Devotionals by Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret.
In the Flesh
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a servant, »
Bona Fides
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” John 4:10 “Which is easier, »
Life Lessons from a Verboten Land and a Hated People
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Come, see a man who told me all I ever did. Can this be the Christ?” John 4:29 The encounter Jesus had with the unnamed Samaritan woman beside Jacob’s well is one of the most notable stories in Jesus’ »
The Hound of Heaven
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Surely goodness and mercy “shall follow me” all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23:6 As we steadily study the Scriptures and know more and more about the »
The Bridegroom by Grace
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.” John 2:11 Why John alone tells this historic story, which takes place at the beginning of Jesus’ »
Fighting the Inevitable
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming His name and His dwelling, that is, those who »
The Dungeon Flamed With Light
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “O, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together.” Psalm 34:3 I had the great honor of having a very fine church organist when I pastored a church in the Pacific Northwest for ten years. Specifically, »
God Created Your Mouth
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Go eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved of what you do.” Ecclesiastes 9:7 My wife and I were recently recounting the best meals we had enjoyed together over »
Jesus’ Spotlight
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “He (the Holy Spirit) will glorify Me, for He will take what is Mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is Mine; therefore, I said that He (the Holy Spirit) will take what is Mine and declare »
Sleep, Marvelous Sleep
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. »
The Most Awful Words Ever Spoken
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Not everyone who says to me, ‘LORD, LORD,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father, who is in heaven. On that day, many will say to me, ‘LORD, LORD, did we not »
The Name Above All Names
By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess »
