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Is something troubling you? Are you overwhelmed? Stressed out? Take a time out and see what God's Word has to say about it.

  • With Jesus My Shepherd, I Am Home – May 1, 2026

    https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260501dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. Psalm 23:6 With Jesus My Shepherd, I Am Home By the time David was finally crowned king of Israel at the age of 30, he had spent nearly half of his life on the run from the jealous King Saul, who saw him as a rival to be eliminated. At one point, David pleaded with the king to give up this pointless manhunt, saying, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done, and what wrong am I guilty of?” (1 Samuel 26:18). Although the king relented that day, it would still be some time before David could settle down in one place. How exhausting it must have been to be constantly hounded that way for so many years! You likely do not have a mortal enemy like young David did. But maybe you have felt chased in a more metaphorical way—constantly pursued by memories of past mistakes, of words or actions that make you blush or inwardly moan just to think of them years later. Hounded by a guilty conscience, we may even begin to doubt whether God will forgive us. David had that experience too, after making some terribly sinful choices later in life. He wrote in Psalm 51: “For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.” In the closing verse of what is probably David’s most famous psalm, he writes of a very different kind of chase: “Surely your goodness and love will follow me [literally, pursue me] all the days of my life.” David had learned that no matter how great our sin, the Lord’s love for us is even greater. Jesus, our Good Shepherd, pursues his wandering sheep and gently restores us to himself. During our life on earth, the Lord invites us to find shelter in his house of worship; and when we depart from this earth one day, he will welcome us into his heavenly home, where “the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd…. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes” (Rev. 7:17). Prayer: (CW, 552:6) And so through all the length of days Your goodness fails me never; Good Shepherd, may I sing your praise Within your house forever! Amen.   Daily Devotions is brought to you by WELS. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. ™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.

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  • Military Devotion – The Only Way In – May 1, 2026

    Watch the Devotion Based on John 14:6 The Only Way In Last week I had a meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Someone asked me, “How were you able to get into the Pentagon for a meeting?” I had to have someone vouch for me. Someone set up the visitor background security form for me to fill out. Someone else had to agree to serve as my escort once I passed through security in the building. There was only one way into the Pentagon and that was through someone else.   As I reflected on this, I was reminded of the words of Jesus, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). It’s one thing to gain access to a highly secure military building for a meeting, but it’s quite another thing to gain access to a holy God and to live in his presence and peace for all eternity. Jesus says that he is the only way in.    I still struggle with conversations I have with friends, neighbors and complete strangers who firmly believe that there cannot be just one way to eternal life after death. I hear things like, “All religions basically are leading to the same place, aren’t they? They all want to get you to the same place. It’s just different ways of getting there.”  Look at the major religions of the world – let’s look at Islam and Christianity. Both claim to be exclusive. Both claim to be the only way. One is very clear – you must follow the five pillars, the teachings and practices, to the best of your ability, and perhaps Allah will have mercy on you when you die. There isn’t much certainty or hope, but it is the only way.   Christianity also claims exclusivity. But when we listen to Jesus’ words, he says that the only way to the Father is through him, to believe in him as the truth and the life. He is exclusive, but he is also inclusive, for he says that this is for all who believe and trust in him. Both Islam and Christianity can’t be right. Both can’t be exclusive. It must be one or the other.   Even as Christians we struggle with exclusivity, that salvation is only through faith in Christ. The reason for this is that we are all naturally predisposed to this belief that we must contribute something, to add our faithfulness, our goodness, the way we treat others with love and respect – these must count for something and help sway God’s judgment in our favor.   Jesus’ words toss all of our efforts and striving into the trash. He says to us, “These don’t count, and they cannot count for anything toward your eternity. It must be through me and me alone. I am the only one who has lived a perfectly faithful life, the perfectly good life, perfectly loving in the way I treated others, and that counts for all. That is the free gift for all, my gift to you.”  And to prove that Jesus’ way is the only way? He rose from the dead. He gets the final say. And thank God! Jesus lives to be the only way to heaven for you. Believe it. Trust it.  Prayer: O God, you form the minds of your faithful people into a single will. Make us love what you command and desire what you promise, that among the many changes of this world, our hearts may ever yearn for the lasting joys of heaven. Be with all ROTC students who will be taking final second semester exams this week. Grant them wisdom, knowledge, and recall of content, so that through their studies you might form faithful leaders in the officer corps of our armed forces. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.   Written and recorded by Rev. Paul Horn, WELS National Civilian Chaplain to the Military, San Diego, California. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. Note: Scripture reading footnotes are clickable only in the web version.

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