Author: David and Robin Watters

The Storehouse of the Heart

The Storehouse of the Heart

Matt 12:35 “The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.” Devotional Thoughts What defines a person as good? There are lots of “good people” in the world who don’t believe in God. On the other hand, there are “Christians” who […]
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My Father Loves Giving GOOD Gifts

My Father Loves Giving GOOD Gifts

Bible Reading Matthew 7 Psalm 119:121-144 Devotional Thoughts As a father, and now as a grandpa, it’s so much fun to give gifts to our kids and grandkids. On our most recent trip, we bought very little for ourselves, but everywhere we went, we saw things that we thought would be so fun to buy […]
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Motivation for Obedience

Motivation for Obedience

Ps 119:59-60 When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies; (NLT when I ponder the direction of my life) I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments Devotional Thoughts What is the motivation for obedience? The reality is, obedience is an intentional choice. When our kids were young, […]
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Don’t Forget

Don’t Forget

Devotional Thoughts I never noticed how many things God tried to give to Israel to help them remember! In Deut 28:11-26 not only did God instruct the Levites to declare the commandments, with their accompanying curses, they were to perform an elaborate responsive reading with the whole nation hearing the words and in unison declaring, […]
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Famous and Renown

Famous and Renown

Deut 26:11 As you lay your offering of the first fruits before the Lord, you shall rejoice in all the good that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house… Devotional Thoughts Today the Lord continues to challenge me with the theme of remembrance. In Deuteronomy 26:11 we see the command […]
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Return to Resting

Return to Resting

Devotional Thoughts Psalm 116:7 “Return O my soul, to your rest, for the LORD HAS DEALT BOUNTIFULLY with you.” David had many times in his life when he could have easily been able to say, “The Lord has NOT dealt bountifully with me!” But, in Psalm 116:5-7 he is making the conscious choice to remember […]
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Trust Your Commanding Officer

Trust Your Commanding Officer

Bible Reading Psalm 107 Devotional Thoughts In the movie U571, Matthew McConaughey is a rookie CO on a submarine. He is forced into making some tough choices for the sake of his crew and the task they are given to do. The decision costs the life of one of his sailors, but enables them to […]
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Our Faith, Precious to God

Our Faith, Precious to God

Bible Reading Psalm 105 Isaiah 14:24-27 Isaiah 45:7 Devotional Thoughts Psalm 105 is one of my favorite Psalms because it gives a little glimpse behind the scenes of what God was doing. We read the account in Genesis of the life of Joseph and his brothers, the plight of the people of Israel, and all […]
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The Stupidity of Idolatry

The Stupidity of Idolatry

Bible Reading Isaiah 44 Psalm 104 Devotional Thoughts How many shades of green are there? What would the scenery around us look like if everything was the same color? God created colors for one purpose, so we may see them, enjoy them, but ultimately praise him for giving them to us to enjoy. Psalm 104:14 […]
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Remember

Remember

Bible Reading Deuteronomy 16 Psalm 103 Isaiah 43 Devotional Thoughts I never noticed this before, but there was actually a two fold purpose to the Levitical system. There was the obvious sacrifices for the atonement of sin. But, another huge purpose was remembrance! It was an elaborate system God put in place to try and […]
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