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Thank
You Lord Ministries
P.O.
Box 4792
Norfolk,
VA 23523
thankyoulordministries@yahoo.com
DEVOTION
- Who Is On The LORD's Side?- March 10, 2010
Now when Joshua
was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him,
grasping a naked sword. Joshua walked towards him and said to
him, 'Are you on our side or on that of our enemies?' He replied,
'On neither side. I have come now as the captain of the army of
the LORD.' Joshua fell on his face to the ground, worshipping
him, and said, 'What has my Lord to say to his servant?' The captain
of the army of the LORD answered Joshua, 'Take your sandals off
your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.' And
Joshua did so.
Joshua 5:13-15
May your hand protect those at your side,
the child of Adam you have strengthened for yourself!
Psalm 80:17
You see, God doesn't have to take sides. He is already
LORD of ALL! He is in complete control and His plans never fail!
He is ALMIGHTY! He is not going to come over to our side.
Our way of thinking, our way of doing things, our way of making
laws. But we need Him! We need the mind of Christ, we need
the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and we need to follow God's
laws! We need to be on the LORD's side. It is "us"
who have to choose a side.
Choose you this day whom you are
going to serve!!!
DEVOTION
- The LORD Sees! - March 9, 2010
By the word of
the LORD the heavens were made,
by the breath of
his mouth all their array.
He collects the
waters of the sea like a dam,
he stores away
the abyss in his treasure-house.
Let the whole earth fear the LORD,
let all who dwell in the world revere him;
for, the moment he spoke, it was so,
no sooner had he commanded, than there it stood!
The LORD thwarts the plans of nations,
frustrates the counsels of peoples;
but the LORD own plan stands firm forever,
his heart's counsel from age to age.
How blessed the nation whose God is the LORD,
the people he has chosen as his heritage.
For heaven the LORD looks down,
he sees all the children of Adam,
from the place where he sits he watches
all who dwell on the earth;
he alone moulds their hearts,
he understands all they do.
A large army will not keep a king safe,
nor his strength save a warrior's life;
it is delusion to rely on a horse for safety,
for all its power it cannot save.
But see how the LORD watches over those who fear him,
those who rely on his faithful love,
to rescue them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
We are waiting for the LORD;
he is our help and our shield,
for in him our heart rejoices,
in his holy name we trust.
LORD, let your faithful love rest on us,
as our hope has rested in you.
Psalm 33:6-22
DEVOTION
- It's True...! - March 8, 2010
As the Father hath loved
me, so have I loved you.
John 15:9a
...Jesus Loves
You!
Walk In HIs Love
Today!
And Give His Love
To Others.
DEVOTION
- Bless Israel! - March 5, 2010
Blessed are you,
O Israel!
Who is like you,
O victorious people?
The LORD is the
shield that protects you
and the sword
that leads you to triumph.
Your enemies will
try to corrupt you,
but you yourself
will trample on their backs.
Deuteronomy 33:29
Christians,
are we praying for Israel to be Saved?
For
Israel to believe that Jesus Is The Christ, The Son of the Living
God?
Bless
Israel. Pray for the salvation of the Jewish people!
DEVOTION
- Jesus Is Near! - March 4, 2010
Let your gentleness be
evident to all. The Lord is near.
Philippians 4:5
Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily
entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for
us.
Hebrews 12:1
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Matthew 5:7
What hinders us from being gentle today? From being merciful
today?
Holy Father, forgive
us and help us to abide in You and run the race marked out for us for
Your Glory. In Jesus Name. Amen.
DEVOTION
- Does God Care About How We Dress? - March 3, 2010
A woman must not
dress like a man, nor a man like a woman; anyone who does this is detestable to the
LORD your God.
Deuteronomy 22:5
How many of us knew that was in the Bible?
DEVOTION
- The LORD Is King! - March 2, 2010
The LORD is king!
Let earth rejoice,
the many isles
be glad!
Cloud, black cloud
enfolds him,
saving justice
and judgment the foundations of his throne.
Fire goes before him,
sets ablaze his enemies all around;
his lightning-flashes light up the world,
the earth sees it and quakes.
The mountains melt like was,
before the Lord of all the earth.
The heavens proclaim his saving justice,
all nations see his glory.
Shame on all who serve images,
who pride themselves on their idols;
bow down to him, all you gods!
Zion hears and is glad,
the daughters of Judah exult,
because of your judgments, LORD.
For you are the LORD,
Most High over all the earth,
far transcending all gods.
The LORD loves those who hate evil,
he keeps safe his faithful,
rescues them from the clutches of the wicked.
Light dawns for the upright,
and joy for honest hearts.
Rejoice in the LORD, you who are upright,
praise his unforgettable holiness.
Psalm 97
DEVOTION
- You Must Hold Fast! - March 1, 2010
If
a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you, offering you some
sign or wonder, and the sign or wonder comes about; and if he then
says to you, "Let us follow other gods (hitherto unknown to you) and
serve them," you must not listen to that prophet's words or to that
dreamer's dreams. The LORD your God is testing you to know
if you love the LORD your God with all your heart and all your
soul. The LORD your God is the one whom you must follow, him you
must fear, his commandments you must keep, his voice you must obey,
him you must serve, to him you must hold fast.
Deuteronomy
13:1-4
Let
Us Follow Other gods!
Isn't
That The Message of Our Day?
It
Is A Test!
DEVOTION
- What Happened To Baal? - February 26, 2010
You can see for
yourselves what the LORD has done about the Baal of Peor; the LORD
your God has destroyed all those of you who followed the Baal of Peor;
but those of you who stayed faithful to the LORD your God are all alive
today.
Deuteronomy
4:3-4
And
So It Will Be The Same For Every False god Today!
DEVOTION
- To God Be The Glory!- February 25, 2010
Glory be to him
whose power working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine;
glory be to him from generation to generation in the Church and in Christ
Jesus for ever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21
DEVOTION
-One Faith!- February 24, 2010
There is one Body,
one Spirit, just as one hope is the goal of your calling by God.
There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father of all,
over all, through all and within all.
Ephesians 4:4-6
Only
One Faith- The Bible Is Clear!
DEVOTION
-Do You Have The Mind Of Christ - February 23, 2010
Everyone pursuing
not selfish interest but those of others. Make your own the mind
of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 2:4-5
DEVOTION
-Magnify Christ!- February 22, 2010
Christ shall be
magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death.
Philippians 1:20b
DEVOTION
-Hungry? Thirsty? - February 19, 2010
He that abideth
in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit.
John 15:5b
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness:
for they shall be filled.
Matthew 5:6
For
Righteousness?
DEVOTION
- Sleep Well! - February 18, 2010
He giveth his beloved
sleep.
Psalm 127:2b
DEVOTION
- He Will Answer! - February 17, 2010
It shall come to
pass, that before they call, I will answer.
Isaiah
65:24a
Thank
You Jesus!
DEVOTION
- Jesus, Name Above All! - February 16, 2010
O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Psalm 8:1
JESUS! Will You Speak That
Wonderful Name Today To Someone?
DEVOTION
- I Am Redeemed! - February 15, 2010
The Lord redeemeth
the soul of his servants.
Psalm 34:22a
DEVOTION
- I Save You! - February 12, 2010
So will I save you,
and ye shall be a blessing.
Zechariah 8:13b
Jesus Saves!
*Jesus from the Hebrew word, yeshua', meaning "savior" or "Yahweh saves"
Yahweh - the probable pronunciation of the Hebrew letters YHWH, which
form the personal name of God in the OT. The name is a form of the
Hebrew verb "to be" and probably has the meaning of "The One Who Is Always
Present."
*Richards Complete Bible Dictionary
DEVOTION
- Before Him! - February 11, 2010
...Sorrow is turned
into joy before Him.
Job 41:22
...In every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving
let your requests be made known unto God.
Philippians 4:6
DEVOTION
- Who Do You Serve? - February10, 2010
If
any man serve me, him will my Father honor.
John 12:26c
With God all things are possible.
Matthew 19:26b
DEVOTION
- Need Strength? - February 9, 2010
Did you not know?
Had you not heard?
The LORD is the
everlasting God,
he created the remotest
parts of the earth.
He does not grow
tire or weary,
his understanding
is beyond fathoming
He gives strength
to the weary,
he strengthens the
powerless.
Youths grow tire
and weary,
the young stumble
and fall,
but those who hope
in the LORD will regain their strength,
they will sprout
wings like eagles,
though they run
they will not grow weary,
though they walk
they will never tire.
Isaiah
40:28-31
Hope
In The LORD!
DEVOTION
- Sufficient! - February 8, 2010
My grace
is sufficient for thee.
2 Corinthians 12:9a
DEVOTION
- You Can Be Sure! - February 5, 2010
How
much more can we be sure, therefore, that, now that we have been justified
by his death, we shall be saved through him from the retribution
of God.
Romans 5:9 (NJB)
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved
from wrath through him.
Romans 5:9 (KJV)
And since by his blood he did all this for us as sinners, how much
more will he do for us now that he has declared us not guilty? Now
he will save us from all of God's wrath to come.
Romans
5:9 (LBV)
The
Bible Says So!
DEVOTION
- Stop Applauding Sin! - February 4, 2010
In other words,
since they would not consent to acknowledge God, God abandoned them
to their unacceptable thoughts and indecent behavior. And so
now they are steeped in all sorts of injustice, rottenness, greed
and malice; full of envy, murder, wrangling, treachery and spite,
libelers, slanderers, enemies of God, rude, arrogant and boastful,
enterprising in evil, rebellious to parents, without brains, honor,
love or pity. They are well aware of God's ordinance:
that those who behave like this deserve to die--yet they not only
do it, but even applaud others who do the same.
Romans 1:28-32
If you Stand
for Sin then you Stand Against God!
DEVOTION
- Brought You To Life! - February 3, 2010
You
have been buried with him by your baptism; by which too, you have
been raised up with him through your belief in the power of God who
raised him from the dead. You were dead, because you were sinners
and uncircumcised in body: he has brought you to life with him,
he has forgiven us every one of our sins.
Colossians 2:12-13
Jesus
Has Forgiven Us Every One Of Our Sins!!!
Do
You Believe?
DEVOTION
- That Is What He Has Done! - February 2, 2010
Because
that is what he has done. It is he who has rescued us from the
ruling force of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom
of the Son that he love, and in him we enjoy our freedom, the forgiveness
of sin.
Colossians 1:13-14
DEVOTION
- His People! - February 1, 2010
The
Lord will bless his people with peace.
Psalm
29:11b
DEVOTION
- I Believe! - January 29, 2010
'Yes, Lord,' she
said, 'I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who
was to come into this world.'
John 11:27
DEVOTION
- Got Light! - January 28, 2010
Jesus replied:
Are there not twelve hours in the day?
No one who walks in the daytime stumbles,
having the light of this world to see by;
anyone who walks around at night stumbles,
having no light as a guide.
John 11:9-10
DEVOTION
- God Knows His Own! - January 27, 2010
The
Jews gathered round him and said, 'How much longer are you going to
keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us openly.'
Jesus replied:
I have told you, but you do not believe.
The works I do in my Father's name are my witness;
but you do not believe,
because you are no sheep of mine.
John 10:24-26
DEVOTION
- One Flock! - January 26, 2010
...and
there will be only one flock, one shepherd.
John 10:16
DEVOTION
- If Any! - January 25, 2010
"If
any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to
him, and will sup with him, and he with me."
Revelation 3:20b
"Whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we
keep his commandments."
1 John 3:22ab
Have
You Heard?
Are You Asking But Not Keeping?
Be A Keeper - Keep His Commandments!!!
DEVOTION
- Whoever Drinks? - January 22, 2010
Jesus
replied:
Whoever drinks this water
will be thirsty again;
but no one who drinks the water
that I shall give
will ever be thirsty again:
the water that I shall give
will become a spring of water within,
welling up for eternal life.
'Sir,' said the woman, 'give me some of that water, so
that I may never be thirsty or come here again to draw water.'
John 4:13-15
DEVOTION
- Above All Others? - January 21, 2010
He who
comes from above is above all others;
he who
is of the earth is earthly himself and speaks in an earthly
way...
John 3:31
He Who
Comes From Above - That Would Be
JESUS!
DEVOTION
- Will Not? - January 20, 2010
...and
you will not tattoo yourselves. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:28
I
was talking to a Christian last week who did not know this
was in the Bible. It is! But what if it's a
'cross' or a 'bible verse'. You can not honor God
by breaking His Word!
YOU
WILL NOT TATTOO YOURSELVES - why?
Because
the LORD said so!
DEVOTION
- What Shall WE Cry? - January 19, 2010
A voice
said, 'Cry aloud!' and I said,
'What
shall I cry?'
'All
humanity is grass
and
all its beauty like the wild flower's.
The
grass withers, the flower fades
when
the breath of the LORD blows on them.
(The
grass is surely the people.)
The
grass withers, the flower fades
but
the word of our God remains forever'
Isaiah
40:6-8
The
WORD of God Is FOREVER!
DEVOTION
- Will You? - January 18, 2010
I will
give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of
all Your wonders.
Psalms 9:1
Tell
It?
DEVOTION
- Head Of All! - January 15, 2010
In
him, in bodily form, lives divinity in all its fullness, and
in him you too find your own fulfillment, in the one
who is the head of every sovereignty and ruling force.
Colossians 2:9-10
Divinity
In All Its FULLNESS - That's JESUS!
DEVOTION
- Live In Him! - January 14, 2010
So then,
as you received Jesus as Lord and Christ, now live your lives
in him, be rooted in him and built up on him, held firm by the
faith you have been taught, and overflowing with thanksgiving.
