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"Nothing Compares" By Zach Wood Psalm 86:8-10 Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, O Lord; they will bring glory to your name. For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God...

"I Will, Lord, I Will" By Zach Wood Psalm 9:1-2 I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. I remember as a child being told to clean my room, take out the garbage and wash...

"He Is" By Zach Wood Psalm 18:1-2 I love you, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. There are some things in life that we wish were for sure and guaranteed. We...

"Growth Can Be Painful" By Zach Wood John 15:1-2 "I am the true vine and my father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit so that it will be even more fruitful." Most of us would probably agree that we enjoying our growth...

“Now Hiring” By Zach Wood Matthew 9:36-38 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send...

“Unhealthy Comparisons” By Zach Wood Luke 18:9-14 If I have done it once, I have done it probably a hundred times or even more. I am sure you have probably done it as well. I compare myself to people. I know you do the same. We all do. We are human. We seem to feel better when we justify...

"Work Dedication" By Zach Wood Colossians 3:23-24 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. I am amazed at the people I see each...

"Faithfulness Through Testing" By Zach Wood Genesis 22:1-18 Are you a person who always gets(or got) the highest or one of the highest scores on tests in school? Well, I was not one of them. Except for vocabulary words in my high school English class, I did not make exceptional grades...

"Always Praising" By Zach Wood Psalm 34:1-3 I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. My soul will boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together. Most of us probably find it easier to praise...

"Just Praise His Great Name" By Zach Wood Psalm 93 I would like to ask you a question. How often do you find yourself alone with God in prayer and, instead of bringing Him requests and concerns, just giving Him praise? I found myself sitting down the other night and really convicted of this...

"Rich In Christ" By Zach Wood Matthew 19:16-24 Instead of writing out the verses in this devotional, I want to encourage you to take your Bible and read through the story of the Rich Young Man found in Matthew chapter 19. The other morning I was reading this story for my devotional time...

"When We Do Not Understand" By Zach Wood Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. There are times in life when we simply cannot understand things. There are situations...

"Where Is Your Treasure?" By Zach Wood Matthew 6:19-21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in...

"Search My Heart O Lord" By Zach Wood Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. If a stranger were to come up to you and tell you that you needed to change your life...

"Do We Truly Want To Be Filled?" By Zach Wood Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Do you enjoy eating good food? If you say no to that, you are probably in no way human! Each one of us enjoys good food. Why would any one of us...

"Choosing To Love" By Zach Wood 1 John 4:19 We love because he first loved us. The last devotional I shared with you talked about God's crazy love for us through His son Jesus Christ. I still cannot help but think about how God loves us so much, yet, many choose not to love Him back. Am I...

"This Is Crazy Love" By Zach Wood 1 John 4:9-10 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Usually...

"We Must Love With Our Actions" By Zach Wood 1 John 3:16-18 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love...

If you read the devotional again, you will note in the first paragraph that I specifically said "Jesus is the Light". He is The Light and He is also in the Light.

"I Wanna Be In The Light" By Zach Wood 1 John 2:3-6 We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him...