+Dev+ Michael D. Inman Pastor

Sep 14, 2021 at 12:40 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  Why Am I Afraid?

Why Am I Afraid?

"And Saul was there, giving approval to his death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria."   Acts 8:1

Scripture Focus: Acts 8:1-8

You think we're living through difficult days? Compare our time to that of the early church when a mob led by Saul of Tarsus murdered Stephen. A great persecution-perhaps the beginning of a genocide-was launched against the small body of new Jesus-followers. Imagine having to flee for your life with your family! 

We see many discouraging trends in our culture today. Families and communities are breaking down. Perverse practices are encouraged. Hostility toward Christians seems to be growing. Perhaps you feel a little like those early believers-running for your life. But notice where the early believers fled: to Judea and Samaria. In Acts 1 Jesus had promised to make His people witnesses in Judea and Samaria, and here we find them fulfilling the role He promised for them. 

They were carrying the gospel abroad. One of the darkest days for Christianity became one of the greatest! Why are we afraid of what we see before us? The true power resides with King Jesus, who builds and protects His church by Word and Spirit.

Insight: "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses, to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:8)

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Michael D. Inman

Sep 8, 2021 at 12:03 AM CST
Topic: +DEV+  Nothing New
Nothing New
"Is there anything of which one can say, 'Look! This is something new'? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time."  Ecclesiastes 1:10 

Scripture Focus: Ecclesiastes 1:11

Fear. Anxiety. Uncertainty. Which of these words describes your feeling about the way our society is heading? Rapid advances in technology often leave us confused and feeling outdated. The breakdown of families and communities leave us feeling lonely. 

Worst of all, if you're a Christian, you are increasingly marginalized and mocked. In the past, people may have thought your faith to simply be a matter of indifference or just outright wrong. Often today, people think that your faith is evil.  Here is your “cancellation” button for your coat.

Whatever the reason for this (and there are many), it means that you are increasingly on the outside, looking in upon a culture you hardly recognize. God tells us in Ecclesiastes that there is "nothing new under the sun." 

The underlying problems you see in today's culture have existed throughout human history. These problems have not been and never will be a surprise to God. He who rules over the sun still holds time in His hand and will work in and through every age to His glory. Jesus is still king, and He will come again.

Insight: "This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalm 118:24)

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Michael D. Inman

Sep 7, 2021 at 12:36 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  Jehovah-Rapha

Jehovah-Rapha

"This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases." 

Scripture Focus: Matthew 8:1-17

My friend had been pushing himself harder than ever before. Caring for animals, teaching kids, attending social events, hiking, swimming, staying up late, rising early, and fueling his body with food left him physically and emotionally exhausted. He had been dealing with a virus for a week but powered through, thinking he could ignore the illness. 

He finally lay down for a "quick" nap, but someone found him later running a 104. fever. He was taken to the clinic where medication-induced hives soon covered his whole body. He didn’t remember much of that week and was in and out of consciousness in the sick room, but God was faithful. Jehovah-Rapha the God who heals-was also “Jehovah-Jireh” the God who provides. 

That same day he went down for the count, his family surprised him with a visit to the camp. His Mom cared for him that whole week, nursing him back to health. God is faithful. He will always provide for your needs, both physical and spiritual, even when you feel (or literally are) sick and stranded on an island.

Insight: God gives us faith to follow Jesus and health to proclaim the gospel. When praying for health, think about why we need health.

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Michael D. Inman

July 20, 2021 at 12:46 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  God of Our Future

God of Our Future

“I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.” Isaiah 46:9b-10

Scripture Focus: Isaiah 44:1-5

Isaiah reminds the people (and us also) that the Lord knew them since they were conceived. The Lord promised to pour out His Spirit on their offspring and His blessings on their descendants. And they will call upon His name. This is a multi-generational prophecy, isn’t it? The Lord is always blessing His people. Before the hearers were born, before they recognized the Lord, He knew them, loved them, and helped them. Then, in a startling prediction about children not yet even born, the Lord promised blessings and faith.