Make sure that no one captivates you with the empty lure of
a 'philosophy' of the kind that human beings hand on, based
on the principles of this world and not on Christ.
Colossians
2:6-8
Don't
Let The World Take You Captive!
With
It's Philosophy!
OverFlow
With Thanksgiving &
Spread
The Gospel Of Jesus Christ!
DEVOTION
- Firm Faith!- January 13, 2010
I
want you to know, then, what a struggle I am having on your
behalf and on behalf of those in Laodicea, and on behalf of
so many others who have never seen me face to face. It
is all to bind them together in love and to encourage their
resolution until they are rich in the assurance of their complete
understanding and have knowledge of the mystery of God in which
all the jewels of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.
I say this to make sure that no one deceives
you with specious arguments. I may be absent in body, but
in spirit I am there among you, delighted to find how well ordered
you are and to see how firm your faith in Christ is.
Colossians 2:1-5
DEVOTION
- It Is Forever!- January 12, 2010
Kindness
and faithful love pursue me
every day
of my life.
I make my
home in the house of the LORD
for all time
to come.
Psalm 23:6
Jesus Is The
Good Shepherd! That is why He is ABLE ...
To him who can keep you from falling and bring you safe to his
glorious presence, innocent and joyful, to the only God, our Savior,
through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, authority and
power, before all ages, now and forever. Amen.
Jude 24-25
Jesus keeps
us from falling
Jesus brings
us safely home into his presence
Innocent and
joyful! Hallelujah!
It's Jesus The One and Only Savior
of the World!
DEVOTION
- Oh, It Is By Grace!- January 11, 2010
After the
ordeal he has endured,
he will see
the light and be content.
By his knowledge,
the upright one,
my servant
will justify many
by taking
their guilt on himself.
Isaiah 53:11
We are justified
by what Jesus DID on the Cross! Human beings can add nothing
to GRACE!
Counting on the promise of God, he did not doubt or disbelieve,
but drew strength from faith and gave glory to God, fully convinced
that whatever God promised he has the power to perform. This
is the faith that was reckoned to him as uprightness. And
the word 'reckoned' in scripture applies not only to him; it is
there for our sake too--our faith, too, will be 'reckoned' because
we believe in him who raised from the dead our Lord Jesus who was
handed over to death for our sins and raised to life for our justification.
Romans 4:20-25
GRACE is unmerited
favor! GRACE is God and God Alone! It is not by works,
not even "Good" works! It is by Grace that we are saved!!!
In whom, through his blood, we gain our freedom, the forgiveness
of our sins. Such is the richness of the grace which he has
showered on us in all wisdom and insight.
Ephesians 1:7
DEVOTION
- Sometimes We Forget...!- January 8, 2010
Not to go
slandering other people but to be peaceable and gentle and always
polite to people of all kinds. There was a time when we too
were ignorant, disobedient and misled and enslaved by different
passions and dissipations; we lived then in wickedness and malice,
hating each other and hateful ourselves.
Titus 3:2-3
Lord, we love
You! May we remember your Word today and put it
into practice in our lives. Help us Jesus we pray. Amen.
DEVOTION
- Seek The Lord - January 7, 2010
They
that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
Psalm
34:10b
Thank
You Jesus For 21 Years Of Marriage To My Wonderful Husband!
DEVOTION
- Peace Always - January 6, 2010
May the Lord
of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way.
The Lord be with you all.
2 Thessalonians 3:16
DEVOTION
- Everyone Will See Him! - January 5, 2010
John,
to the seven churches of Asia: grace and peace to you from
him who is, who was, and who is to come, from the seven spirits
who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,
the First-born from the dead, the highest of earthly kings.
He loves us and has washed away our sins with his blood, and made
us a Kingdom of Priests to serve his God and Father; to him, then
be glory and power for ever and ever. Amen. Look, he
is coming on the clouds; everyone will see him, even those who pierced
him, and all the races of the earth will mourn over him. Indeed
this shall be so. Amen. I am the Alpha and the Omega,
says the Lord God, who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
Revelation
1:4-8
Even
Those Who Pierced Him!
DEVOTION
- It's A New Year... - January 4, 2010
...The LORD
looked with favor on Abel and his offering. But he did not look
with favor on Cain and his offering, and Cain was very angry and downcast.
The LORD asked Cain, 'Why are you angry and downcast? If you
are doing right, surely you ought to hold your head high! But
if you are not doing right, Sin is crouching at the door hungry to
get you. You can still master him.'
Genesis
4:4-7
Are
You Doing Right?
DEVOTION
- Grace!- December 31, 2009
The grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, my brothers. Amen.
Galatians 6:18
DEVOTION
- Straight!- December 30, 2009
Let the wise
understand these words,
let the intelligent
grasp their meaning,
for the LORD's
ways are straight
and the upright
will walk in them,
but sinners
will stumble.
Hosea 14:10
The
LORD's Ways Are Straight!
This
is how Hosea concludes. Have you read Hosea lately?
DEVOTION
- Whosoever!- December 29, 2009
Whosoever shall
call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Acts 2:21b
DEVOTION
- My Gift To You!- December 23, 2009
Peace I bequeath
to you, my own peace I give you, a peace which the world cannot give,
this is my gift to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or
afraid.
John 14:27
DEVOTION
- Prince of Peace - December 22, 2009
So then, now
that we have been justified by faith, we are at peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1
DEVOTION
- Jesus Said... - December 21, 2009
...Do
you love me?
Feed my lambs
Look after my sheep
Feed my sheep
Jesus said to _______, do you love me more than these others do?
From John 21:15-17
What Is Jesus Saying
To You?
DEVOTION
- Say His Name! - December 18, 2009
Then you will
be handed over to be tortured and put to death; and you will be hated
by all nations on account of my name. And then many will fall
away; people will betray one another and hate one another. Many
false prophets will arise; they will deceive many, and with the increase
of lawlessness, love in most people will grow cold; but anyone who stands
firm to the end will be saved.
Matthew 24:9-13
It's
not even about saying "Merry Christmas"; tell somebody that "Jesus
Loves Them"; tell somebody that "Jesus Saves Them"; tell somebody
that "Jesus Is God!" Stand firm, lift up the Name of Jesus, Savior
and LORD!
DEVOTION
- Are You Loyal To God? - December 17, 2009
On the contrary,
you must be loyal to the LORD your God as you have been till now.
The LORD has dispossessed great and powerful nations before you, and
no one so far has been able to resist you. One man of you was
able to rout a thousand of them, since the LORD your God was himself
fighting for you, as he had promised you. Be very careful, as
you value your life, to love the LORD your God.
Joshua 23:8-11
DEVOTION
- That Day IS Coming!- December 16, 2009
When that Day
comes, living waters will issue from Jerusalem, half toward the eastern
sea, half toward the western sea; they will flow summer and winter.
Then the LORD will become king of the whole world. When that Day
comes, the LORD will be the one and only and his name the one name.
Zechariah 14:8-9
That
Day is Coming!
We
need to know what will happen on that Day.
His
Name Is The One and Only Name. Because JESUS is God! Are
you getting this Word OUT!
DEVOTION
- We Should Believe! - December 14, 2009
His commandment
is this,
that we should
believe
in the name of
his Son Jesus Christ
and that we should
love one another
as he commanded
us.
Whoever keeps
his commandments
remains in God,
and God in him.
And this is the
proof
that he remains
in us:
the Spirit that
he has given us.
1 John 3:23-24
Do
You Believe in Jesus?
Do
You Confess With Your Mouth?
DEVOTION
- Want Proof! - December 11, 2009
This is the proof
that we remain in him
and he in us,
that he has given
us a share in his Spirit.
We ourselves have
seen and testify
that the Father
sent his Son
as Savior of the
world.
Anyone who acknowledges
that Jesus is
the Son of God,
God remains in
him and he in God.
We have recognized
for ourselves,
and put our faith
in,
the love God has
for us.
God is love,
and whoever remains
in love
remains in God
and God in him.
1
John 4:13-16
The
Holy Spirit!
DEVOTION
- Merry Christmas! - December 10, 2009
My dear friends,
not every spirit
is to be trusted,
but test the spirits
to see whether
they are from God,
for many false
prophets
are at large in
the world.
This is the proof
of the spirit of God:
any spirit
which acknowledges
Jesus Christ,
come in human
nature,
is from God,
and no spirit
which fails to
acknowledge Jesus
is from God;
it is the spirit
of Antichrist,
whose coming you
have heard of;
he is already
at large in the world.
Children, you
are from God
and have overcome
them,
because he who
is in you
is greater than
he who is in the world.
They are from
the world,
and therefore
the world
inspires what
they say,
and listens to
them.
We are from God;
whoever recognizes
God listens to us;
anyone who is
not from God
refuses to listen
to us.
This is how we
can distinguish
the spirit of
truth
from the spirit
of falsehood.
1 John 4:1-6
When
you know that Jesus is God you gladly acknowledge him before people.
Be
thankful that you know the truth!
DEVOTION
- O man! - December 9, 2009
"And
do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things,
and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God? (Romans
2:3)
There is a lot of judging going on today. But I think we all, (and
I am including myself) should be careful. Look at this Scripture again:
"Whenever we feel ourselves feeling justifiably angry about someone's
sin, we should be careful. We need to speak out against sin, but we
must do so in a spirit of humility. Often the sins we notice most clearly
in others are the ones that have taken root in us. If we look closely
at ourselves, we may find that we are committing the same sins in more
socially acceptable forms. For example, a person who gossips may be
very critical of others who gossips about him or her." Romans 2:3
Life Application Bible
Father forgive me for looking at someone else's sin an being angry
when I should be angry about my own sin. Against You only have I sinned
and done what is wrong in your sight. Judging people is sin. I am sorry
please forgive me. In Jesus Name. Amen.
He bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Isaiah 53:12d
Don't we all have transgressions? Do we all make intercession?
Thank You Jesus for the forgiveness of sin.
Anybody you need to pray for today?
DEVOTION
- Healing In His Wings! - December 8, 2009
Unto
you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing
in his wings. Malachi 4:2a
This scripture has a very special meaning to me.
This was the scripture card I had in my pocket on the day I was diagnosed
with breast cancer.
I find that it again has special meaning to me today. Because
I have just returned from taking Chris to the ER. He has been
having stomach pain, I believe that the LORD is telling me that all
is well with Chris.
Don't you just love it when the LORD speaks just so clearly to
you!!
Thank You Jesus!
DEVOTION
- Our Hope!- December 7, 2009
It was God's purpose
to reveal to them how rich is the glory of this mystery among the gentiles;
it is Christ among you, your hope of glory.
DEVOTION
- He Cares For Us!- December 4, 2009
The lives of the
just are in the LORD's care,
their birthright
will endure forever;
they will not
be put to shame when bad times come,
in time of famine
they will have plenty.
DEVOTION
- Glory To God!- December 3, 2009
Glory to God in
the highest heaven,
and on earth peace
for those he favors.
Luke 2:14
DEVOTION
- God Is Love?- December 2, 2009
We have recognized
for ourselves, and put our faith in, the love God has for us.
God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him.
1 John 4:16
DEVOTION
- Are You A Good Speaker?- December 1, 2009
Though I command
languages both human and angelic-if I speak without love, I am no more
than a gong booming or a cymbal clashing.
1
Corinthians 13:1
When
You Speak
Is
It With or Without LOVE???
DEVOTION
- We Are Rich!!- November 30, 2009
May the God of
hope fill you with all joy and peace in your faith, so that in the power
of the Holy Spirit you may be rich in hope.
Romans 15:13
True
Riches - Joy! Peace! Hope!
DEVOTION
- The Lord God Declares - November 29 2009
And
you, my sheep, are the flock of my human pasture, and I am your God-declares
the Lord God.
Ezekiel
34:31
DEVOTION
- By Faith! - November 27, 2009
Therefore being
justified by faith, we have peace with God.
Romans 5:1
DEVOTION
- Joy and Gladness! - November 25, 2009
For look, I am
going to create new heavens and a new earth, and the past will not be
remembered and will come no more to mind. Rather be joyful, be
glad forever at what I am creating, for look, I am creating Jerusalem
to be 'Joy' and my people to be 'Gladness'.
Isaiah 65:17-18
That's
What God Is Creating!!
DEVOTION
- Go Forward Forever In The Name! - November 24, 2009
For all peoples
go forward,
each in the name
of its god,
while we go forward
in the name
of the LORD our
God
forever and ever.
Micah
4:5
In
the Name of
Jesus!
DEVOTION
- Rejoicing In Heaven! - November 23, 2009
In the same way,
I tell you, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner repenting
than over ninety-nine upright people who have no need of repentance.
Luke
15:7
Do
You Know How To Shout Unto The LORD?
DEVOTION
- Obedience! - November 20, 2009
Just as by one
man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by one man's obedience
are many to be made upright.
Romans 5:19
DEVOTION
- Do You Share? - November 19, 2009
The Spirit himself
joins with our spirit to bear witness that we are children of God.
And if we are children, then we are heirs, heirs of God and joint-heirs
with Christ, provided that we share his suffering, so as to share his
glory.
Romans
8:16-17
In
Christ Suffering!
DEVOTION
- Jesus Offers Himself! - November 18, 2009
By virtue of that
one single offering, he as achieved the eternal perfection of all who
are sanctified.
Hebrews 10:14
DEVOTION
- In His Word! - November 17, 2009
If you, O LORD,
kept a record of sins,
O Lord, who could
stand:
But with you there
is forgiveness;
therefore you
are feared.
I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
and in his word I put my hope.
