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Whether you are having a good day, a tough day, or are somewhere in-between, daily we need truth and the hope of Christ. Eastminster desires to share the hope of Christ with you through daily devotionals where devotions make Christ and the Bible relevant to your everyday life.
Warm Comfort During Times of Grief
Posted in Suffering/Healing
Scripture: “You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy that I might sing praises to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give You thanks forever.” – Psalm 30:11-12 We lost our daughter in April. Ever since then, […]
Read MoreRadiate Joy
Posted in Joy
Scripture: “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.” – Romans 8:1-2 When was the last time that you rested in the reality that you have been set […]
Read MoreStriving to Be What We Are
Posted in Trust/Patience
Scripture: “Remember for my good, O my God, all that I have done for this people.” – Nehemiah 5:19 “Unity is God’s gift to the Church in Jesus Christ. Just as God is one God and Jesus Christ is our one Savior, so the Church is one because it belongs to its one Lord, […]
Read MoreI, Like Jonah – Part One
Posted in Comfort
Scripture: “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, ‘Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.’ But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and […]
Read MoreTransforming from Obligation to Faith
Posted in Stewardship/Giving
Scripture: ”’Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.’” – Malachi 3:10 My husband and I are both lifelong church […]
Read MoreThe Easiest Thing You Can Do
Posted in Stewardship/Giving
Scripture: “…From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” – Luke 12:48 My husband Drew and I are fortunate that we both grew up in active, church-going families. As children, we were often given our own […]
Read MoreRespond Well
Posted in Parenting/Marriage
Scripture: “To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. I am grateful to God—whom I worship with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did—when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I […]
Read MoreReady to Rejoice Upon Children’s Return Home
Posted in Parenting/Marriage
Scripture: “I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous persons who do not need to repent.” – Matthew 15: 7 There is no greater joy for me than seeing my children walk toward me after a long time […]
Read MoreReturn for a Relationship With God
Posted in Grace/Forgiveness
Scripture: “If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored.” – Job 22:23 When I was growing up, I loved going to my grandparents’ house. I was lucky because they only lived a few blocks away, so I often rode my bike to visit. Many afternoons were spent at their house just hanging out, […]
Read MoreNo Fences
Posted in Loneliness/Relationships
Scripture: “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you should love one another.” – John 13:34 (NRSV) What would happen if we took down every fence in the world? Goats, cows, and pigs would run wild. We would not have to wonder who is […]
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