But this should not surprise us. Because we know that the Lord is the author of all human history—the master of time itself!—we are not surprised that He knows what will happen in generations to come. He doesn’t just know it; He causes it to happen!

He knew us in advance, too. Just as deliberately, He saves us and blesses us and those who will follow us whom we don’t even know yet.

Insight: We live with great hope and confidence that the God who has loved us in the past will love us in the future, too.

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.


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Michael D. Inman

July 19, 2021 at 12:26 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  The Lord’s Servant

The Lord’s Servant

“While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” Matthew 17:5

Scripture Focus: Isaiah 42:1-4

The Lord first promised a Savior to Adam. He promised a son to Abraham and an everlasting kingdom to David. None of these knew that they were receiving part of one great and universal promise. When Isaiah wrote some 700 years before Christ about the Lord’s chosen Servant, a leader empowered by God’s Spirit, he also did not know that the promised Messiah would be the very Son of God who would live and die to save us.

The Bible’s teaching on the Trinity—that God is one being in three persons—is a profound mystery. We struggle to understand it fully. But we can know from today’s reading that God, His Servant/Son, and His Spirit, are all together in unity of purpose. That purpose is to bring justice to all the earth and to show mercy to the weak and wounded. As sinners we may rightly fear God’s justice, but as those who also are bruised and faint, we can depend on His mercy.

Insight: The Lord’s Servant never grows tired or discouraged. He steadfastly does what must be done to save His chosen people, even to die for them.

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.

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Michael D. Inman

July 17, 2021 at 12:28 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  More Than a Superhero

More Than a Superhero

“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Isaiah 55:9

Scripture Focus: Isaiah 40:12-14

Sometimes we think of the Lord as being a lot like a human, only with special powers. We figure He’s like a superhero with the ability to fly, or make Himself invisible, or read our minds. He may be bigger, faster, and stronger than we are, but our conception of Him is that He’s basically like us.

Those notions are fundamentally not true. The Lord is entirely different from us! He is in a category by Himself. He is other. Because of Who He is, we cannot compare our abilities to God’s. He is not merely fast, or strong, or smart. He is speed, He is strength, He is knowledge.

The prophet Isaiah asks who has known the Spirit of the Lord, or offered Him advice. The Lord made the universe and everything in it. He has orchestrated all of human history—not just planning, but causing it to happen. How silly to think we might tell Him we have thoughts on how life could be better! Yet in all of that transcendence, God loves us, became one of us, and died for us. Trust your life to the One who is more than a superhero.

Insight: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways. Declares the Lord”. (Isaiah 55:8)

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.

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Michael D. Inman

Even Birds, by the Book

“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” Matthew 10:29-30

Scripture Focus: Galatians 5:22-26

Do you ever consider, as you sit in church on Sunday morning, that every individual who surrounds you was called there, personally and intentionally, by God? You were, too, you know. He did not call you audibly, but you would not be there—no one would be—if it were not His will.

Pondering this reality can blow your mind. You drive home that afternoon and realize that every tree is growing by His design. Every bird perched on a telephone wire is there by God’s plan. Our passage today from the prophet Isaiah describes God calling owls, hawks, and birds of prey to inhabit Edom, a nation that was the enemy of the Jews. He calls attention to the fact that it is written in His book by the prophet. And they heed the call. His Spirit gathers them.

God is intimately involved with His creation, even making redemptive use of wild animals. So do not ever think that you are inconsequential or unimportant. Every hair on your head, every drop of your blood, is significant to Him because it was bought with the blood of His Son.

Insight: So do not think that you are inconsequential or unimportant. Every hair on your head (I keep loosing more and more of those), every drop of your blood (even if it is on a diabetic test strip), is significant to Him because it was bought with the blood of His Son. 

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.


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Michael D. Inman

July 07, 2021 at 12:01 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  God’s Blessedness

God’s Blessedness

“Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.” Psalm 32:1

Scripture Focus: Psalm 103:1-22

The word “blessed” pops up often in social media hashtags and word art (like one wall hanging in a store declaring, “Too blessed to be stressed!”). There is no question that all human beings (Christians in particular) are blessed. Regardless of what hardships have come our way, every one of us is doing better than is deserved by sinful people like us. If you know Jesus Christ as your Savior, you possess the chief blessing: forgiveness of sins.

