Category Archives: Weekly Devotions

READ: ESTHER 4 If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die.  What’s more, who can say but that you have been elevated to the palace for just a time as this? (V. 14) A non-negotiable trait of…

READ: 1 JOHN 4: 18-24 It is by our actions that we know we are living in truth, so we will be confident when we stand before the Lord. (V. 19) My brother and I won goldfish playing games at local carnivals.  We would bring these short-lived fish home and put them in a cheap…

READ: GENESIS 50: 14-20 “As far as I am concerned, God turned into good what you meant for evil.  He brought me to the high position I have today so that I could save the lives of many people.” (V. 20) A career in law enforcement requires that you progress “through the ranks” to eventually…

READ: PROVERBS 13:19-22 Truth stands the test of time; lies are soon exposed. (v. 19) Courtroom dramas, both high and low, play out every day across the United States.  Judges attempt to ensure that fair and impartial justice is rendered to every citizen, no matter their social, economic or cultural status.  Pivotal to the administration…

READ: MATTHEW 28: 16-20 “And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (V. 20) Police Community Action Teams were designed to give our department an “active presence” in high crime areas.  These teams worked directly with the residents to identify and resolve the crime problems   that…

READ: PROVERBS 3: 5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. (V. 5) I vaguely remember a television show from my early teens entitled, “Who do you Trust?”  The object of the game show was to discern a truth about a guest by asking questions that would…

READ: MATTHEW 7: 21-29 Anyone who listens to my teaching and obeys me is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. (V. 24) Every community has a narrative associated with its history.  This narrative consists of written and spoken accounts.  These accounts document the community’s development and overarching values that define…

READ: PSALM 100 For the Lord is good.  His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness to each generation. (V. 5) Detective Sergeant Cody Becker, Detective Mark Baker and Detective Isaiah Emenheiser of the Northern York Regional Police Department in Pennsylvania lost their lives in the line of duty on September 5, 2025.  They were…

READ: NEHEMIAH 2 But I replied, “The God of Heaven will help us succeed.  We, his servants, will start rebuilding this wall. (Verse 20) Community Policing is based upon bringing officers in closer contact with their communities.  Doing this improves the flow of information; builds an enhanced sense of trust and cooperation; and gives officers…

READ: 1 SAMUEL 17:32-51 David shouted in reply, “You came to me with sword, spear and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord Almighty—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defiled. (V. 45) The end of our week-long escape from the rigors of the classroom for firearms…