Psalm
130:3-5
Where
Is Your Hope?
DEVOTION
- How Blessed! - November 16, 2009
How blessed are
all who fear the LORD,
who walk in his
ways!
Your own labor will yield you a living,
happy and prosperous will you be.
Your wife a fruitful vine
in the inner places of your house.
Your children round your table
like shoots of an olive tree.
Such are the blessings that fall
on those who fear the LORD.
May the LORD bless you from Zion!
May you see Jerusalem prosper
all the days of your life,
and live to see your children's children!
Peace to Israel!
Psalm 128
DEVOTION
- Call On The LORD! - November 12, 2009
Alleluia!
I am filled with love when the LORD listens
to the sound of my prayer,
when he bends down to hear me,
as I call.
The bonds of death were all round me,
the snares of Sheol held me fast;
distress and anguish held me in their grip,
I called on the name of the LORD.
Deliver me, LORD, I beg you.
The LORD is merciful and upright,
our God in tenderness.
The LORD looks after the simple,
when I was brought low he gave me strength.
My heart, be at peace once again,
for the LORD has treated you generously.
He has rescued me from death, my eyes from tears,
and my feet from stumbling.
I shall pass my life in the presence of the LORD,
in the land of the living.
Pslam 116:1-9
Have
You Called On JESUS Today?
DEVOTION
- Saved By God's Power Not Ours! - November 11, 2009
Further, the former
priests were many in number, because death put an end to each one of
them; but this one, because he remains for ever, has a perpetual priesthood.
It follows, then, that his power to save those who come to God through
him is absolute, since he lives for ever to intercede for them.
Hebrews 7:23-25
Jesus'
Power To Save Is Absolute!
Because
Jesus Lives Forever To Intercede For Us!
OH,
The Power Of The Blood Of Jesus!
DEVOTION
- Learn The Music! - November 10, 2009
Let the music
sound for our God, let it sound,
let the music
sound for our king, let it sound.
For he is king of the whole world;
learn the music, let it sound for God!
God reigns over the nations,
seated on his holy throne.
The leaders of the nations rally
to the people of the God of Abraham.
The shields of the earth belong to God,
who is exalted on high.
Psalm
47:6-9
The
Leaders of the Nations Rally To Who?
The
People Of The God Of Abraham!!!
God
Reigns Over The Nations!
Let
The Music Sound For Who?
Our
God!!!
DEVOTION
- Boasting! - November 9, 2009
Well
now, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow, we are off to this or that town;
we are going to spend a year there, trading, and make some money.'
You never know what will happen tomorrow: you are no more than
a mist that appears for a little while and then disappears. Instead
of this, you should say, 'If it is the Lord's will, we shall still be
alive to do this or that.' But as it is, how boastful and loud-mouthed
you are! Boasting of this kind is always wrong. Everyone
who knows what is the right thing to do and does not do it commits a
sin.
James
4:13-17
Do
We Take Our Life For Granted?
Grace For Granted?
God's
Love For Granted?If
You
Must Boast - Make Your Boast In The LORD!
Without
Jesus - You Can't Do Anything!
WEEKEND
CHALLENGE! - November 7, 2009
go
to sunday school tomorrow!
DEVOTION
- Rejoice In The LORD! - November 6, 2009
But joy for all
who take refuge in you,
endless songs of
gladness!
You shelter them,
they rejoice in you,
those who love your
name.
It is you who bless the upright, LORD,
you surround
them with favor as with a shield.
Psalm
5:11-12
Shall
I Say It Again? REJOICE!!!
DEVOTION
- Good Riddance! - November 5, 2009
When the Lord has
given you
the bread of suffering
and the water of
distress,
he who is your teacher
will hide no longer,
and you will see
your teacher
with your own eyes.
Your ears will hear
these words
behind you,
'This is the way,
keep to it,'
whether you turn
to right or left.
You will hold unclean
the silverplating
of your idols
and the goldplating
of your images.
You will throw them
away
like the polluted
things they are,
shouting after them,
'Good riddance!'
Isaiah
30:20-22
What's
In Your House that You Need To Throw Away?
What's
In Your Heart that You Need To ...?
DEVOTION
- Be Wise! - November 4, 2009
Hatred provokes
disputes,
but love excuses
all offences.
On the lips of the discerning is found wisdom,
on the back of a fool, the stick.
Wise people store up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool makes ruin imminent.
Proverbs 10:12-14
DEVOTION
- Are You "His"?- November 3, 2009
The LORD will give strength
to his people,
The LORD blesses his people
with peace.
Psalm 29:11
The
LORD makes promises to "His People"!
Need 'Strength' and 'Peace' Today?
Are You "His" - then Ask For it!
DEVOTION
- Yes, He Will!- November 2, 2009
His inspiration
will lie in fearing the LORD.
His judgment will
not be by appearances.
His verdict not
given on hearsay.
He will judge the
weak with integrity
And give fair sentence
For the humblest
in the land.
He will strike the
country
with the rod of
his mouth
And with the breath
of his lips
bring death to the
wicked.
Isaiah
11:3-4
There
Is A Big Difference Between
The
Righteous And The Wicked!
DEVOTION
- Yes, In Abundance!- October 30, 2009
Mercy, peace and
love be yours in abundance.
Jude 2
DEVOTION
- The Son Of God!- October 29, 2009
To this Jesus replied:
In all truth I tell
you,
by himself the Son
can do nothing;
he can do only
what he sees the
Father doing:
and whatever the
Father does
the Son does too.
John 5:19
DEVOTION
- Candy or Truth? - October 28, 2009
...Even
Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
2 Corinthians 11:14
Satan Does
Not Give Out Treats Only Tricks!
Don't Be Fooled!
Does
Halloween Give Glory To Jesus?
Should Christians Participate in Halloween?
Check Out:
http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/halloween.html
DEVOTION
- Forever! - October 27, 2009
Long have I known
that your instructions
were laid down to
last for ever.
Psalm
119:152
The
Word of God Will Never Pass Away!
DEVOTION
- The Desire Of Yor Heart! - October 26, 2009
May he give you
the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
Psalm
20:4 (NIV)
Is
It JESUS?
DEVOTION
- Thy Keeper! - October 24, 2009
The
Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shad upon thy right hand.
Psalm
121:5
I
will guide thee with mine eye.
Psalm
32:8b
Thank
You Jesus For Keeping Us!
DEVOTION
- Saved By Grace! - October 23, 2009
But certain members
of the Pharisees' party who had become believers objected, insisting
that gentiles should be circumcised and instructed to keep the Law of
Moses. The apostles and elders met to look into the matter, and
after a long discussion, Peter stood up and addressed them. 'My
brothers,' he said, 'you know perfectly well that in the early days God
made his choice among you: the gentiles were to learn the good news
from me and so become believers. And God, who can read everyone's
heart, showed his approval of them by giving the Holy Spirit to them just
as he had to us. God made no distinction between them and us, since
he purified their hearts by faith. Why do you put God to the test
now by imposing on the disciples the very burden that neither our
ancestors nor we ourselves were strong enough to support? But we
believe that we are saved in the same way as they are: through the
grace of the Lord Jesus.'
Acts
15:5-11
Salvation
is God's Gift
He
Gives It To Whoever He Pleases!
Unmerited
Favor - GRACE!
DEVOTION
- Be Helpful! - October 22, 2009
...You know what
my way of life has been ever since the first day I set foot among you
in Asia, how I have served the Lord in all humility, with all the sorrows
and trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews. I have
not hesitated to do anything that would be helpful to you; I have preached
to you and instructed you both in public and in your homes, urging both
Jews and Greeks to turn to God and to believe in our Lord Jesus.
Acts
20:18-21
Even
Through Sorrows and Trials!
Help
Somebody Today!
DEVOTION
- God Gives! - October 21, 2009
He giveth grace
unto the lowly.
Proverbs
3:34b
Want
to Be Like Christ Today?
Give
and Give and Give!
DEVOTION
- Wonderful?- October 20, 2009
Wonderful are your
instructions,
so I observe them.
As your word unfolds
it gives light,
and even the simple
understand.
I open wide my mouth,
panting eagerly
for your commandments.
Psalm
119:129-131
God's
Word Gives Light!
DEVOTION
- Give Me Understanding?- October 19, 2009
Your hands have
made me and held me firm,
give me understanding
and I shall learn your commandements.
Psalm 119:73
DEVOTION
- What Fills You With Delight?- October 16, 2009
I shall live in
all freedom
because I have sought
your precepts.
I shall speak of
your instructions before kings
and will not be
shamed.
Your commandments
fill me with delight,
I love them dearly.
I stretch out my
hands to your commandments that I love,
and I ponder your
judgements.
Psalm
119:45-48
Is
It The WORD of God?
DEVOTION
- My Delight!- October 15, 2009
I
will ponder your precepts
and fix my gaze on your paths.
I find my delight in your will,
I do not forget your words.
Psalm 119:15-16
Amen!
DEVOTION
- Forever True!- October 14, 2009
In truth I tell
you, before this generation has passed away all will have taken place.
Sky and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
'Watch yourselves, or your hearts will be coarsened
by debauchery and drunkenness and the cares of life, and that day will
come upon you unexpectedly, like a trap. For it will come down on
all those living on the face of the earth. Stay awake, praying at
all times for the strength to survive all that is going to happen, and
to hold your ground before the Son of man.'
Luke 21:32-36 (NJB)
I solemnly declare to you that when these things happen, the end of
this age has come. And though all heaven and earth shall pass away,
yet my words remain forever true.
"Watch out! Don't let my sudden coming catch you unawares; don't
let me find you living in careless ease, carousing and drinking, and occupied
with the problems of this life, like all the rest of the world.
Keep a constant watch. And pray that if possible you may arrive
in my presence without having to experience these horrors."
Luke 21:32-36 (LB)
Stay
Awake and Pray!
Is
That What You Are Doing?
DEVOTION
- Preach Behavior!- October 13, 2009
It
is for you, then, to preach the behavior which goes with healthy doctrine.
Older men should be reserved, dignified, moderate, sound in faith and
love and perseverance. Similarly, older women should behave as
befits religious people, with no scandal-mongering and no addiction
to wine--they must be the teachers of right behavior and show younger
women how they should love their husbands and love their children, how
they must be sensible and chaste, and how to work in their homes, and
be gentle, and obey their husbands, so that the message of God is not
disgraced. Similarly, urge younger men to be moderate in everything
that they do, and you yourself set an example of good works, by sincerity
and earnestness, when you are teaching, and by a message sound and irreproachable
so that any opponent will be at a loss, with no accusation to make against
us.
Titus 2:1-8
Father,
help us to be doers of Your Word today! We thank you Lord and
give you Praise and Honor. In Jesus Name we pray.
DEVOTION
- Only God Is Perfect!- October 12, 2009
For we know only
imperfectly; but once perfection comes, all imperfect things will be done
away with.
1
Corinthians 13:9-10
Sometimes
I think we forget this Scripture, when it comes to our churches, our
doctrine and our traditions.
DEVOTION
- God's Seal Is Sure!- October 9, 2009
It is God who gives
us, with you, a sure place in Christ and has both anointed us and marked
us with his seal, giving us a pledge the Spirit in our hearts.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22
Salvation
Is Eternal!
God's
Pledge is the Holy Spirit!
DEVOTION
- To You Jesus! - October 8, 2009
Let
the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust
in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead
me on level ground.
Psalm 143:8,10
To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul.
Psalm 25:1
DEVOTION
- Do Not Be Afraid! - October 7, 2009
...But Jesus said
to Simon, 'Do not be afraid; from now on it is people you will be catching.
Then, bringing their boats back to land they left everything and followed
him.
Luke
5:10-11
To
Leave Everything
To
Follow Jesus
JESUS
IS WORTH YOUR ALL!
DEVOTION
- Fight Like A Good Soldier! - October 6, 2009
Timothy, my son,
these are the instructions that I am giving you, in accordance with
the words once spoken over you by the prophets, so that in their light
you may fight like a good soldier with faith and a good conscience for
your weapons. Some people have put conscience aside and wrecked
their faith in consequence.
1
Timothy 1:18-19
Your
Weapons?
Faith
And A Good Conscience!
DEVOTION
- Still Shouting! - October 5, 2009
SHOUT WITH
joy before the Lord, O earth!
Obey him gladly;
come before him, singing with joy.
Try to realize what
this means--the Lord is God!
He made us--we are
his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Go through his open
gates with great thanksgiving;
Enter his courts
with praise.
Give thanks to him
and bless his name.
For the Lord is
always good.
He is always loving
and kind,
And his faithfulness
goes on and on to each succeeding generation.
Psalm
100 (Living Bible)
Hallelujah!
Praise Be To God!
Joynes
Road Church of God!
I'm
Still Shouting!
DEVOTION
- Suffering! - October 1, 2009
He
learnt obedience Son though he was, through his sufferings.
Hebrews
5:8
We
don't like it
but
it has a purpose!
DEVOTION
- I Thank You LORD! - Sept. 30, 2009
I thank you, LORD,
with all my heart,
for you have listened
to the cry I uttered.
In the presence
of angels I sing to you,
I bow down before
your holy Temple.
I praise your name for your faithful love and your constancy;
your promises surpass even your fame.
You heard me on the day when I called,
and you gave new strength to my heart.
Psalm 138:1-3
DEVOTION
- Yes, It Will Happen! - Sept. 29, 2009
It will happen in
the final days
that the mountain
of the LORD's house
will rise higher
than the mountains
and tower above
the heights.
Then all the nations
will stream to it,
many peoples will
come to it and say,
'Come, let us go
up
to the mountain
of the LORD,
to the house of
the God of Jacob
that he may teach
us his ways
so that we may walk
in his paths.'