What seems surprising to me is not so much to declare that I am blessed, but that God is blessed. Yet the Hebrew word translated praise in our passage is closer to the verb bless. How is God blessed? First, because of the perfection of His attributes, then by the pleasure He takes in Himself as the Triune God. He is the source of all blessing.

David declares in Psalm 103 that God, the very One who has blessed David with all he needs (vs. 1-5), is to be blessed. Indeed, our blessing is from the blessedness of God. He overflows with abundance, and we are the beneficiaries of it.

Insight: Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. (Psalm 32:1)

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.

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Michael D. Inman

July 07, 2021 at 1:30 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  God’s Jealousy

God’s Jealousy

“[They] abandoned the God who made [them] and rejected the Rock their Savior. They made him jealous with their foreign gods and angered him with their detestable idols.” Deuteronomy 32:15b-16
Scripture Focus: Exodus 20:1-6

God’s jealousy is related to His wrath. Both are just responses to sin and disobedience; both flow from His goodness and righteousness. I know the sorts of things that have made me jealous at one time or another, and I’m certain that never has my jealousy been good. So how do we understand God’s jealousy?

Think back to the giving of the Ten Commandments. God had delivered Israel out of Egypt (Exodus 20:2) and claimed them as His own (v. 5). This is the context in which God is jealous. His just jealousy is roused when His beloved children go after other gods. As a spouse is rightfully jealous at the thought of unfaithfulness by their beloved, so, too, God is jealous for His people.

It’s good news that God is jealous for us. It shows us how much He loves us. Because of who we are in Christ, we are never the objects of condemning wrath. We are the recipients of the rightful jealousy of our God. He only disciplines us with the end of restoring us. Then we can fully enjoy the intimacy with Him that He won for us at the cross.

Insight: As a spouse is rightfully jealous at the thought of unfaithfulness by their beloved, so, too, God is jealous for His people.

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.


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July 06, 2021 at 12:51 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  God’s Wrath Against Sin

God’s Wrath Against Sin

“God is a righteous judge, a God who expresses his wrath every day.” Psalm 7:11

Scripture Focus: Romans 1:18-32

This attribute about God no doubt makes us all a little uncomfortable. Perhaps it feels to you like we’ve worked through the comforting characteristics of the Lord only to be “baited and switched” now at the end. But this is the time to remember that all of His other attributes show us what to make of His wrath. That is, God’s wrath is not an outburst of sinful anger like yours or mine would be. Rather, it comes out of His perfect love, goodness, and righteousness.


Paul writes that the wrath of God is “against all the godlessness and wickedness of men” (Romans 1:18). His anger is revealed purely against anything that does not reflect His goodness: “envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice… gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful” (vs. 29-30).

Thankfully, Paul tells us later of “the redemption that came by Christ Jesus” (vs. 24) whom God put forward “as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood” (vs. 25). Because of that astounding sacrifice, God’s wrath is turned away from you and me.

Insight: God is merciful and compassionate, and slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. (Psalm 103:8)

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.


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July 05, 2021 at 1:45 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  Righteousness, Pt. 2

Righteousness, Pt. 2

“‘No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me,’ declares the LORD.” Isaiah 54:17

Scripture Focus: Romans 3:21-31

When a deal seems too good to be true, we usually need only to look at the fine print and see that there is a catch. Not so with God! When He offers us His perfect righteousness, the “amazing deal” really is as good as it says. Furthermore, His perfect righteousness marks who He is as a judge, as well. One day all evil will be judged and all will be made right. This is extremely comforting news for those who are oppressed, taken advantage of, or silenced unlawfully.

In the grand scheme of our lives, we also know we need God to be righteous not by another standard of righteousness (His law), but by another mode: free grace. How else could we ever withstand His judgment? This way of salvation is in keeping with both God’s love and His righteousness. Therefore He is at once the “just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus” (Romans 3:26).

