{"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":"2026-07-06T11:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:02:00","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-56c3aa915f7ee92c577929d59645bdb4 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=20260721&#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&#039;s Verse - Psalm 119:30\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.heartlight.org\/overlazy\/creations\/5440.jpg\" title=\"Today&apos;s Verse - Psalm 119:30\" style=\"height:200px;width:200px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartlight.org\/cgi-shl\/todaysverse.cgi?day=20260721&#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 - Psalm 119:30<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on July 21, 2026 at 7:00 am <\/small><p>I have chosen the way of truth; I have set my heart on your laws.\u2014Psalm 119:30Thoughts on Today's Verse...Jesus challenged us with this strong call:  \"Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me\" (Luke 9:23).\"The way of truth,\" the way of Jesus, is a daily choice. Not intentionally putting Jesus at the center of our lives and not seeking to please him as our top priority means we slip a little further away from the life he is calling us to [&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-687cbf751156bdb540f01b31b5a54a7e 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\/07\/21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Walking Like Jesus\" style=\"height:100px;width:100px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/feedzy-rss-feeds\/img\/feedzy.svg\" title=\"Walking Like Jesus\" style=\"height:100px;width:100px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/odb.org\/2026\/07\/21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Walking Like Jesus<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/odb.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"odb.org\">Leslie Koh<\/a> on July 21, 2026 at 12:00 am <\/small><p>Ben had bought pirated computer software for years, simply because it was cheaper. Even though it was illegal and broke copyright laws, he didn\u2019t fell that it was morally wrong. After all, everyone did it, [&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><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The RSS feed from Utmost.org is not working.\u00a0 Click below and then open the dropdown next to the date (on the left) to select today&#8217;s date&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><div class=\"feedzy-264390d82cb80e94b3d62a4cb969fbc6 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-c722a51301c247c815454064f7aa30d7 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\/0721-am.html?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=devos&#038;utm_content=me&#038;utm_term=am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Isaiah 37:22 - Morning Devotional for Jul. 21st\" style=\"height:100px;width:100px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.heartlight.org\/overlazy\/creations\/7679.jpg\" title=\"Isaiah 37:22 - Morning Devotional for Jul. 21st\" style=\"height:100px;width:100px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartlight.org\/spurgeon\/0721-am.html?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=devos&#038;utm_content=me&#038;utm_term=am\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Isaiah 37:22 - Morning Devotional for Jul. 21st<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on July 21, 2026 at 7:00 am <\/small><p>\"The daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.\"\u2014Isaiah 37:22Morning ThoughtReassured by the Word of the Lord, the poor trembling citizens of Zion grew bold, and shook their heads at Sennacherib's boastful threats. Strong faith enables the servants of God to look with calm contempt upon their most haughty foes. We know that our enemies are attempting impossibilities. 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Canst thou find any reason why thou art so often mourning instead of rejoicing? Why yield to gloomy anticipations? Who told thee that the night would never end in day? Who told thee that the sea of circumstances would ebb out till there should be nothing left but long leagues of the mud of horrible poverty? 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