Weekly Devotion June 16 2025

This Devotion was written by Sportsmen Devotional and posted with permission

Bible Study Verse: Matthew 5:16                                                                                                                                                                “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” (NIV)

Thoughts: The amount of snow still in the Rockies this early summer definitely altered my plans for fishing in the rivers. Since most of the rivers were raging and muddy, my fishing partner and I decided to fish mountain lakes instead. We located several, including one that we thought hardly anyone ever fished. We were on the lake in float tubes as the morning light came up over the mountains above us, hopeful that we were going to slay the trout that morning. What we discovered though was that the lake was so high in the mountains that the amount of ice the lake had this past winter was over 6’. And to our dismay, many of the fish in the lake were winter-killed. As we floated the perimeter of the lake, we discovered several rotting fish up in the shallows.

Action Point: This reminded me of how important it is to breathe. The world we are currently living in seems to want to suffocate the voice of any Christian who might want to speak up, but it’s super important to stay focused on God during this time and allow his word and principles to breathe into our lives. Our world, now more than ever, needs God’s principles implemented in every facet of life. You and I are his chosen representatives during this time. Let go of the overwhelming barragement we get through the media and focus on being salt and light to a lost world. Be a breath of fresh air to those around you...they surely will notice.

Sportsman’s Tip of the Day: Another option to fish when the rivers are raging in the mountains is to find tail waters. Locate reservoirs up in the mountains, and more likely than not, you will