Because of Jesus’ shed blood, God declares us righteous. And one of the beautiful aspects of God’s righteousness is there is no “fine print” to worry about. It’s settled!

Insight:  there is no “fine print” to worry about. Once God declares us righteous, we’re righteous!

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Michael D. Inman

uly 02, 2021 at 2:16 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  Righteousness, Pt. 1

Righteousness, Pt. 1

“He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations, the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac.” Psalm 105:8-9

Scripture Focus: Deuteronomy 9:1-6

Noah, Abram, Lot, John the Baptist, Simeon—the Bible refers to these men as righteous. So can we be considered righteous, too? Not as we are in our sin! These men—good as they were—struggled in their sin and were just as far from the righteousness of God as you are or I am.

God’s righteousness is seen in both His judgment of sin (Romans 3:5) and His way of saving. He judges perfectly, and He saves freely, offering salvation as a gift. The righteousness of God permeates all that He is. But the righteousness that you and I may have barely begins to cover over our sinful nature. Even our best deeds are little more that dirty rags (Isaiah 64:6).

We’re not saved from sin because of our own righteousness but because of God’s. Look at His faithful promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Deuteronomy 9:5), promises kept throughout history and into our own lives. We can’t deliver ourselves. But the Lord’s righteousness becomes ours, and it is an uprightness that far outshines any good person we read of in the Bible.

Insight: We’re not saved from sin because of our own righteousness but because of God’s. 

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.
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Michael D. Inman

June 29, 2021 at 1:16 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  The Lord’s Patience

The Lord’s Patience

“Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.” 2 Peter 3:15

Scripture Focus: 1 Timothy 1:12-17

I used to believe I was a pretty patient person, especially with kids. But then I worked as a “Data/Telecommunications Technician” for a college, and I realized I wasn’t nearly as patient as I thought!

We know “patience is a virtue,” but we must remember that God’s patience, like the rest of His attributes, is not just greater than ours but transcends any ability we have to be patient with others. God’s love and goodness take the form of patience as He meets sinful people right where we are.

Peter points out above that “our Lord’s patience means salvation.” What good news that is! He bears with us in grace, mercy, love, and righteousness. Paul understood his life and ministry as an apostle to be a testimony of the grace of God towards sinners (1 Timothy 1:16).

Regardless of your story and the sin in your life, Jesus is patient with you. He’s not like we are with each other, displaying our impatience and exasperation. In His unlimited patience and rich kindness, He graciously brings us to repentance (Romans 2:4).

Insight: God’s patience = Our salvation

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord

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Michael D. Inman

June 25, 2021 at 12:49 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  God’s Great Mercy

God’s Great Mercy

“Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.” Psalm 25:6

Scripture Focus: Luke 18:9-14

Mercy is another attribute of God, one which we can share with Him, even despite our sinfulness. But how often we are reluctant to show mercy! I see this while I’m driving around any city or town where there is lot of traffic. My wife will testify that I often am angered by the actions of other drivers. However, when I fail in my own standards, I quickly come up with a good explanation for it. Does that sound familiar to you in the situations of your own life? Or is showing complete mercy your default setting?

As with grace, mercy is God relating to sinful people in His goodness and love. It’s His restraint of the justice we deserve for our sin. The Luke 18 passage for today spotlights how easy it is for us to think we’re pretty good folks. We figure everyone else needs to be just a little more like us. But Jesus didn’t come to seek and save “pretty good folks.” He came for those who cry out, “God, have mercy on me, a sinner” (vs. 13).

Insight: His merciful hand extends far, even to self-righteous people like me!

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.

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Michael D. Inman

une 24, 2021 at 12:06 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  Grace Upon Grace

Grace Upon Grace

“For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.” John 1:16 (ESV)

Scripture Focus: Psalm 103:1-22

Grace highlights our relationship with God. In the midst of our continual shortcomings, weaknesses, fears, and bondage to sin, the gospel of grace teaches us that God not only gives us grace but gives us Himself in grace by His Son and through His Spirit. God is constantly showering us with underserved favor for Jesus’ sake.

