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Today's Devotion
From Dr. David Jeremiah
Burdened
March 24, 2026
This is the burden which came in the year that King Ahaz died.
Isaiah 14:28
Recommended Reading:
Isaiah 14:28-3228 This is the burden which came in the year that King Ahaz died.29 “Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia,Because the rod that struck you is broken;For out of the serpent’s roots will come forth a viper,And its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent.30 The firstborn of the poor will feed,And the needy will lie down in safety;I will kill your roots with famine,And it will slay your remnant.31 Wail, O gate! Cry, O city!All you of Philistia are dissolved;For smoke will come from the north,And no one will be alone in his appointed times.”32 What will they answer the messengers of the nation?That the Lord has founded Zion,And the poor of His people shall take refuge in it.
Isaiah 14:28-32
Mary Jones, a poor Welsh farm girl, had only one burning desire: to own a Bible in her own language. No Bible existed in her home, and the nearest one was a couple of miles away. For years she saved money by doing small jobs. Finally, at the age of sixteen, she walked more than twenty miles across the Welsh countryside to buy a Bible from the Rev. Thomas Charles. He later helped start the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1804—an organization that went on to distribute millions of Bibles around the world.1 Mary’s passion for a Bible helped ignite Charles’ passion for a ministry distributing Bibles.
The prophet Isaiah sometimes referred to his messages as “burdens.” The Hebrew word means something that is heavy and must be carried and delivered. We should have a burden for the world, especially for the distribution and scattering of the message of the Gospel. Ask God to give you a renewed burden for the world. Ask Him to show you people who need your prayers for their salvation, and let Him show you what you can do today.
Christians who have little or no burden for the lost are not attuned to the heart of God.
Woodrow Kroll
