“Praise the Lord, my soul, as for mortals, our days are like grass, flourishing like a wildflower of the field.” — Psalm 103:15 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! I’m hanging out in Psalms again this morning, 103:15 to be exact. When I read this verse, I couldn’t help but

“When I observe Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars which you set in place, what is man that You remember him, the son of man that You look after him?” — Psalm 8:3-4 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! One of the many good things about the book of

"God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.” — 1 Corinthians 10:13 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! A buddy of mine is trying to lose weight. We chatted recently, and he told me he went to the grocery store a few days ago, and he had a

“My God will richly fill your every need in a glorious way through Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 4:19 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! I was rooting around in Philippians this morning, and while reading chapter 4, I got to thinking about trust. Trust is a valuable

“Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” — John 1:29 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! This morning, 1/29, I thumbed through the books of the Bible looking for a worthy Chapter 1, Verse 29 candidate for this morning’s devotional. Of course, the Bible

“Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.” — Deuteronomy 32:2 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! I listened to a sermon while I was driving home recently, and the message was about

“In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.” — 1 Peter 1:6 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! Roaming around this morning in 1 Peter, and I came across 1:6. That “greatly rejoice” bit got me,

"He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes so that it will be even more fruitful." — John 15:2 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! John is where I studied this morning, and 15:2 caught my eye. I’ve written a few

“For the Lord is the One who shaped mountains, stirs up the winds, and reveals thought to mankind. God turns the light of dawn into darkness and treads on the heights of the earth. Praise to the Lord God Almighty!” — Amos 4:13 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! This

“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’ ” — John 8:12 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! From time to time, I enjoy just opening the Bible and studying

“The righteous man walks in his integrity; his children are blessed after him.” — Proverbs 20:7 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! This morning I find myself thumbing through Proverbs, and I have to tell ya, I love this verse, Proverbs 20:7. As a daddy, it holds solid

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” — Luke 6:38 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! Luke, Chapter 6, folks. This chapter

“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.” — Proverbs 13:12 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! The pages fell open to Proverbs this morning, and that’s a good thing. Countless messages and lessons in Proverbs, I thoroughly

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son so that whoever believes in Him may shall have everlasting life.” — John 3:16 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! Today is Valentine’s Day, and all across the country, folks are buying flowers and candy and

“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.” — Psalm 139:23 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! This morning has been a busy morning, up at 0600, my 𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝟐𝟐 coffee, and prepping for mass this morning. I’ve been going over this verse in

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” — Matthew 5:13 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! This morning was like any other

“Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” — Galatians 5:16 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! Reading around in Galatians this morning, and 5:16 caught my eye. This verse is so powerful and meaningful to me. In the trench warfare of my faith

"Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you." — Proverbs 4:25 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! I found myself back in Proverbs this morning, and in 4:25, Solomon gives us all some amazingly valuable advice. In the grand scheme of things,

“This is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us.” — 1 John 4:10 • Good morning from the OATH desk, yall! This is such a powerful and impactful verse in terms of the availability of God’s love. God’s love didn’t originate by man, and therefore it cannot be gained or

"For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” — II Corinthians 5:21 • Another great morning from the OATH desk, yall! Life gets busy, and sometimes when it gets full throttle on me, I begin to