By Bro. David Mathis

David's Daily Devotion for November 28

November 28, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, November 28.

On this day, in 1974, John Lennon performed for a sold-out crowd at New York City's Madison Square Garden. That's not very surprising - Lennon was a natural born performer. What is surprising, astounding really, is the fact that this would be his last public performance. In 1980, a psychotic fan ended his life. But for the last six years of his life, he didn't do the thing that he was born to do, he didn't share his music with the world.

David's Daily Devotion for November 27

November 27, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Monday, November 27.

"CHRISTMAS CANCELLED IN BETHLEHEM!" I saw this news headline a few days ago, the sad news that the town where Christmas began wouldn't be open for holiday pilgrims this year. This is, of course, because of the unrest in the Holy Land. Bethlehem is located in the West Bank, just outside of Jerusalem, an area where millions of Palestinians live. The danger for tourists is just too great. A sad note for this holiday season.

David's Daily Devotion for November 21

November 21, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, November 21.

Tomorrow marks the 60th anniversary of an event that shook the world. There are certain moments in history that linger in our memories. Moments when we remember where we were when we heard the news. For my parent's generation, it was the attack on Pearl Harbor. For my daughter's generation, it was the attack on the Twin Towers. But for my generation, it was November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

David's Daily Devotion for November 20

November 20, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Monday, November 20.

Today we'll take a look at a Bible character... who was thankful.

Leprosy is considered by historians to be the first known and recorded disease. Scientific proof dates back to 2000 BC and Hippocrates wrote about leprosy five centuries before Bethlehem. It was incurable and those who contracted it were quarantined, not for 10 days, but for the rest of their agonizing lives. 

David's Daily Devotion for November 17

November 17, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Friday, November 17.

In Acts 2:42, we get a glimpse of what the Church looked like in the first century. "And they devoted themselves to teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." All of those things will be part of this Sunday night's Shelby County Community Thanksgiving Service, 6pm, at Abundant Life Church.

David’s Daily Devotion for Nov. 16

November 16, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, November 16.

Charles Spurgeon, the 19th century English preacher considered to be one of the greatest pulpiteers in history, had this to say about the greatest psalms - "If Psalm 23 is the most popular, and Psalm 103 (Bless the Lord O my soul) the most joyful, and Psalm 51 (Create in me a clean heart) the most plaintive, then Psalm 84 . . . is the 'Pearl of the Psalms' ".

David's Daily Devotion for November 15

November 15, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, November 15.

On November 15, 2017, a painting was sold at Christie's Auction House in London. It went for 475 million dollars, the highest price of any artwork in history. The painting, "Salvator Mundi," is a portrait of Christ by Leonardo da Vinci. The buyer was the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, who, the next year, was accused of ordering the assassination of a reporter from The Washington Post newspaper. So now, this rich Muslim murderer owns "The Savior of the World."

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