For the Law will
issue from Zion
and the word of
the LORD from Jerusalem.
Then he will judge between nations
and arbitrate between many peoples.
They will hammer their swords
into ploughshares
and their spears into sickles.
Nation will not lift sword against nation,
no longer will they learn how to make war.
House of Jacob, come,
let us walk in the LORD's light.
Isaiah
2:2-5
Lord,
teach us your ways today. May we learn of You and walk in your
paths even now! Thank You Lord for Your Holy Word! Everything
will happen just as You Say! Thank You Lord for saving us.
We love you! In Jeus Name we pray. Amen.
DEVOTION
- LORD Open Our Eyes! - Sept. 28, 2009
'Do not be afraid,'
he replied, 'for there are more on our side than on theirs.' And
Elisha prayed. 'LORD,' he said, 'open his eyes and make him see.'
The LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he saw the mountain covered in
fiery horses and chariots surrounding Elisha.
2
Kings 6:16-17
There
will Always be More On Our Side Because
God
Is On Our Side!
DEVOTIONAL
- Pray For Salvation! - Sept. 24, 2009
Rain down, you heavens,
from above,
and let the clouds
pour down
saving justice,
let the earth open
up
and blossom with
salvation,
and let justice
sprout with it;
I, the LORD, have
created it!
Isaiah 45:8
DEVOTIONAL
- For Whom? - Sept. 23, 2009
For whom is pity,
for whom contempt,
for whom is strife,
for whom complaint,
for whom blows struck
at random,
for whom the clouded
eye?
For those who linger
over wine too long,
ever on the look-out
for the blended liquors.
So not gaze at wine,
how red it is,
how it sparkles
in the cup!
How smoothly it
slips down the throat!
In the end its bite
is like a serpent's,
its sting as sharp
as an adder's.
Your eyes will see
peculiar things,
you will talk nonsense
from your heart.
You will be like
someone sleeping in mid-ocean,
like one asleep
at the mast-head.
'Struck me, have
they? But I'm not hurt.
Beaten me?
I don't feel anything.
When shall I wake
up?...
I'll ask for more
of it!'
Proverbs 23:29-35
Does
This Sound Like A Warning?
It
Is!
DEVOTIONAL
- It's You? - Sept. 22, 2009
Now Christ's body
is yourselves, each of you with a part to play in the whole.
1
Corinthians 12:27
Do
Your Part!
DEVOTIONAL
- Where Is Your Heart? - Sept. 18, 2009
Sell
your possessions and give to those in need. Get yourselves purses that
do not wear out, treasure that will not fail you, in heaven where no thief
can reach it and no moth destroy it. For wherever your treasure is, that
is where your heart will be too.
Luke 12:33-34
AMEN!
DEVOTIONAL
- Shall Not! - Sept. 17, 2009
He that followeth
me shall not walk in darkness.
John 8:12b
Who
Will You Follow Today?
DEVOTIONAL
- God Is Perfectly Able - Sept. 16, 2009
But remember:
anyone who sows sparsely will reap sparsely as well--and anyone who sows
generously will reap generously as well. Each one should give as
much as he has decided on his own initiative, not reluctantly or under
compulsion, for God loves a cheerful give. God is perfectly able
to enrich you with every grace, so that you always have enough for every
conceivable need, and your resources overflow in all kinds of good work.
As scripture says: To the needy he gave without stint, his uprightness
stands firm for ever.
2 Corinthians 9:6-9
To the needy he gives without stint,
his uprightness stands firm for ever;
his reputation is founded on strength.
Psalm 112:9
Oh,
Yes He Is!
DEVOTIONAL
- This Treasure! - Sept. 15, 2009
But we hold this
treasure in pots of earthen-ware, so that the immensity of the power is
God's and not our own. We are subjected to every kind of hardship,
but never distressed; we see no way out but we never despair; we are pursued
but never cut off; knocked down, but still have some life in us.
2
Corinthians 4:7-9
Got
Life?
DEVOTIONAL
- And Much More! - Sept. 14, 2009
He who finds a wife
finds a good thing,
and obtains favor
from the LORD.
Proverbs
18:22
A
Wife
Such
A Blessing!
DEVOTIONAL
- In Abundance! - Sept. 12, 2009
Grace
and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of our Lord.
2
Peter 1:2
Amen
DEVOTIONAL
- Pass It On! - Sept. 11, 2009
Pass on to reliable
people what you have heard from me through many witnesses so that they
in turn will be able to teach others.
2 Timothy 2:2
DEVOTIONAL
- Thy Will Be Done! - Sept. 10, 2009
If we ask any thing
according to his will, he heareth us.
1 John 5:14b
DEVOTIONAL
- In The Beginning! - Sept. 9, 2009
In the beginning
was the Word:
the Word was with
God
and the Word was
God.
He was with God
in the beginning.
John 1:1-2
Jesus
The
Living Word!
DEVOTIONAL
- Be Wise! - Sept. 8, 2009
Do not envy the
man of violence,
never model your
conduct on his;
for the willful
wrong-doer is abhorrent to the LORD,
who confides only
in the honest.
The LORD's curse
lies on the house of the wicked,
but he blesses the
home of the upright.
He mocks those who
mock,
but accords his
favor to the humble.
Glory is the portion
of the wise,
all that fools inherit
is contempt.
Proverbs 3:31-35
DEVOTIONAL
- Fear Not! - Sept. 5, 2009
I
the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not."
Isaiah 41:13a
DEVOTIONAL
-Great Crowds Still Follow! - Sept.4, 2009
Great crowds accompanied
him on his way and he turned and spoke to them. 'Anyone who comes
to me without hating father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters,
yes and his own life too, cannot be my disciple. No one who does
not carry his cross and come after me can be my disciple.
Luke 14:25-27
But
Who Is Really A Disciple Of Jesus?
DEVOTIONAL
-Examine Me! - Sept. 3, 2009
God, examine me
and know my heart,
test me and know
my concerns.
Make sure that I
am not on my way to ruin,
and guide me on
the road of eternity.
Psalm
139:23-24
Thank
You Jesus!
DEVOTIONAL
-He Shall! - Sept. 2, 2009
Be of good courage,
and he shall strengthen thine heart.
Psalm 27:14b
Thank You Jesus
DEVOTIONAL
-What About You? - Sept. 1, 2009
Whoever gives heed
to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trust in the Lord.
Proverbs 16:20
Nothing is impossible with God.
Luke 1:37
DEVOTIONAL
-What About You? - August 31, 2009
What more shall
I say? There is not time for me to give an account of Gideon, Barak,
Samson, Jephthah, or of David, Samuel and the prophets. These were
men who through faith conquered kingdoms, did what was upright and earned
the promises.
Hebrews
11:32-33
What
Can Be Said?
Weekend
DEVOTIONAL -Eyes Fixed! - August 30, 2009
He
considered that the humiliations offered to the Anointed were something
more precious than all the treasures of Egypt, because he had his eyes
fixed on the reward.
Hebrews
11:26
DEVOTIONAL
-On Our Behalf! - August 28, 2009
This is the anchor
our souls have, reaching right through inside the curtain where Jesus
has entered as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest
for ever, of the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 6:19-20
DEVOTIONAL
-Be Encouraged By God! - August 27, 2009
May our Lord Jesus
Christ himself, and God our Father who has given us his love and, through
his grace, such ceaseless encouragement and such sure hope, encourage
you and strengthen you in every good word and deed.
2
Thessalonians 2:16-17
Our
Hope Is Sure!
DEVOTIONAL
-Transfigured! - August 26, 2009
Six
days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John
and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There in their
presence he was transfigured: his face shone like the sun and
his clothes became as dazzling as light.
Matthew
17:1-2
Jesus
Is Dazzling!
DEVOTIONAL
-Test It! - August 25, 2009
Do not stifle the
Spirit or despise the gift of prophecy with contempt; test everything
and hold on to what is good and shun every form of evil.
1 Thessalonians 5:19-22
WEEKEND
DEVOTIONAL -Acceptance! - August 23, 2009
Accept
one another, then, for the sake of God's glory, as Christ accepted you.
Romans
15:7
Why?
Christ
Accepted You!
DEVOTIONAL
-God Will Answer! - August 21, 2009
At the voice
of thy cry: when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
Isaiah 30:19cd
DEVOTIONAL
-Keep On Watering...! - August 20, 2009
The
liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall
be watered also himself.
Proverbs
11:25
For
Jesus!
DEVOTIONAL
-The Living Word! - August 19, 2009
Thy word is
a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
DEVOTIONAL
-Under His Feet! - August 18, 2009
After
that will come the end, when he will hand over the kingdom to God
the Father having abolished every principality, every ruling force
and power. For he is to be king until he has made his enemies
his footstool, and the last of the enemies to be done away with
is death, for he has put all things under his feet.
1
Corinthians 15:24-26
everything!
DEVOTIONAL
-How Is Your Heart? - August 17, 2009
Blessed are
the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
DEVOTIONAL
-Enter In! - August 16, 2009
I
am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved.
John
10:9a
Those
that seek me early shall find me.
Proverbs
8:17b
DEVOTIONAL
-God Raised Jesus From The Dead! - August 14, 2009
Counting on
the promise of God, he did not doubt or disbelieve, but drew strength
from faith and gave glory to God, fully convinced that whatever God
promised he has the power to perform. This is the faith that
was reckoned to him as uprightness. And the word 'reckoned'
in scripture applies not only to him; it is there for our sake too--our
faith, too, will be 'reckoned' because we believe in him who raised
from the dead our Lord Jesus who was handed over to death for our
sins and raised to life for our justification.
Romans
4:20-25
Do
You Believe?
We
Believe!
DEVOTIONAL
-Thy Right Hand! - August 13, 2009
Thou...savest
by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee.
DEVOTIONAL
-Rejoice! - August 12, 2009
Rejoice in the
Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Philippians 4:4
I
know you have heard this many time
today
please don't just hear it but
DO
IT!
DEVOTIONAL
-Shout! - August 11, 2009
Sing for joy
to God our strength,
shout in triumph
to the God of Jacob.
Strike up the music, beat the tambourine,
play the melodious harp and the lyre
Psalm
81:1-2
That
is what we will be doing tonight at the
7th
Annual National Churches Night Out Tent Revival!!
Pls.
Pray for the LOST to be SAVED!
DEVOTIONAL
-Ain't God Good! - August 10, 2009
I LOVE the LORD,
for he heard my voice; he heard myu cry for mercy. Because he
turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
Psalm 116:1-2
Saints,
Praise the Name of Jesus with me! Perry was on his way to Nebraska
Sunday for a business meeting today. Well, Perry is still in
Atlanta because the pilot of the plane refused to fly it to Nebraska.
It was an AirFrance airbus. Delta wanted to clear the plane
to fly but the pilot refused to fly it. Praise be To God! Please
pray blessings for that pilot! I sensed something about this
trip and was praying and Perry asked for prayer in church yesterday!
The flight in Atlanta kept being delayed and delayed and finally canceled.
I know it was the LORD protecting Perry and everyone on that plane!
Please thank Jesus with me today! Perry will be flying out of
Atlanta for home at 1:30 p.m. We ask your prayers.
Thank
You Jesus!
DEVOTIONAL
-We Love!- August 9, 2009
We
love because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19
DEVOTIONAL
-In Christ!- August 8, 2009
Now
in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh.
Ephesians 2:13
DEVOTIONAL
-The LORD Declares It!- August 7, 2009
So, look, the
days are coming, the LORD declares, when people will no longer say,
"As the LORD lives who brought the Israelites out of Egypt," but "As
the LORD lives who led back and brought home the offspring of the
House of Israel from the land of the north and all the countries to
which he had driven them, to live on their own soil."
Jeremiah
23:7-8
He
Will Bring Israel Home!
The
Day Is Coming!
DEVOTIONAL
-Our Light!- August 6, 2009
The Lord will
fulfill his purpose for me; your love O Lord, endures forever--do
not abandon the works of your hands. Psalm 138:8
Don't be impatient for
the Lord to act! Travel steadily along his path. Psalm
37:34
For
the Lord God is our light and protector. He gives us grace
and glory. No good thing will the Lord withhold from those
who do what is right. Psalm 84:11
Our
Protector!
DEVOTIONAL
- Granted To You!? - August 5, 2009
He told them,
'To you is granted the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those
who are outside everything comes in parables
Mark 4:11
The
secret of the kingdom is granted to believers not unbelievers!
And he said, 'Anyone who has ears for listening should listen!'
Mark 4:9
DEVOTIONAL
- Who Do You Obey? - August 4, 2009
When
they had brought them in to face the Sanhedrin, the high priest
demanded an explanation. 'We gave you a strong warning', he
said, 'not to preach in this name and what have you done?
You have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and seem determined
to fix the guilt for this man's death on us.' In reply Peter
and the apostles said, 'Obedience to God comes before obedience
to men; it was the God of our ancestors who raised up Jesus, whom
you executed by hanging on a tree. By his own right hand God
has now raised him up to be leader and Savior, to give repentance
and forgiveness of sins through him to Israel. We are witnesses
to this, we and the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who
obey him.'
Acts
5:27-32
God?
Man?
Yourself?
Nobody?
DEVOTIONAL
- Be Still! - August 3, 2009
Be still and
acknowledge that I am God,
supreme over
nations, supreme over the world.
Psalm 46:10
Really!
When
was the last time you were still before God?
DEVOTIONAL
- Light of the World - JESUS! - August 2, 2009
I
am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should
not abide in darkness.
