Daily Devotional

The Lord reigns,
let the nations tremble;
he sits enthroned between the cherubim,
let the earth shake.

Few people are as respected as David in the history of Israel. The stories of David are some of the most inspirational stories found in the scriptures. David is the second king of Israel. During his reign Israel moves from being a nomadic people to establishing a permanent home in the promise land. David’s leadership helps to usher Israel into what is considered the “golden age.”

There is no doubt that nurses are a caring people. The calling to be a nurse is a calling to care for others in some of the most critical times of their lives. Nurses must be experts in their field, willing and able to work long and difficult hours, and above all care for others with a servant’s heart. Lou Calhoun is a nurse in Madisonville, Kentucky. She works in the Endoscopy unit at the local hospital. She helps care for several patients, daily.

We have all been created with dreams and passions. God gives us dreams and passions to bless life. There are many ways that we bring these passions to life. Some people focus their energy and passion in their work while others focus on their personal life to bring their passion to reality.

In Luke 24:13-35 two things stand out strongly that I think give us a glimpse of God’s grace upon the resurrection of Jesus. Verse 19 begins with Jesus asking, “What things?” after the two disciples essentially asked him if he was living under a rock for the past 3 days.

Last week, our staff was treated a great lunch, just before our staff meeting. Our lunch was pizza from Hideaway Pizza. I was in line to get pizza with my friend Doug. Doug is on our communications team here at St. Luke’s. Doug looked at me and told me that he was excited because his favorite pizza was one of the options. It turns out his favorite pizza is the Paradise Pie from Hideaway.

And the angel said to them, “Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

O come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

One of my favorite authors is C.S. Lewis. I have loved reading many of C.S. Lewis’s books throughout my life, but my favorite has always been and continues to be The Chronicles of Narnia. These seven books tell the journey of several children who are magically taken to the land of Narnia. In Narnia they experience great adventures and learn the deepest of life’s lessons.

Recently, a Norman, Oklahoma police officer took time out of his busy day to truly help the helpless. Our daily news is often filled with the worst of crime, war, and politics, but Officer Collins reminded us that there is good news to celebrate, as well. Officer Collins demonstrated that each of us can bring joy to this world with small acts of kindness. When we take time to offer help to those in need, we not only bless those who we help, but we remind others of the joy that comes as God’s people share His love through their actions.