{"id":2573,"date":"2014-07-16T12:02:16","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T16:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=2573"},"modified":"2026-02-04T10:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:31:06","slug":"news-feeds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=2573","title":{"rendered":"Daily  Devotions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #003300;\">PUMC Devotional Tools&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Use these tools to enhance your daily time with God&#8230; <\/span><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=37109' class='big-button biggreen'><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 2026 Lenten Devotionals<\/span><\/a> \n<a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=17037' class='big-button bigred'>\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bible Reading Plans\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read posts from the below categories to consider where your are on your daily walk&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?cat=50' class='small-button smallpink'><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sermons<\/span><\/a> <a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?cat=51' class='small-button smallpink'><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Signboard<\/span><\/a> <a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?cat=131' class='small-button smallpink'><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pastors Ponderings<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">==============================================<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The following items are updated daily from outside sources&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Scripture of the Day&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><p><div class=\"feedzy-bb7fb6d6c6d4263fdbaf4270b9ac2c18 feedzy-rss\"><ul><li  style=\"padding: 20px 0 33px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartlight.org\/cgi-shl\/todaysverse.cgi?day=20260606&#038;amp;ver=niv&#038;utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=devos&#038;utm_content=tv&#038;utm_term=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Today's Verse - Ephesians 3:17-19\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.heartlight.org\/overlazy\/creations\/998.jpg\" title=\"Today&#039;s Verse - Ephesians 3:17-19\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartlight.org\/cgi-shl\/todaysverse.cgi?day=20260606&#038;amp;ver=niv&#038;utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=devos&#038;utm_content=tv&#038;utm_term=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Today's Verse - Ephesians 3:17-19<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 6, 2026 at 7:00 am <\/small><p>I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge \u2014 that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.\u2014Ephesians 3:17-19Thoughts on Today's Verse...Love that surpasses knowledge is truly powerful, but difficult to explain. However, when you have loved your spouse for decades, and he or she is as close to you as any bodily [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Daily Devotionals&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The following devotionals are the same as the articles published in the popular devotional booklets.\u00a0 They are updated daily to display &#8220;today&#8217;s&#8221; featured article&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Our Daily Bread Devotionals&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"feedzy-eed1ea8533da835b37887162ec3ca282 feedzy-rss\"><ul><li  style=\"padding: 10px 0 17px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:100px;width:100px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/odb.org\/2026\/06\/06\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"God\u2019s Provision\" style=\"height:100px;width:100px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/feedzy-rss-feeds\/img\/feedzy.svg\" title=\"God\u2019s Provision\" style=\"height:100px;width:100px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/odb.org\/2026\/06\/06\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">God\u2019s Provision<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/odb.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"odb.org\">Elisa Morgan<\/a> on June 6, 2026 at 12:00 am <\/small><p>I was putting my grandson to bed during a sleepover. When his Bible bookmark opened to Psalm 23, he objected, \u201cWe already read this one.\u201d After I suggested we might learn something new, he read aloud, [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\n<div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">My Utmost for His Highest Devotionals&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div class=\"feedzy-e14ae6b35fe98b0e621f3c6b78304e30 feedzy-rss\"><ul><li  style=\"padding: 10px 0 17px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:100px;width:100px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utmost.org\/have-you-seen-jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Have You Seen Jesus?\" style=\"height:100px;width:100px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Oswald-Chambers-_400x300.jpg\" title=\"Have You Seen Jesus?\" style=\"height:100px;width:100px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utmost.org\/have-you-seen-jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Have You Seen Jesus?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on April 9, 2024 at 5:00 am <\/small><p>After that, He appeared in another form to two of them\u2026 \u2014Mark 16:12Being saved and seeing Jesus are not the same thing. Many people who have never seen Jesus have received and share in God\u2019s grace. But once you have seen Him, you can [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\u00a0 <\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Charles Spurgeon- <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>Morning<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div class=\"feedzy-2837d34f91144a3a23f480d06a3643f4 feedzy-rss\"><ul><li  style=\"padding: 10px 0 17px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:100px;width:100px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartlight.org\/spurgeon\/0606-am.html?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=devos&#038;utm_content=me&#038;utm_term=am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Job 40:4 - Morning Devotional for Jun. 6th\" style=\"height:100px;width:100px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.heartlight.org\/overlazy\/creations\/5460.jpg\" title=\"Job 40:4 - Morning Devotional for Jun. 6th\" style=\"height:100px;width:100px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartlight.org\/spurgeon\/0606-am.html?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=devos&#038;utm_content=me&#038;utm_term=am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Job 40:4 - Morning Devotional for Jun. 6th<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 6, 2026 at 7:00 am <\/small><p>\"Behold, I am vile.\"\u2014Job 40:4Morning ThoughtOne cheering word, poor lost sinner, for thee! You think you must not come to God because you are vile. Now, there is not a saint living on earth but has been made to feel that he is vile. If Job, and Isaiah, and Paul were all obliged to say \"I am vile,\" oh, poor sinner, wilt thou be ashamed to join in the same confession? If divine grace does not [&hellip;]<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Charles Spurgeon- <em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Evening<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div class=\"feedzy-0d57ec6b52c4ad9dc2e24b621d9bca72 feedzy-rss\"><ul><li  style=\"padding: 10px 0 17px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:100px;width:100px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartlight.org\/spurgeon\/0606-pm.html?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=devos&#038;utm_content=me&#038;utm_term=pm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"2 Corinthians 11:22 - Evening Devotional for Jun. 6th\" style=\"height:100px;width:100px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.heartlight.org\/overlazy\/creations\/3211.jpg\" title=\"2 Corinthians 11:22 - Evening Devotional for Jun. 6th\" style=\"height:100px;width:100px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartlight.org\/spurgeon\/0606-pm.html?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=devos&#038;utm_content=me&#038;utm_term=pm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">2 Corinthians 11:22 - Evening Devotional for Jun....<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on June 6, 2026 at 7:00 am <\/small><p>\"Are they Israelites? so am I.\"\u20142 Corinthians 11:22Evening ThoughtWe have here A PERSONAL CLAIM, and one that needs proof. The apostle knew that his claim was indisputable, but there are many persons who have no right to the title who yet claim to belong to the Israel of God. 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But the powerful thing is he is still calling upon God. He doesn\u2019t let the lack of response keep him from going to God in prayer. \u2014Gabby Cudjoe-Wilkes and Andrew Wilkes, Psalms for Black Lives: Reflections<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Upper Room Daily Devotions&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><em>The Upper Room does not provide a feed for their daily devotional, but you can access the articles by visiting their website: <a href=\"http:\/\/devotional.upperroom.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The\u00a0Upper\u00a0Room<\/a>.\u00a0 Hardcopies of the devotional booklets are available in our Narthex.\u00a0 <\/em><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PUMC Devotional Tools&#8230; ============================================== \u00a0 The following items are updated daily from outside sources&#8230; Scripture of the Day&#8230; &nbsp; Daily Devotionals&#8230; The following devotionals are the same as the articles published in the popular devotional booklets.\u00a0 They are updated daily to display &#8220;today&#8217;s&#8221; featured article&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2573","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2573"}],"version-history":[{"count":147,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37373,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2573\/revisions\/37373"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}