John
12:46
DEVOTIONAL
- He Gives And Gives And ...! - August 1, 2009
He
giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth
strength.
Isaiah
40:29
DEVOTIONAL
- Jesus Is! - July 31, 2009
Many were bewildered
at me,
but you are
my sure refuge.
My mouth is
full of your praises,
filled with
your splendor all day long.
Psalm
71:7-8
Our
Sure Refuge!
DEVOTIONAL
- On Guard! July 30, 2009
Be on your guard
for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has
made you the guardians, to feed the Church of God which he bought
with the blood of his own Son. I know quite well that when I
have gone fierce wolves will invade you and will have no mercy on
the flock. Even from your own ranks there will be men coming
forward with a travesty of the truth on their lips to induce the disciples
to follow them.
Acts 20:28-30
We
Have Already Been Warned!
DEVOTIONAL
- God Is ... July 29, 2009
He that dwelleth
in love dwelleth in God, and God in him
1 John 4:16c
God is with thee in all that thou doest.
Genesis
21:22b
With
You!
No
Matter What!
Do
You Belive It?
DEVOTIONAL
- God Is Soooooo Good! - July 27, 2009
He
fills my life with good things.
Psalm 103:5
DEVOTIONAL
- Heaven and Earth Shall...! - July 24, 2009
Heaven and earth
shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Matthew 24:35
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil
Psalm
121:7a
Are
You Ready?
DEVOTIONAL
- LORD of All!- July 23, 2009
For none of us
lives for himself and none of us dies for himself; while we are alive,
we are living for the Lord, and when we die, we die for the Lord:
and so, alive or dead, we belong to the Lord. It was for this
purpose that Christ both died and came to life again: so that
he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
Romans
13:7-9
Alive
or Dead!
Jesus
Is LORD!
DEVOTIONAL
- Your Words -Good or Bad?- July 22, 2009
Make
a tree sound and its fruit will be sound; make a tree rotten and its
fruit will be rotten. For the tree can be told by its fruit.
You brood of vipers, how can your speech be good when you are evil?
For words flow out of what fills the heart. Good people draw good
things from their store of goodness; bad people draw bad things from
their store of badness. So I tell you this that for every unfounded
word people utter they will answer on Judgement Day, since it is by
your words you will be justified, and by your words condemned.
Matthew
12:33-37
Your
Words Tell The World
What
Fills Your Heart!
If
Jesus Is In Your Heart
He
Will Come Out Of Your Mouth!
DEVOTIONAL
- For Time To Come - Forever!- July 21, 2009
Now go, inscribe
this on a tablet,
write it on a scroll,
so that it may serve
for time to come
for ever and for
ever.
This is a rebellious
people,
they are lying children,
children who will
not listen
to the LORD's Law.
To the seers they
say, 'See nothing!'
To the prophets,
'Do not prophesy
the truth to us;
tell us flattering
things;
have illusory visions;
turn aside from
the way, leave the path,
rid us of the Holy
One of Israel.
Isaiah
30:8-11
Will
We Turn Aside Too??
DEVOTIONAL
- In The Name Of Jesus Be Healed!- July 20, 2009
About then, Hezekiah
fell ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of
Amoz came and said to him, 'The LORD says this, "Put your affairs in order,
for you are going to die, you will not live." Hezekiah turned his
face to the wall and addressed this prayer to the LORD, 'Ah, LORD, remember,
I beg you, that I have behaved faithfully and with sincerity of heart
in your presence and done what you regard as right.' And Hezekiah
shed many tears. Isaiah 38:1-3
Crying About Your Problems Isn't Enough! Can
You Ask God To Remember Anything About You? What Have You Prayed?
Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, 'Go and say to Hezekiah,
"The LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says this: I have heard
your prayer and seen your tears. I shall cure you: in three
days' time you will go up to the Temple of the LORD. I shall add
fifteen years to your life. Isaiah 38:4-5
There is someone reading this that is sick. God heard Hezekiah's
prayer, will He not hear yours? Pray! Yes, Pray and do it
today!
Anyone of you who is in trouble should pray...James 5:13
Need Help - put James 5:13-16 into practice?
Do you remember what happened at Bethesda?
John 5:5 - One man there had an illness which had lasted thirty-eight
years, and when Jesus saw him lying there and knew he had been in that
condition for a long time, he said, 'Do you want to be well again?'
Do
You Want To Be Healed?
Weekend
DEVOTIONAL - And Thus!- July 19, 2009
When
Rehoboam had consolidated the kingdom and become strong, he, and all Israel
with him, abandoned the Law of the LORD; and thus it happened that in
the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt marched on Jerusalem,
because they had been unfaithful to the LORD.
2
Chronicles 12:1-2
Wow
- Know Who This Sounds Like To Me?
America!
Has
America Become Unfaithful To The Lord?
DEVOTIONAL
- Have You Heard?- July 17, 2009
If
any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and
will sup with him, and he with me. Revelation 3:20b
Have
You
Opened
the door to Jesus?
DEVOTIONAL
- Good Advice!- July 16, 2009
Be in no hurry to
speak; do not hastily declare yourself before God; for God is in heaven,
you on earth. Be sparing, then, of speech: From too much worrying
comes illusion, from too much talking, the accents of folly.
Ecclesiastes 5:1-2
Can
You Accept It?
DEVOTIONAL
- Do We Embrace Children?- July 15, 2009
He then took a little
child whom he set among them and embraced, and he said to them, 'Anyone
who welcomes a little child such as this in my name, welcomes me; and
anyone who welcomes me, welcomes not me but the one who sent me.
Mark 9:36-37
Father,
help me today to welcome children in Your Name. In Jesus Name I
pray. Amen.
DEVOTIONAL
- How Is Your Latter Condition?- July 14, 2009
The LORD blessed
Job's latter condition even more than his former one....
DEVOTIONAL
- Keep Singing!- July 13, 2009
...Whoever keeps
singing of your majesty higher than the heavens,
even through the
mouth of children, or of babes in arms,
you make him a fortress,
firm against your foes,
to subdue the enemy
and the rebel.
Psalm
8:1-2
How
Majestic Is Your Name Jesus!
DEVOTIONAL
- My Shelter!- July 12, 2009
Thou
hast been a shelter for me. Psalm 61:3a
DEVOTIONAL
- Call Upon The LORD!- July 11, 2009
The
Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him.
Psalm
145:18a
God
is able to make all grace abound toward you.
2
Corinthians 9:8a
Jesus
Is Able!
DEVOTIONAL
- Dont' Be Afraid!- July 10, 2009
In the secret of
his tabernacle shall he hide me.
Psalm 27:5b
Who hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from
fear of evil.
Proverbs 1:33
Call
Unto The Lord!
DEVOTIONAL
- God's Favor! - July 9, 2009
With all humility
and gentleness, and with patience, support each other in love. Ephesians
4:2
On each one of us God's favor has been bestowed in whatever
way Christ allotted it. Ephesians 4:7
Thank
You Father. Help us today to be humble, gentle, patient and supporting
in love. Thank You for Your Favor on our lives. We give You
Glory! In Jesus Name we pray. Amen
DEVOTIONAL
- Honor God! - July 8, 2009
Let thanksgiving
be your sacrifice to God,
fulfil the vows
you make to the Most High;
then if you call
to me in time of trouble
I will rescue you
and you will honor me.
Psalm
50:14-15
Give
Thanks To The Lord Jesus!
DEVOTIONAL
- Need Counsel? - July 7, 2009
I will instruct
you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch
over you. Psalm 32:8
All
I can say to this today is "Thank You Jesus!" I'm so glad to have
the Lord's counsel! Aren't you? So glad to know that right
now, today, He is watching over us! Have you blessed the Name
of the Lord today!
hallelujah!
DEVOTIONAL
- Stand Up For Jesus! - July 6, 2009
Keep sober and alert,
because your enemy the devil is on the prowl like a roaring lion, looking
for someone to devour. Stand up to him, strong in faith and in the
knowledge that it is the same kind of suffering that the community of
your brothers throughout the world is undergoing. You will have
to suffer only for a little while: the God of all grace who called
you to eternal glory in Christ will restore you, he will confirm, strengthen
and support you. His power lasts for ever and ever. Amen.
1
Peter 5:8-11
God's
Power
Lasts
Forever!
Weekend
DEVOTIONAL - Peace Be With You! - July 4-5, 2009
The
peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts
and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7
...His
compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness.
Lamentations
3:22-23
DEVOTIONAL
- Got Joy? - July 3, 2009
Finally,
brothers, I wish you joy in the Lord. Philippians 3:1
in
the lord?
DEVOTIONAL
- Partners In the Gospel? - July 2, 2009
I thank my God whenever
I think of you, and every time I pray for you all, I always pray with
joy for your partnership in the gospel from the very first day up to the
present.
Philippians
1:3-4
I'm
Praying For You!
DEVOTIONAL
- Got Plans? - July 1, 2009
Many are the plans
in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.
Proverbs
19:21
Did
They Come From God?
DEVOTIONAL
- Always! - June 30, 2009
On my bed when I
think of you,
I muse on you in
the watches of the night,
for you have always
been my help;
in the shadow of
your wings I rejoice;
my heart clings
to you,
your right hand
supports me.
Psalm
63:6-8
Depending
on People?
JESUS
Is Our Help and Support!
Depend
on Him!
DEVOTIONAL
- My Rainbow! - June 29, 2009
God said, 'This
is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living
creature with you...I have set my rainbow in the clouds.
Genesis 9:12-13
While
traveling to Springfield, MA this weekend
we saw several rainbows in the clouds.
Beautiful!!!!
DEVOTIONAL
- Your Glory! - June 26, 2009
Be exalted above
the heavens, God!
Your glory over
all the earth!
Psalm
57:11
Over
All!
Thank
You Jesus!
DEVOTIONAL
- For You! - June 25, 2009
Be joyful always;
pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's
will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:15-18
Have
You Given God Thanks Today?
DEVOTIONAL
- God's Word Will Never Pass Away! - June 24, 2009
They
said to him, 'Then why did Moses command that a writ of dismissal should
be given in cases of divorce?' He said tot hem, 'It was because
you were so hard-hearted, that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives,
but it was not like this from the beginning. Now I say this to
you: anyone who divorces his wife--I am not speaking of an illicit
marriage--and marries another, is guilty of adultery.' Matthew
19:7-9 (New Jerusalem Bible)
Why
did Moses allow divorce, Jesus says it was because they were "so hard-hearted."
Notice he didn't just say "hard-hearted" but "so" hard-hearted!
Who else in the Bible was hard-hearted? I thought about Pharoah
who was hard-hearted towards God. Now imagine men being like that
towards their wives! Jesus says it was not like that in the beginning.
That is not the way marriage should be and it is not the way God created
marriage to be in the beginning. Remember how happy Adam was at
first when God brought his wife, Eve, to him. What kills that happiness--a
heart that refuses to care anymore, refuses to share anymore, refuses
to feel anymore, refuses to give love anymore! Hard-heartedness
leads to divorce! When was the last time you asked God to soften
your heart (not your spouse's) and bless your marriage? Marriage
takes three - God, husband and wife!
Now
I say this to you: anyone who divorces his wife--I am not speaking
of an illicit marriage--and marries another, is guilty of adultery.'
What is an illicit marriage. Let see the verse in another version
of the Bible:
And
I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication,
and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth
her which is put away doth commit adultery. Matthew 19:9 (KJV)
I
tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness,
and marries another woman commits adultery. Matthew 19:9 (NIV)
See God says you can't divorce your wife because "she
doesn't look good anymore, or because you're not interested in her anymore
or even because you don't love her anymore. All this is plain hard-heartedness!
All problems in marriage are supposed to be talked out, prayed out and
forgiven out! That's why God must be in your marriage! Was
she unfaithful to you; did she commit fornication? If the answer
is "No" she is yours until death due you part otherwise you have committed
adultery! Adultery is a sin and if you have done it you need to
confess it to God! Remember "what God has united, human beings
must not divide." Will everyone accept this teaching from the Bible?
The
disciples said to him, 'If that is how things are between husband and
wife, it is advisable not to marry.' But he replied, 'It is not
everyone who can accept what I have said, but only those to whom
it is granted. There are eunuchs born so from their mother's womb,
there are eunuchs made so by human agency and there are eunuchs who have
made themselves so for the sake of the kingdom of Heaven. Let anyone
accept this who can.' Matthew 19:10-12
Can
You Accept It?
DEVOTIONAL
- His People! - June 23, 2009
The LORD is the
strength of his people,
a safe refuge for
his anointed.
Save your people,
bless your heritage,
shepherd them and
carry them forever.
Psalm 28:8-9
Strength
for who?
Refuge
for who?
Save who?
Bless
who?
Shepherd
who?
DEVOTIONAL
- That Is Why! - June 22, 2009
Some
Pharisees approached him, and to put him to the test they said, 'Is it
against the Law for a man to divorce his wife on any pretext whatever?'
He answered, 'Have you not read that the Creator from the beginning made
them male and female and that he said: This is why a man leaves
his father and mother and becomes attached to his wife, and the two become
one flesh? They are no longer two, therefore, but one flesh.
So then, what God has united, human beings must not divide.' Matthew
19:3-6
Marriage can not be redefined. Marriage has already
been defined by God since the beginning. The only one who wants
to change it now and mock God with his own creation is Satan! In
this Scripture the term 'man' means male and 'wife' means female.
Let's go back to the beginning! Genesis 1:27-28 says:
God created man in the image of himself, in the
image of God he created him, male and female he created them. God
blessed them, saying to them, 'Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and
subdue it.
Now God blessed 'who'? God blessed them - male and female!