The comforting words of Psalm 103 remind us that “the Lord is compassionate and gracious”

(vs. 8). Because of God’s simplicity (turn back to Days 2 and 3), we are reminded that grace and graciousness are the hallmarks of our God. There is no hidden corner of God that is ungracious. Therefore, “he does not treat us as our sins deserve” (vs. 10). Furthermore, we see the relationship between His omniscience and graciousness in which He knows our weakness but is not surprised by it (vs. 13-16).

Peter was no doubt surprised by his own unfaithfulness when he denied Jesus (Luke 22:31.34; 54-62). Yet Jesus, being full of grace, already knew He would restore Peter fully (vs. 32). That’s grace upon grace!

Insight: Grace upon grace!

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.

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Michael D. Inman

Topic: +DEV+  God Is Good

God Is Good

“For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.” Psalm 100:5

Scripture Focus: Psalm 145:1-21

Think of God’s goodness as we turn to what are considered the moral attributes of God, attributes which we ourselves are capable of displaying to some degree. As with all of the moral attributes, we naturally have an idea of what goodness is because we are God’s creation. But do you remember that Jesus said no one is good—except God alone (Mark 10:18)? This tells us that it is not just that God has more goodness than we have, but that His goodness is distinctively perfect and above us (Isaiah 55:8-9). It also says we are all sinners; “There is no one who does good, not even one” (Romans 3:12).

Psalm 145 beautifully proclaims to us that we don’t need to be good for God to be good to us! He “is gracious and compassionate” (vs. 8). “The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made” (vs. 9). Indeed, we see the climax of both His moral goodness in righteously dealing with sin and His goodness to us in grace in the death of Jesus. There “righteousness and peace kiss each other” (Psalm 85:10).

Insight: The Lord is good and His love endures forever.

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Michael D. Inman

June 16, 2021 at 12:36 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  Omnipotence, Pt. 1

Omnipotence, Pt. 1

“The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth… not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else.” Acts 17:24-25

Scripture Focus: Genesis 1:26-31 

I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “absolute power corrupts absolutely.” It expresses the belief that as a person’s power increases, his/her moral sense diminishes. No doubt there is much truth to that in our world today. Most of us are skeptical of anyone holding too much power especially political power.

But there is One who alone is all-powerful— completely sovereign over all things—and will never be corrupt in any way: God! His omnipotence is another attribute that you and I do not share. If ever you feel uncomfortable with this attribute, it’s probably because it breaks down your own sense of power, confirming that you are not the one in control of your life.

Genesis 1 teaches us that being made in God’s image means we are also given dominion as a reflection of His sovereignty (vs. 26). It’s not that He must give up some control to us; His sovereignty is not in conflict with our freedom. The sovereignty of our Creator is the source of our freedom. “For in him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28), reflecting His sovereignty in a small way.

Insight: “For in him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.


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Michael D. Inman

June 15, 2021 at 12:01 AM CST
Topic: +DEV+  Omniscience, Pt. 2

Omniscience, Pt. 2

“How many are your works, O LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.” Psalm 104:24

Scripture Focus: 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:9 

A discussion about God’s omniscience leads to a discussion about His perfect wisdom. Wisdom is the proper use of knowledge. It’s not only knowing facts, but using that information towards the reaching of a goal. So it should be no surprise that our sinful wisdom is little more than foolishness.

Man’s wisdom is futile because he doesn’t know God (1 Corinthians 1:21). God, in His infinite knowledge and wisdom, acts in a way that is consistent with all His attributes. This is why a few verses later Paul states that he “resolved to know nothing… except Jesus Christ and him crucified” (2:2). The cross is truly the wisdom of God!

Finally, he declares God’s wisdom “a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began” (2:7). Can you comprehend how wonderful it is that God’s wisdom ends in “our glory”? We marvel along with Paul (and the prophet Isaiah hundreds of years earlier in 64:4) that “no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him” (2:9).

Insight: “no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him” (2:9).

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.

