your Food?
by Brian Shilhavy
The LORD upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to you, […]
Who is Going to Listen to Your Complaint?
Do you feel all alone today? Do people treat you unfairly? Do you feel like no one is interested in any of your problems and that there seems no way out of your difficult circumstances? Who can you complain to? The Creator of the universe and the one who knit you together in your mother's womb, and the one who loves you with an unfailing love is the one who is always available, and has plenty of time to listen to everything you have to say. Are you taking advantage of this incredible opportunity that you have right now, at this very moment, to talk to and pour out your soul to the one who knows you and loves you more than anyone else in the universe? I am sure that God is so sad when he sees you struggling, and you don't even take a moment of your day to come to him with your problems.
Don’t Put Your Trust in Human Government!
All human government is temporary, so let’s put our hope and trust in the Creator of the universe who loves us and cares for us! If we put our hope and trust in the Lord Jesus for all our needs, we won’t be so disappointed when human government lets us down or even takes advantage and mistreats us.
Who has the Answers to Your Problems?
Who has the answers to your problems?
God Searches You!
Read Psalm 139
O LORD, you have searched me and known me!
This is how David starts […]
What is the Purpose of Your Sickness?
The idea of our sickness being a result of our sins is not a popular message today, because our humanistic culture is built upon the foundation of Darwinian evolution, and it has taught us to believe that all sickness is a result of natural causes that we can control in our environment. The drug companies have developed a medicine or vaccine for just about every problem now with this belief system. If they cannot find a cause for the sickness in the natural realm, they usually just cite the cause as "stress" and give a pill for that too. The spiritual realm, including sin, is usually not even acknowledged. While it is certainly true that our environment, the physical realm, can cause us to be sick, we should first examine ourselves and see if there is a spiritual cause. Sin is very real, and it has very real consequences in our physical bodies. If God is disciplining us through our sickness, then physical remedies (natural or medical) will probably not work.
How I Found Peace with God
I was driving down a rural highway in north central Wisconsin that Autumn night, thoughts running wildly through my mind. “Why wasn’t I dead?” […]