God told 'who' to multiply? - male and female!
God made 'who' for the purpose of reproduction in order to fill the
earth? - male and female!
God did not bless a male and male union or a female and female union.
And God who never changes never will bless it. Adam was the only
male on the planet and Eve the only female making any same sex union absolutely
IMPOSSIBLE! God made it this way on purpose and remember there was
also no sin on the planet. But when sin came so did perversion and
that is what you are seeing today in same sex unions - Sin and perversion
against God! This issue has nothing to do with discrimination or
rights - it is just blatant disobedience to the Will of God! Any
man can get married to any woman he chooses and any woman can get married
to any man she chooses. God doesn't give license to sin but man
does!
Genesis 2:21-25 says:
Then, the
LORD God made the man fall into a deep sleep. And, while he was
asleep, he took one of his ribs and closed the flesh up again forthwith.
The LORD God fashioned the rib he had taken from the man into woman, and
brought her to the man. And the man said:
This
one at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh! She is to
be called Woman, because she was taken from Man.
This is why a man leaves his father
and mother and become attached to his wife, and they become one flesh.
Now, both of them were naked, the man and his wife, but they felt no shame
before each other.
God created man's
desire for woman with an eternal bond. God made the woman
from the rib of man. He took a part of a man and he did not make
another man but instead fashioned woman. That means he made and
molded her is such a way as to fulfill all the need of man including his
loneliness. What was taken from man is restored to man in the union
of marriage so that man will never be alone and without a helper again.
Remember, The LORD God said, 'It is not right that
a man should be alone. I shall make him a helper.' Genesis 2:18
The only suitable helper for a man is a woman! The only suitable
lover for a man is a woman. The only wife for man is a woman.
That's why Adam had to exclaim, "At last bone of my bones and flesh of
my flesh!" So Adam called what came out of him 'Woman" because she
was taken from Man. Marriage is more than a union, it is a reunion,
a reuniting! What was taken from man, comes back to man and forms
one flesh again in marriage. Marriage is so intimate
that two people become one! There is no merging, no oneness in any
same sex union. They are opposites and separate forever, regardless
of how they degrade their bodies! It is degradation and will always
be covered in darkness, guilt, and shame. It will always and forever
bear God's disapproval and wrath!
But the marriage of a man and a woman is made by God! It is holy
and blessed by God and that is why they can be naked and feel no shame
with each other. This means they can bear all to one another, body,
heart and soul without shame. Why? because God approves of
their union. They are truly one! They share as one everything
- joys, sorrows, triumphs, failures, sickness, health, children,
love, life!
Marriage
is truly wonderful and beautiful. When a man finds a wife he finds
what? A Good Thing! Thank You Lord for Holy marriage - the
uniting of man and wife (always female)! So
then, what God has united, human beings must not divide.'
Christians
Should Not Be Confused About This or
About
Whose Side We Are On!
Who
Is On The Lord's Side?
DEVOTIONAL
- Agree! - June 21, 2009
If
two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall
ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 18:19
And
It Shall Be Done!
Thank
You Father!
DEVOTIONAL
- Heed Instruction! - June 20, 2009
Whoever
gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the
Lord. Proverbs 16:20
Have
You Read Your Bible Today!
We
Hear The Voice Of The Lord Through His Word!
DEVOTIONAL
- The Real Issued! - June 19, 2009
You
pore over the scriptures, believing that in them you can find eternal
life; it is these scriptures that testify to me, and yet you refuse to
come to me to receive life! Human glory means nothing to me. Besides,
I know you too well: you have no love of God in you. I have come in the
name of my Father and you refuse to accept me; if someone else should
come in his own name you would accept him. How can you believe, since
you look to each other for glory and are not concerned with the glory
that comes from the one God? Do not imagine that I am going to accuse
you before the Father: you have placed your hopes on Moses, and Moses
will be the one who accuses you. If you really believed him you would
believe me too, since it was about me that he was writing; but if you
will not believe what he wrote, how can you believe what I say? John 5:39-47
The Real Issue is
"No Love of God" and that is what will be Judged!
When you don't love God, you refuse to acknowledge Him as God or obey
Him as God! You refuse God's authority over you and lift up your own authority!
Human glory demands it's right to do whatever it wants and seeks acceptance
and validation from human laws, while blatantly disregarding the Laws
of God!
The Real Issue is
"No Love of God" and that is what will be Judged!
Whoever holds to my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me;
and whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I shall love him
and reveal myself to him. John 14:21
The Real Issue is
"No Love of God" and that is what will be Judged!
Jesus replied: Anyone who loves me will keep my word, and my Father will
love him, and we shall come to him and make a home in him. Anyone who
does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is
not my own: it is the word of the Father who sent me. John 14:23-24
The Real Issue is
"No Love of God" and that is what will be Judged!
They put human glory before God's glory. Jesus declared publicly:
Whoever believes in me believes not in me but in the one who sent me,
and whoever sees me, sees the one who sent me. I have come into the world
as light, to prevent anyone who believes in me from staying in the dark
any more. If anyone hears my words and does not keep them faithfully,
it is not I who shall judge such a person, since I have come not to judge
the world, but to save the world: anyone who rejects me and refuses my
words has his judge already: the word itself that I have spoken will be
his judge on the last day. For I have not spoken of my own accord; but
the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and what to speak, and
I know that his commands mean eternal life. And therefore what the Father
has told me is what I speak. John 12:43-50
The Real Issue is
"No Love of God" and that is what will be Judged!
Look, I am coming soon, and my reward is with me, to repay everyone as
their deeds deserve. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,
the Beginning and the End. Blessed are those who will have washed their
robes clean, so that they will have the right to feed on the tree of life
and can come through the gates into the city. Others must stay outside:
dogs, fortune-tellers, and the sexually immoral, murderers, idolaters,
and everyone of false speech and false life. Revelation 22:12-15
DEVOTIONAL
- Believe God's Word! - June 18, 2009
The retribution of God from
heaven is being revealed against the ungodliness and injustice of
human beings who in their injustice hold back the truth. For
what can be known about God is perfectly plain to them, since God
has made it plain to them: ever since the creation of the world,
the invisible existence of God and his everlasting power have been
clearly seen by the mind's understanding of created things.
And so these people have no excuse: they knew God and yet they
did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but their arguments
became futile and their uncomprehending minds were darkened.
While they claimed to be wise, in fact they were growing so stupid
that they exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an imitation,
for the image of a mortal human being, or of birds, or animals, or
crawling things.
That
is why God abandoned them in their inmost cravings to filthy practices
of dishonoring their own bodies--because they exchanged God's truth
for a lie and have worshipped and served the creature instead of the
Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
That is why
God abandoned them to degrading passions: why their women have
exchanged natural intercourse for unnatural practices; and the men,
in a similar fashion, too, giving up normal relations with women, are
consumed with passion for each other, men doing shameful things with
men and receiving in themselves due reward for their perversion.
In other words, since they would not consent to acknowledge
God, God abandoned them to their unacceptable thoughts and indecent behavior.
And so now they are steeped in all sorts of injustice, rottenness, greed
and malice; full of envy, murder, wrangling, treachery and spite, libellers,
slanderers, enemies of God, rude, arrogant and boastful, enterprising
in evil, rebellious to parents, without brains, honor, love or pity.
They are well aware of God's ordinance: that those who behave like
this deserve to die--yet they no only do it, but even applaud others who
do the same. Romans 1:18-32
The
WORD of God Is True!
The
WORD of God Stands Firm!
The
WORD of God is Not Changing!
The
WORD of God Will Never Pass Away!
DEVOTIONAL
- Are You Awake? - June 17, 2009
Be
on your guard, stay awake, because you never know when the time will come.
Mark 13:33
Awake
or Asleep
The
Time Will Come!
Be
On Guard!
DEVOTIONAL
- Are You Devoted? - June 16, 2009
For Ezra had devoted
himself to studying the Law of the LORD so as to put into practice and
teach its statutes and rulings.
Ezra
7:10
To
Studying The Word of God?
To
Putting God's Word Into Practice In Your Daily Life?
To
Teaching Gods Word?
What
Are You Devoted To?
DEVOTIONAL
- It Shall! - June 15, 2009
It shall come to
pass, that before they call, I will answer.
DEVOTIONAL
- Loyal To God! - June 13, 2009
For
the Lord's eyes rove to and fro across the whole world to support those
whose hearts are loyal to him....2 Chronicles 16:9
God
Looks At The Heart!
DEVOTIONAL
- Good and Right! - June 12, 2009
Asa did what the
LORD his God regards as good and right. He abolished the foreign
altars and the high places, broke the pillars, cut down the sacred poles,
and urged Judah to seek the LORD, God of their ancestors, and to observe
the law and commandment. Because he abolished the high places and
incense altars through the towns of Judah, the kingdom under him was undisturbed.
He rebuilt the fortified towns of Judah, since the country was at peace
and free of war during those years, because the LORD granted him peace.
2
Chronicles 14:1-5
Only
the Lord grants peace!
DEVOTIONAL
- Why Has The LORD...! - June 11, 2009
But
if you turn away and forsake my laws and commandments which I have laid
down for you, and go and serve other gods and worship them, then I shall
uproot them from the country which I have given them, and shall disown
this Temple which I have consecrated for my name and make it a proverb
and a byword among all the peoples. And at this once-exalted Temple,
everyone who passes by will be appalled, and will say, "Why has the
LORD treated this country and this Temple like this?" And the
answer will be, "Because they deserted the LORD, the God of their ancestors,
who brought them out of Egypt, and adopted other gods and worshipped
and served them; that is why he has brought all these disasters on them."
2 Chronicles 7:19-22
Deserted
The LORD!
Adopted
Other gods!
Worshipped
Other gods!
Served
Other gods!
That's
Why!
New
Age Religion & Philosophy
Disastrous!!
DEVOTIONAL
- JESUS Must Be First! - June 10, 2009
Another said, 'I
will follow you, sir, but first let me go and say good-bye to my people
at home.' Jesus said to him, 'Once the hand is laid on the plough,
no one who looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.'
Luke
9:61-62
Stop
Looking Back!
Go
Forward In Christ!
DEVOTIONAL
- Speak LORD! - June 9, 2009
Again the LORD called,
the third time. He got up and went to Eli and said, 'Here I am,
as you called me.' Eli then understood that the LORD was calling
the child, and he said to Samuel, 'Go and lie down, and if someone calls
say, "Speak, LORD; for your servant is listening." So Samuel went
and lay down in his place.
1
Samuel 3:8-9
Your
Servant Is Listening!
DEVOTIONAL
- Let Us Pray! - June 8, 2009
Good
Morning Our Heavenly Father,
Father its once again that a few of your chosen vessels have gathered
together to approach your throne of grace. We thank you for another day,
we thank you for allowing us to be able to call on you, thank you for
your awesome wonder and your greatness. As we pray, we first want to let
you know, that we love you, we magnify you and we appreciate you. You
are our creator, alpha and omega, the wonderful counselor, the almighty
and all wise one. There is no one like you, as we pray, please forgive
us for our sins, thank you that there is no condemnation for those who
are in Christ Jesus, thank you that our sins are forgiven, thrown as far
as the east and west. We thank you that you sent Jesus to pay the debt
of all our sins. We dare not take your mercy and grace for granted, but
we are grateful for it. Lord we ask that you strengthen each one of us,
empower us and we know and believe that we can do all things thru Christ
Jesus. We are more than conquerors, we submit unto to God, we submit unto
your will, we shall trust in you with all our hearts, leaning not to our
own understanding, trusting and believing that you will direct our paths,
we speak life into deliverance from bondage, brokenness, illness, we speak
life of being whole in you. We understand and know that as we keep our
minds upon you, we shall remain in perfect peace, we cast every care upon
you, knowing that you will move in due time, we count our trials, tests
all joy, knowing that no weapon formed against us shall prosper, and as
we go thru to get to, we know that you are with us, that nothing will
happen without you allowing it, because you are God and you are in total
control. We think it not strange of the fiery darts, the temptations,
we shall yield to the obedience of your word, the Holy Spirit shall have
total control. Father, our Lord and Savior, we ask that you continue to
fill our hearts with joy, peace and love, that all we do, we do it to
glorify you. Thank you that in spite of what we go thru, that all things
work together for the good for those who love you and who are called according
to your purpose. We bless you, we continue to pray for those who are in
the family of God, and even for those who are not, trusting that they
too shall come to serve, love and obey you. We ask all these things, we
say all these things in the mighty name of Jesus, Jesus the one who came
and died, that we may live. AMEN.
1 John 21My dear children, I write this
to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one
who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous
One. 2He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours
but also for[a] the sins of the whole world.
Evangelist Jessica Smith
DEVOTIONAL
- No Favorites With God! - June 7, 2009
Then
Peter addressed them, 'I now really understand', he said, 'that God has
no favorites, but that anybody of any nationality who fears him and does
what is right is acceptable to him. Acts 10:34-35
RESPONSE
TO - Women
Are Called To Preach! - June 6, 2009
In
these last days, we will hear these declarations and proclamations of
"insecure" men and those whose minds the enemy has blinded. However,
I have had the blessed opportunity to meet, fellowship with, and come
to personally know some former "anti-women" preachers.
These men have a great deal of respect and admiration for our calling
and it was the LORD
that gave them the understanding of our calling when they were open to
hear what the Spirit said to the Churches.
One of them in particular is a Bishop I know. He was one of the
biggest opponents for years until he finally did a search of the scriptures.