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Michael D. Inman

June 13, 2021 at 12:00 AM CST
Topic: +DEV+  Omniscience, Pt. 1

Omniscience, Pt. 1

“Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.” Hebrews 4:13

Scripture Focus: Luke 12:1-7 

As you read this, I will be finishing up my designing of developing a Bible Study vLog and beginning the finalization. I think about all the studies I’ve taken over the years. They’ve been extremely difficult, particularly because they reveal not only what I do know, but especially what I do not know. Multiple times I’ve gone into one of these studies confident in my preparation, only to be reminded later by the end that my knowledge was very limited, even after much studying.

In Luke 12 Jesus gives a stern warning: hypocrisy is liable to judgment because there is nothing hidden from God. Omniscience means that God knows all; He knows Himself and His creation perfectly, and there is nothing apart from His knowledge. In other words, God has nothing to learn.

Jesus’ strong words should lead us to rest in Him and fear Him for who He is (vs. 5). His gentle words remind us that no sparrow is forgotten (vs. 6), and neither are we.

Insight: Down to the hairs on our head, we are known, loved, provided for, valued, and accepted by the all-knowing God in Jesus.

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.


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Michael D. Inman

June 08, 2021 at 12:44 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  Eternity: Outside of Time

Eternity: Outside of Time

“Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.” 1 Timothy 1:17

Scripture Focus: Psalm 90:1-17

When some think of eternity and God, they think of a very old man in the clouds. Psalm 90 teaches us that God’s eternity could not be further from such a false image. He is “from everlasting to everlasting” (vs. 2), not simply someone who is a lot older than we are. And it’s not just that God’s eternity extends through all of time. We must also understand that He exists outside of and over time as the creator of time itself.



This prayer of Psalm 90 helps us consider God’s eternity and encourages us “to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (vs. 12). At the unfathomable wonder of God’s eternity, we are reminded not just of how small we are, but also of how brief our lives are.



Without a knowledge of God’s eternity and our promised eternity in heaven with Him as well, we might feel despair over life’s shortness. The gospel changes our thinking. Now we can expectantly pray,



Insight: “Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days” (vs. 14).


It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.


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Michael D. Inman

June 08, 2021 at 12:44 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  Impassibility, Pt. 2

Impassibility, Pt. 2

“O God, do not keep silent; be not quiet, O God, be not still. See how your enemies are astir, how your foes rear their heads.” Psalm 83:1-2

Scripture Focus: John 11:1-44

It’s hard for our finite minds to grasp the two sides of the coin about God’s impassibility. On the one hand we know that God is not governed by emotions as we often are; He doesn’t react to the world’s events or experience moods. But at the same time, we know our good and just Creator feels compassion for His people, has anger toward sin, and is familiar with suffering.

John 11 tells of Jesus’ deep sorrow and compassion felt at the death of His friend Lazarus. He sees the anguish of Lazarus’ sisters as He comes to the tomb (vs. 33-38). This account holds comfort for us: we know that Jesus really does mourn with us in our pain, sin, and heartache.

Additionally, because of God’s impassibility, suffering cannot overwhelm Him. When He entered into Mary and Martha’s grief, that was not the last word. He overcame it by raising Lazarus from the dead. Days after this event, He would take all of our sin and suffering at the cross, conquering it forever (vs. 25-26). He’ll use our suffering now for our ultimate good (Romans 8:28).

Insight: “O God, do not keep silent; be not quiet, O God, be not still” (Psalms 83:1)

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.

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Michael D. Inman

June 1, 2021 at 12:00 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  Immutability, Pt. 2


Immutability, Pt. 2
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8

Scripture Focus: 1 Samuel 15:1-3; 8-11; 26-29

“If you don’t like something, change it.” You’ve probably heard that before. In fact, much of life involves changing— through the phases of our kids’ lives, through career adjustments, through transformations that come s we grow older. God’s unchangeableness— His immutability—amazes us more and more as we change constantly.


