Men of the Outdoors

This Devotion was written by Sportsmen Devotional and posted with permission Bible Study Verse: Mark 4:39-41He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Silence! Be still!" The wind ceased, and there was a great calm. Then He said to them, "Why are you fearful? Do you still have no faith? “And they were terrified and asked one another, "Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey Him!" (HCSB) Thoughts: On a past elk hunt, I was fast asleep in my trailer, when, around 3:00 a.m., a massive thunderstorm blew up. A tree about 50 feet from the trailer was hit by lightning. There was a bright flash and the trailer shook as if an earthquake had struck it. That night, this verse came to life for me--I knew exactly how the disciples must have felt on board that boat. I remember lying awake the rest of the night, afraid that the next bolt of lightning would hit the trailer . . . Action Point: There are many things that cause us to fear. Psalm 46:1 tells us, ...

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This Devotion was written by Sportsmen Devotional and posted with permission Bible Study Verse: Matt 26:41 & 1 Pet 5:8 "Watch and pray so that you may not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. Be alert and sober-minded. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." (NIV) Thoughts: On my very first hunt, my dad and brother fell asleep in our Suburban before sunrise because they had already been hunting for a while...but I was WIDE awake, though, and ready to deal the death to a unsuspecting deer! While they were sawing wood, I was peering into the morning shadows looking for my prey. All of a sudden I saw two ears pop up above the rear window. A yearling buck had stepped up on the rear bumper and was looking into our SUV! I slid down in the front seat and whispered, "Dad...Daaaad! There's a deer looking into our car." My dad just mumbled, "Sure, sure, ok, buddy. Sounds great. We can ...

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  This Devotion was written by Sportsmen Devotional and posted with permission Bible Study Verse: Psalm 14:1   The fool[a] says in his heart, “There is no God.” (NIV©) Thoughts: Years back my Dad and I had been on a hunting trip to Colorado. On our way home I mentioned the antelope I had been seeing from the highway north of Phoenix (Interstate 17). Dad immediately informed me that there hadn’t been any antelope in the area for many years. At that exact moment, and with God as my witness, I looked out the window to the side of the highway on his side of the truck, pointed, and said, “You mean like those?” Action Point:  To his credit, Dad had not seen antelope in this particular area for a long time. And, he wanted to be sure that I knew that he was correct and that I was wrong (Anyone else have a Dad like that? Bigger question, are you that Dad?). However, the antelope standing by the road proved him wrong. So, my point today is this: Go back to any of the ancient ...

  This Devotion was written by Sportsmen Devotional and posted with permission Bible Study Verse: John 5:16 (ESV]  And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. Thoughts: One person said, “We are all victims and beneficiaries of tradition.” Some great traditions have been passed down from one hunter to the next, and some traditions are ridiculous.  I’m an eastern Whitetail hunter, so when I am scouting a farm, if I see an extremely old tree stand, I know that it’s there for a reason. The stand was erected back when hunters relied on woodsmanship and time spent afield. I would be wise to scout that position and follow their tradition.  An example of a terrible tradition is when a grandfather secured permission to hunt a piece of property for many years. Then the father also secured permission, but over time, just took for granted permission was a given. The son follows along and grows up believing that he has eter...