He pursued this interest with an intent to understand the etymology of
each word. On that day, the Lord revealed to him through the scriptures
that women were called to preach, teach, evangelize, prophesy, proclaim,
declare,
oversee, minister, and serve the flock of God. I've heard him teach
others about the calling of women and how God has placed them in every
position in the Church. He wanted the general board to commission
me to the office of Bishop in 2006. They refused, but compromised
to the title of "Overseer." He laughed when he presented the credentials
to me at the April 2006 church conference. He read the Ordination
certificate aloud to the congregation and remarked that it stated the
same language as the Bishop.
He knew that he still was dealing with men who refuse to accept the authenticity
of women. Some of his peers can't comprehend his change, but we
know that the Word of God is the Transforming power and gives the renewing
of the mind.
So I say this to you, keep on preaching. You will continue for the
remainder of your life and ministry to encounter the sexism, racism, classism,
and other "ism" in the church which are not of God. Your advice
below is certainly in line with the scriptures.
I too have encountered this disregard for women in ministry everywhere
I have traveled. It is very prevalent in churches in so-called liberal
California. It seems the worst in Baptist churches in California
and throughout the south. However we know that God causes all things
to work for the good of them who are called according to his purpose.
May God bless you and keep you.
Marticia D. Banks-Booker
Thank
You Min. Banks-Booker For Your Comment!
God
Bless You!
DEVOTIONAL
- A Word Was Uttered!- June 5, 2009
He [Gabriel] came,
he spoke, he said to me, 'Now, Daniel; I have come down to teach you how
to understand. When your pleading began, a word was uttered, and
I have come to tell you. You are a man specially chosen. Grasp
the meaning of the word, understand the vision:
Seventy weeks are decreed
for your people and your holy city,
for putting an end to transgression,
for placing the seal on sin,
for expiating crime,
for introducing everlasting uprightness
for setting the seal
on vision and on prophecy,
for anointing the holy of holies.
Know this, then, and understand:
From the time there went out this message:
"Return and rebuild Jerusalem"
to the coming of an Anointed Prince,
seven weeks and sixty-two weeks,
with squares and ramparts restored
and rebuilt,
but in a time of trouble.
And after the sixty-two weeks
an Anointed One
put to death without his...
city and sanctuary ruined
by a prince who is to come.
The end of that prince will be catastrophe
and, until the end, there will be war
and all the devastation decreed.
He will strike a firm alliance
with many people
for the space of a week;
and for the space of one half-week
he will put a stop to sacrifice and oblation,
and on the wing of the Temple
will be the appalling abomination
until the end, until the doom
assigned to the devastator.
Daniel
9:22-27
Decreed!
God's
Word Will Never Pass Away!
Everything
Will Happen Just As The Bible Says!
Read
Daniel!
DEVOTIONAL
- Complete Confidence!- June 4, 2009
We have then, brothers,
complete confidence through the blood of Jesus in entering the sanctuary,
by a new way which he has opened for us, a living opening through the
curtain, that is to say, his flesh. And we have the high priest
over all the sanctuary of God.
Hebrews
10:19-21
Through
The Blood Of
JESUS!
DEVOTIONAL
- Women Are Called To Preach!- June 3, 2009
In the last days--the
Lord declares--
I shall pour out
my Spirit on all humanity.
Your sons and daughters
shall prophesy,
your young people
shall see visions,
your old people
dream dreams.
Even on the slaves,
men and women,
shall I pour out
my Spirit.
Acts 2:17-18
Want to read it again? See Joel 3:1-3
Women are Called by God To Preach because God pours out His Spirit
on them to Prophesy!
Prophesy means to proclaim by inspiration the will of God. If
proclaiming the will of God by the power of the Holy Spirit isn't preaching
then I don't know what is.
Brother Ministers, if you don't understand that women ministers are
acceptable to God, take heed of yourselves and this verse!
Then Peter addressed them, 'I now really
understand', he said, 'that God has no favorites, but that anybody of
any nationality who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to
him. Acts 10:34-35
Church, favoritism of male ministers over female ministers is wrong
and it is sin because it is not of Christ!
For
all of you are the children of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus, since
every one of you that has been baptized has been clothed in Christ.
There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither slave nor freeman,
there can be neither male nor female--for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
And simply by being Christ's, you are that progeny of Abraham, the heirs
named in the promise. Galatians 3:26-29
My Sister Ministers, don't be anxious about anything, you have been
called to preach! Preach the Gospel everywhere you go! You
don't have to be on a pulpit ! Pray for those who reject God's calling
on your life and love them still! Don't let anybody stop you from preaching!
This is what the Lord told me:
But
you must keep steady all the time; put up with suffering; do the work
of preaching the gospel; fulfil the service asked of you. 2 Timothy
4:5
Thank you Pastor Peterson for accepting me with open arms and allowing
me to preach and teach and grow in the Lord! You have been a faithful
Pastor to me and because of you I have respect again for the position
of pastor! Because of your leadership I have been able to heal from
the hurt I encountered in church and now I am restored and ready to "cry
aloud" wherever I go! God Bless you Pastor Peterson and my church
family, Bellamy Ave. Church of God! I love you. Revkim
Stand
Firm my brothers in the Gospel
Stand
Firm my sisters in the Gospel
God
loves us and God is with us!
Thank
You Jesus!
DEVOTIONAL
- Aim High!- May 31, 2009
...You
must aim to be upright and religious, filled with faih and love, perseverance
and gentleness.
1
Timothy 6:11
DEVOTIONAL
- When!- May 30, 2009
When
a man's way please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace
with him.
Proverbs
16:7
DEVOTIONAL
- Soldiers In The Army Of The Lord!- May 29, 2009
Timothy, my son,
these are the instructions that I am giving you, in accordance with the
words once spoken over you by the prophets, so that in their light you
may fight like a good soldier with faith and a good conscience for your
weapons. Some people have put conscience aside and wrecked their
faith in consequence. I mean men like Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom
I have handed over to Satan so that they may learn not to be blasphemous.
1 Timothy 1:18-20
Was Paul being mean to Hymenaeus and Alexander? Good little
Christians don't hand people over to Satan, do they? Because that's
just not nice is it?
ARE
YOU FIGHTING LIKE A GOOD SOLDIER!
THIS
IS SPIRITUAL WARFARE - THE BATTLE IS REAL!
WHOSE
ON THE LORD'S SIDE?
Before God and before
Christ Jesus who is to be judge of the living and the dead, I charge you,
in the name of his appearing and of his kingdom: proclaim the message
and welcome or unwelcome, insist on it. Refute falsehood, correct
error, give encouragement--but do all with patience and with care to instruct.
The time is sure to come when people will not accept sound teaching, but
their ears will be itching for anything new and they will collect themselves
a whole series of teachers according to their own tastes; and then they
will shut their ears to the truth and will turn to myths. But you
must keep steady all the time; put up with suffering; do the work of preaching
the gospel; fulfil the service asked of you.
2 Timothy 4:1-5
Is
this just for preachers?
I
think it's for Soldiers In The Army Of The LORD!
DEVOTIONAL
- Jesus Is Coming Back!- May 28, 2009
First, I want to
remind you that in the last days there will come scoffers who will do
every wrong they can think of, and laugh at the truth. This will
be their line of argument: "So Jesus promised to come back did he?
Then where is he? He'll never come! Why, as far back as anyone
can remember everything has remained exactly as it was since the first
day of creation."
They deliberately forget this fact: that God did
destroy the world with a mighty flood, long after he had made the heavens
by the word of his command, and had used the waters to form the earth
and surround it. And God has commanded that the earth and the heavens
be stored away for a great bonfire at the judgment day, when all ungodly
men will perish.
But don't forget this, dear friends, that a day or a thousand years
from now is like tomorrow to the Lord. He isn't really being slow
about his promised return, even though it sometimes seems that way.
But he is waiting, for the good reason that he is not willing that any
should perish, and he is giving more time for sinners to repent.
The day of the Lord is surely coming, as unexpectedly as a thief, and
then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise and the heavenly
bodies will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will
be burned up.
2
Peter 3:3-10 (Living Bible)
Oh,
Yes He Is!
Are
You Glad About It?
DEVOTIONAL
- I AM! - May 27, 2009
The Jews then said,
'You are not fifty yet, and you have seen Abraham!' Jesus replied:
In all truth I tell you, before Abraham ever was, I
am.
John
8:57-58
Either
You Believe Jesus is
I
AM
or
You
Don't!
DEVOTIONAL
- Got Faith? - May 26, 2009
We always thank
God for you all, mentioning you in our prayers continually. We remember
before our God and Father how active is the faith, how unsparing the love,
how persevering the hope which you have from our Lord Jesus Christ.
1
Thessalonians 1:2-3
Is
It Active?
Is
It Alive?
DEVOTIONAL
- Don't Fool Yourself? - May 24, 2009
Someone
who thinks himself important, when he is not, only deceives himself.
Galatians 6:3
DEVOTIONAL - Is It Evident? - May 23, 2009
Let
your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Philippians
4:5
DEVOTIONAL
- Are You Alive? - May 22, 2009
Now if we too are
found to be sinners on the grounds that we seek our justification in Christ,
it would surely follow that Christ was at the service of sin. Out
of the question! If I now rebuild everything I once demolished,
I prove that I was wrong before. In fact, through the Law I am dead
to the Law so that I can be alive to God. I have been crucified
with Christ and yet I am alive; yet it is no longer I, but Christ living
in me. The life that I am now living subject to the limitation of
human nature I am living in faith, faith in the Son of God who loved me
and gave himself for me.
Galatians
2:17-20
Life
Is In Jesus!
DEVOTIONAL
- God's Purpose For Us! - May 21, 2009
Yes, indeed, in
this present tent, we groan under the burden, not that we want to be stripped
of our covering but because we want to be covered with a second garment
on top, so that what is mortal in us may be swallowed up by life.
It is God who designed us for this very purpose, and he has given us the
Spirit as a pledge.
2 Corinthians 5:4-5
To
Be Swallowed Up
By
LIFE!
DEVOTIONAL
- Commit Your Way! - May 20, 2009
Commit
to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
Proverbs 16:3
Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the
desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him
and he will do this...
Psalm 37:4-5
To
Who?
The
LORD
Have
You Done This?
DEVOTIONAL
- To God Be The Glory! - May 19, 2009
Everything there
is comes from him and is caused by him and exists for him. To him
be glory forever! Amen. Romans 11:36
In the beginning was the Word:
the Word was with God
and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things came into being,
not one thing came into being
except through him.
What has come into being in him was life,
life that was the light of men;
and light shines in darkness,
and darkness could not overpower it.
John
1:1-5
Great
Things He Has Done!
AMEN!
DEVOTIONAL
- God Justifies Who...! - May 18, 2009
God
appointed him [Jesus] as a sacrifice for reconciliation, through
faith, by the shedding of his blood, and so showed his justness; first
for the past, when sins went unpunished because he held his hand; and
now again for the present age, to show how he is just and justifies
everyone who has faith in Jesus. Romans 3:25-26
The
One Who Does A Lot Of Good Works?
The
One Who Sits On The Church Pew Every Sunday?
...Everyone
Who Has Faith In Jesus!
That's
Jesus - The One and Only Son Of God!
That's
Jesus - Who Is LORD Of All!
That's
Jesus - Who Is God!
NO
COMPROMISE CHURCH!
BE
CLEAR ON WHO GOD IS!
JESUS!
Weekend
DEVOTIONAL - He Shall! - May 17, 2009
He
shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler. Psalm 91:3a
Deliver
You!
BELIEVE
IT!
DEVOTIONAL
- And Your Household! - May 15, 2009
...'Sirs, what must
I do to be saved?' They told him, 'Become a believer in the Lord
Jesus, and you will be saved, and your household too. Then they
preached the word of the Lord to him and to all his household. Late
as it was, he took them to wash their wounds, and was baptized then and
there with all his household. Afterwards he took them into his house
and gave them a meal, and the whole household celebrated their conversion
to belief in God.
Acts
16:30-34
SAVED?
Preach
The Word To All Of Your Household!
DEVOTIONAL
- The Faith!- May 14, 2009
There was a man
sitting there who had never walked in his life, because his feet were
crippled from birth; he was listening to Paul preaching, and Paul looked
at him intently and saw that he had the faith to be cured. Paul
said in a loud voice, 'Get to your feet--stand up,' and the cripple jumped
up and began to walk.
Acts
14:8-10
Do
You Have It!
God's
Got It!
Ask
Him For Faith To Be Cured!
DEVOTIONAL
- Self Help Can't Do It!- May 13, 2009
When we were unable
to help ourselves, at the moment of our need, Christ died for us.
Romans
5:6
We
Can't Save Ourselves!
No
Matter How Much We Change!
We
Need Jesus!
Savior
of the Whole World!
DEVOTIONAL
- Rebuke Him! - May 12, 2009
Keep watch on yourselves!
If your brother does something wrong, rebuke him and, if he is sorry,
forgive him. And if he wrongs you seven times a day and seven times
comes back to you and says, "I am sorry," you must forgive him.'
Luke
17:3-4
Don't
just "let it go!" or
"Get
Mad!" or
"Give
Him The Silent Treatment"
Tell
Him How You Feel and
Give
Him The Opportunity to Repent and Then
Forgive
Him and Be Reconciled!
DEVOTIONAL
- The Mind Of Christ! - May 11, 2009
God's wisdom will
put me over today for God's wisdom is from above. As I speak His
words of wisdom, I will bring peace and mercy to my situation. I
shall not walk in darkness today for the Holy Spirit will guide me into
all truth. The Lord will give me understanding in all things and
wisdom and knowledge shall stabilize my times for I have the mind of Christ.
