Author: David and Robin Watters

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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Our Crutches

Our Crutches

Bible Reading Deuteronomy 8 Psalm 91 Isaiah 36 Devotional Thoughts I love God’s description of Pharaoh Isaiah 36:6, “That broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it!” That’s quite a picture. Something that we think is going to be beneficial to us.. something that will hold […]
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Keeps God’s Love In the Front of Your Minds

Keeps God’s Love In the Front of Your Minds

Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 6-7 Psalm 89 Revelation 4 Devotional Thoughts Why does God have to command his people to love him? What would a marriage or a friendship be like if we were commanded to love the other person? Actually, in a marriage, we ARE commanded to love each other. And, we are also commanded […]
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