In 1st Samuel, David is anointed as the new king over Israel (16:13). This passage provides a helpful example of how to understand immutability as it comes up in Scripture. God is said to be grieved that He had anointed Saul (15:35). Did God regret what He had done? What about His will not changing? We remember that God “is not a man, that he should change his mind” (15:29). The change is not in God’s purpose to have a faithful king over Israel or even His own purposes with Saul. It is a change in His revealed plan to have Saul as king.

To understand the distinction between God’s unchangeable will and the changing circumstances of life, know that He is always working out His unchangeable purposes.
Insight: God is always working out His unchangeable purposes.

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.


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Michael D. Inman

May 31, 2021 at 1:27 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  Immutability, Pt. 1

Immutability, Pt. 1

“I the LORD do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.” Malachi 3:6

Scripture Focus: Deuteronomy 32:4-10; 15-20; 28-36

I grew up at the foot of the Dragoon Mountains in Cochise County, Arizona. While this range is by no means the tallest, it does have a unique rocky formation that is particularly beautiful. Such places give us a sense of awe, of beauty, of might, of our own smallness and finitude. We see that our life is a mist (James 4:14).

But God is unchangeable. This immutability means His very being, knowledge, will, and decrees are fixed from all eternity. God cannot change because He is absolute perfection. He “is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind” (Numbers 23:19).

This is one of the reasons the Lord is called a Rock (see Deuteronomy 32). While His people Israel waver in infidelity, “He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just” (vs. 4). Because the Lord doesn’t change, even when He disciplines His people, He does so with their restoration in sight.


Insight: “The LORD will judge his people and have compassion on his servants when he sees their strength is gone” (vs. 36).


It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.


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Michael D. Inman

May 28, 2021 at 12:32 AM CST

Topic: +DEV+  Aseity: Self-Existing, Pt. 2

Aseity: Self-Existing, Pt. 2
“‘I tell you the truth,’ Jesus answered, ‘before Abraham was born, I am!’” John 8:58

Scripture Focus: Exodus 3:13-15

Names are significant. When a couple is expecting the birth of their baby (as my wife and I did), they consider various potential names. They may place more or less weight on the name’s meaning, but even those who give little regard to the meaning of a particular name will say things like, “Not Chris, I knew a Chris once, and didn’t like him!”

If aseity—the fact that God only creates and is not created—teaches us that God doesn’t need anything from the world or from us, His name nevertheless teaches us that this same independent God has become intimately involved in our lives. And His name is important.

“I AM WHO I AM” is the name God gives Himself in the midst of recalling His faithfulness to Israel’s fathers. It communicates to Israel and to us that our unfaithfulness will not stop the Lord from being faithful to us. This is not rooted in some random decision on God’s part, but in His independence from us—in His character, not in ours.

Insight: “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:13).

It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.


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Michael D. Inman

May 26 2021 at 12:01 AM CST
Topic: +DEV+  Aseity: Self-Existing, Pt. 1

Aseity: Self-Existing, Pt. 1

“For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself.” John 5:26

Scripture Focus: Acts 17:22-28

You’ve probably heard the phrase “self-made man” or “self-made woman.” It’s generally used to describe one who comes from humble beginnings to find success (especially financial). The idea of being “self.made” is quite popular today. The problem, according to the Bible, is that being a “self-made person” really is not true.

It’s because of what aseity is. It’s another of God’s incommunicable attributes (attributes which we humans do not have), and it says He exists completely of His own, because He is the only One not created. What God is and does is independent of His creatures and creation. We are not self-made, and in reality, God is not either.

Also, we’re dependent on Him for everything. We need to be reminded that apart from Christ, we “have no good thing” (Psalm 16:2). Rather than being “self-made,” which our idol-making hearts are prone to believe, we “live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28) in Him alone. This is a comfort to us, because while God does not need us, still He loves us and calls us His own.

Insight: God does not need us, we need Him. But He loves us and called us His own.

PS. Just finished setting up my blog at 

https://n0klu-rants.blogspot.com/

You are invited to stop by and visit, post a comment or two I will be adding my devotionals as well as some other stuff as time goes on.


It is our hopes and prayers that these devotions will bring people to Jesus as Savior and have a deeper meaningful relationship with the Lord.

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Michael D. Inman