Issue 1784 – Zip Line – August 7, 2025
Life can be hard, but Father walks through it with us. Discipline can be unpleasant, but it brings rewards. The circumstances might be smelly, but the rewards are worth it.
Daily devotionals from Scripture to nourish your faith, deepen your prayer life, and grow in God's grace.


Every day, Scripture speaks to ordinary life. Gleanings From the Word is a daily devotional drawn from the Bible and written for people who live in the middle of things — work, family, struggle, and ordinary Monday mornings.
Kevin Corbin has been writing these devotionals since January 1, 2001. The aim is simple: stay close to the text, say what is there, and trust that God meets us where we live.
The Lord loves ordinary people. He must, because He made so many of us.
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Hallelu Yah
That is an excellent place to meet God. The Lord loves ordinary people … He must because He made so many of us. My devotionals are drawn from ordinary life and I hope illustrate the truths of Scripture. Scripture trumps my writing in every way, yet many people find it helpful in their faith walk.
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Hallelu Yah (praise God)
Soli Deo Gloria (for the glory of God alone.)
by Kevin Corbin · Published 7 August 2025
Life can be hard, but Father walks through it with us. Discipline can be unpleasant, but it brings rewards. The circumstances might be smelly, but the rewards are worth it.
by Kevin Corbin · Published 6 August 2025
Why do I frequently come back to write about the need to be reborn? It is a foundational truth that everyone needs to hear, and many, even in the “Christian” world, still have not heard
by Kevin Corbin · Published 5 August 2025
To be blessed is to find peace, hope, and joy in the Lord regardless of what is happening in our earthly circumstances.
by Kevin Corbin · Published 31 July 2025
What is the purpose of the church?
by Kevin Corbin · Published 30 July 2025
That truth ought to humble us and cause us to serve out of love and gratitude.
by Kevin Corbin · Published 28 July 2025
Jesus is the Lamb of God. He’s the pure, spotless lamb that makes our salvation possible.
by Kevin Corbin · Published 25 July 2025
There will come a day of reckoning. All accounts will be reviewed, and all outstanding debts will be settled.
by Kevin Corbin · Published 24 July 2025
Let us stick to the business of winning people to Jesus, ministering to them, equipping them to minister, and sending them out. Let us not fall into the rabbit trail of foolish arguments and, in avoiding those trails, avoid the snares of the devil.
by Kevin Corbin · Published 23 July 2025
Yet, how often do we stop and think about the implications?
by Kevin Corbin · Published 21 July 2025
When you see these beautifully colored, strange-sounding ducks sitting in a tree, it’s hard not to marvel at the diversity and beauty of God’s creation.
by Kevin Corbin · Published 18 July 2025
Like a rice harvest, each step must take place before the harvest can begin.