(James 3:17; John 16:13; 1 Cor. 1:30; 2 Tim. 2:7; Isaiah 33:6; 1
Cor. 2:16)
This
is from a little book I read, Speak The Word!
Let's
cover the earth with the Word of God today!
Impossible!
With
God All Things Are Possible!!
DEVOTIONAL
- Happy Mother's Day! - May 10, 2009
Beloved,
I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even
as thy soul prospereth. 3 John 2
I
Love You!
DEVOTIONAL
- The Lord Our God! - May 9, 2009
I
will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people. Hebrews
8:10c
The
Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. Psalm 18:28b
Will
Enlighten Us!
DEVOTIONAL
- Jesus Is God! - May 8, 2009
About the gifts
of the Spirit, brothers, I want you to be quite certain. You remember
that, when you were pagans, you were irresistibly drawn to inarticulate
heathen gods. Because of that, I want to make it quite clear to
you that no one who says 'A curse of Jesus' can be speaking in the Spirit
of God, and nobody is able to say, 'Jesus is Lord' except in the Holy
Spirit.
Romans
12:1-3
Can
You Say Jesus Is Lord
And
Mean
It?
DEVOTIONAL
- Seek Ye First! - May 7, 2009
Set your hearts
on his kingdom first, and on God's saving justice, and all these other
things will be given you as well. So do not worry about tomorrow:
tomorrow will take care of itself. Each day has enough trouble of
its own.
Matthew
6:33-34
Do
Not Worry!
Trust
God!
He
Is ABLE!
DEVOTIONAL
- Sickness Away! - May 6, 2009
That
evening they brought him many who were possessed by devils. He drove
out the spirits with a command and cured all who were sick. This
was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:
He
himself bore our sicknesses away and carried our diseases.
Matthew
8:16-17
Thank
You Jesus!
DEVOTIONAL
- Our Salvation! - May 5, 2009
The LORD is my light
and my salvation,
whom should I fear?
The LORD is the
fortress of my life,
whom should I dread?
When the wicked advance against me
to eat me up,
they, my opponents, my enemies,
are the ones who stumble and fall.
Though an army pitch camp against me,
my heart will not fear,
though war break out against me,
my trust will never be shaken.
Psalm 27:1-3
Who
Is The Lord?
The
Lord Is God!
Do
You Confess With Your Mouth That Jesus Is Lord!
Yes,
Jesus Is God!
DEVOTIONAL
- Our Source of Hope! - May 4, 2009
Rest in God alone,
my soul!
He is the source
of my hope.
He alone is my rock,
my safety,
my stronghold, so
that I stand unwavering.
In God is my safety
and my glory,
the rock of my strength.
Psalm
62:5-7
Our
Strength, Our Safety, Our Stronghold!
Our
Rock!
It's
JESUS!
Weekend
DEVOTIONAL - He Loves You! - May 3, 2009
As
the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you.
John
15:9a
DEVOTIONAL
- The Lord Is! - May 1, 2009
The
Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1
DEVOTIONAL
- The Cross! - April 30, 2009
After all, Christ
sent me not to baptize but to preach the gospel; and not by means of wisdom
of language, wise words which would make the cross of Christ pointless.
The message of the cross is folly for those who are on the way to ruin,
but for those of us who are on the road to salvation it is the power of
God.
1
Corinthians 1:17-18
The
Power of God!
DEVOTIONAL
- God Shows Us! - April 29, 2009
Thou wilt show me
the path of life.
Psalm
16:11a
Stay
On the Straight And Narrow Road!
It
Leads To LIFE!
DEVOTIONAL
- Who Is It? - April 28, 2009
I love those who
love me;
whoever searches
eagerly for me finds me.
With me are riches
and honor,
lasting wealth and
saving justice.
The fruit I give
is better than gold, even the finest,
the return I make
is better than pure silver.
I walk in the way
of uprightness
in the path of justice,
to endow my friends
with my wealth
and to fill their
treasuries.
Proverbs
8:17-21
Wisdom!
Is
She Your Friend?
DEVOTIONAL
- Let Us Love One Another!- April 27, 2009
Carry each other's
burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:2
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.
Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
1 John 4:7
Let
Us Carry Each Other's Burdens!
DEVOTIONAL
- Do You Water?- April 26, 2009
The
liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered
also himself.
Proverbs
11:25
Multitudes Are Thirsty!
DEVOTIONAL
- If You Know Him?- April 25, 2009
If
you know that he is upright you must recognize that everyone whose life
is upright is a child of his. 1 John 2:29
Do
You Recognize Him In Others!
DEVOTIONAL
- To Him?- April 24, 2009
To him who can keep
you from falling and bring you safe to his glorious presence, innocent
and joyful, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord,
be glory, majesty, authority and power, before all ages, now and for ever.
Amen.
Jude
24-25
Have
You Given To Him The Glory He Deserves Today?
For
The Great Things He Has Done!
Thank
You Jesus!
DEVOTIONAL
- He's A Keeper!- April 23, 2009
He that keepth thee
will not slumber.
Psalm 121:3b
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children
of God.
Matthew 5:9
DEVOTIONAL
- How Are You Walking?- April 22, 2009
When
Jesus spoke to the people again, he said:
I
am the light of the world;
anyone
who follows me
will
not be walking in the dark,
but
will have the light of life.
John
8:12
In
Darkness
Or
In The Light?
Follow
Jesus!
DEVOTIONAL
- This Is Understanding!- April 21, 2009
Be open with the
wise, he grows wiser still,
teach the upright,
he will gain yet more.
The first principle
of wisdom is the fear of the LORD,
What God's holy
ones know--this is understanding.
Proverbs
9:9-10
What
God's Holy Ones Know!
DEVOTIONAL
- Two Paths - April 20, 2009
Hold fast to discipline,
never let her go,
keep your eyes on her, she
is your life.
Do not follow the path of
the wicked,
do not walk the way that
the evil go.
Avoid it, do not take it,
turn your back on it, pass
it by.
For they cannot sleep unless
they have first done wrong,
they miss their sleep if
they have not made someone stumble;
for the bread of wickedness
is what they eat,
the wine of violence is what
they drink.
The path of the upright is
like the light of dawn,
its brightness growing to
the fullness of day;
the way of the wicked is
as dark as night,
they cannot tell the obstacles
they stumble over.
Proverbs
4:13-19
But
Only One Leads To
Life!
DEVOTIONAL
- God Is With Us!- April 19, 2009
As
I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.
Joshua
3:7c
Many
waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it.
Song
of Solomon 8:7ab
DEVOTIONAL
- The Fruit!- April 18, 2009
The
fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.
Proverbs
11:30a
I
will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life
freely.
Revelation
21:6c
DEVOTIONAL
- Meekness!- April 17, 2009
The Lord will give
grace and glory.
Psalm 84:11b
The meek will he guide in judgment.
Psalm
25:9a
Is
Not Weakness!
DEVOTIONAL
- What Are You Looking For?- April 16, 2009
Yes, if your plea is for
clear perception,
if you cry out for understanding,
if you look for it as though
for silver,
search for it as though for
buried treasure,
then you will understand
what the fear of the LORD is,
and discover the knowledge
of God.
For the LORD himself is giver
of wisdom,
from his mouth issue knowledge
and understanding.
Proverbs
2:3-6
God's
Got It!
DEVOTIONAL
- God Is Able?- April 15, 2009
Do nothing out of
selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better
than yourselves.
Philippians 2:3
[God] is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask
or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.
Ephesians 3:20
Finding
It Hard To Consider Others?
Me
Too!
Ask
God
He
Is Able And He Will Help You!
DEVOTIONAL
- Need Help?- April 14, 2009
Great peace have
they which love thy law.
Psalm 119:165a
My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and
earth.
Psalm
121:2
You
Know What To Do!
Pray
To Your Help
JESUS
- LORD OF ALL!
DEVOTIONAL
- Because of Jesus!- April 13, 2009
If ye forgive men
their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Matthew 6:14
Because I live, ye shall live also.
John 14:19c
Live
and Forgive!
DEVOTIONAL
- The Third Day!- April 12, 2009
The
women were terrified and bowed low before them. Then the men asked,
"Why are you looking in a tomb for someone who is alive? He
isn't here! He has come back to life again! Don't you remember
what he told you back in Galilee-that the Messiah must be betrayed into
the power of evil men and be crucified and that he would rise again the
third day?"
Luke
24:5-7
Our
Glorious Messiah!
Jesus
Is Alive!
DEVOTIONAL
- Got Fruit!- April 11, 2009
He
that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit.
John
15:5b
DEVOTIONAL
- Thank You Jesus!- April 10, 2009
He
that overcometh shall inherit all things.
Revelation 21:7a
...I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee.
DEVOTIONAL
- Little or Great Love?- April 9, 2009
For this reason I tell you
that her sins, many as they are, have been forgiven her, because she has
shown such great love. It is someone, who is forgiven little who
shows little love.' Then he said to her, 'Your sins are forgiven.'
Those who were with him at table began to say to themselves, 'Who is this
man, that even forgives sins?' But he said to the woman, 'Your faith
has saved you; go in peace.'
Luke
7:47-50
What
Are You Showing?
DEVOTIONAL
- Who Do You Belong To?- April 8, 2009
Though I walk in
the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me.
Psalm 138:7a
All
things are yours;...and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
1
Corinthians 3:21b, 23
CHRIST!
DEVOTIONAL
- Receive!- April 7, 2009
For every one that
asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth and to him that knocketh
it shall be opened.
Matthew 7:8
DEVOTIONAL
- Be Honest!- April 6, 2009
Do not envy the
man of violence,
never model your
conduct on his;
for the wilful wrong-doer
is abhorrent to the LORD,
who confides only
in the honest.
Proverbs
3:31-32
God
Confides
Only
In The Honest!
DEVOTIONAL
- Only Then!- April 5, 2009
Everyone
is to examine himself and only then eat of the bread or drink from the
cup; because a person who eats and drinks without recognizing the body
is eating and drinking his own condemnation. If we are critical
of ourselves we would not be condenmed, but when we are judged by the
Lord, we are corrected by the Lord to save us from being condemned along
with the world. 1 Corinthians 11:28-32
We
Are Corrected By The Lord
To
Save Us!
DEVOTIONAL
- Our Refuge!- April 4, 2009
The
eternal God is thy refuge. Deuteronomy 33:27a
DEVOTIONAL
- Create In Us Oh, LORD!- April 3, 2009
Blessed are the
pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Matthew
5:8
A
Clean Heart!
DEVOTIONAL
- Repent!- April 2, 2009
So he said, 'I am,
as Isaiah prophesied:
A voice of one that cries in the desert:
Prepare a way for the Lord.
Make his paths straight!'
John
1:23
Are
You One...
A
Voice That Cries In the Desert!
Prepare
A Way For Who?
THE
LORD!
DEVOTIONAL
- Since The Beginning!- April 1, 2009
Something which
has existed since the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen
with our own eyes, which we have watched and touched with our own hands,
the Word of life--this is our theme.
1
John 1:1
The
Word Of Life!
DEVOTIONAL
- God Sent What?- March 31, 2009
When Abimelech had reigned
three years over Israel, then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech
and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with
Abimelech.
Judges 9:22-23 (KJV)
Abimelech ruled Israel for three years. God then sent a spirit
of discord between Abimelech and the leaders of Sechem, and the leaders
of Shechem betrayed Abimelech. And this was so that the crime committed
against Jerubbaal's seventy sons should be avenged, and their blood recoil
on their brother Abimelech who had murdered them, and on those leaders
of Shechem who had helped him to murder his brothers.
Judges
9:22-24 (New Jerusalem Bible)
A
spirit of discord!
An
evil spirit!
God
Is In Charge of Everyone and Everything!
DEVOTIONAL
- The LORD Hears!- March 30, 2009
The Lord hath heard
my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.
Psalm
6:9
Do
You Believe It?
DEVOTIONAL
- Salvation Is Through Jesus!- March 29, 2009
He
is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him.
Hebrews
7:25a
Jesus
Is The Way!
That
Is The Truth!
And
Life!
DEVOTIONAL
- So!- March 28, 2009
So
will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing.
Zechariah
8:13b
DEVOTIONAL
- Good News!- March 27, 2009
A feeling of expectancy
had grown among the people, who were beginning to wonder whether John
might be the Christ, so John declared before them all, 'I baptize you
with water, but someone is coming, who is more powerful than me, and I
am not fit to undo the strap of his sandals; he will baptize you with
the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing-fan is in his hand, to clear
his threshing-floor and to gather the wheat into his barn; but the chaff
he will burn in a fire that will never go out.' And he proclaimed
the good news to the people with many other exhortations too.
Luke
3:15-18
* Thresh - To separate
the edible grains of ripe cereal crops from stalks and husks.
In biblical times, dried wheat, barley, or rye stalks were spread on
flat, open spaces called "threshing floors." These were usually
on the tops or sides of high hills where strong winds blew. The
dried stalks were first crushed, using wooden flails or weighted sleds
drawn back and forth over the threshing floor by animal (Deut. 25:4;
1 Chr. 21:20-23; Isa. 28:28) The crushed stalks were then tossed
into the air by the farmer. The heavier grain fell in a heap,
while the wind blew the chaff and lighter straw away.
John the Baptist used threshing as an image of God's impending judgment.
God will separate the grain from the chaff, "gathering the wheat into
his barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire" (Mt. 3:12)
* Richards Complete Bible Dictionary
Only
Jesus Has The Power To
Baptize
With The Holy Spirit!
Have
You Been Baptized?
DEVOTIONAL
- Abraham - Friend of God! - March 26, 2009
But you, Israel,
my servant,
Jacob whom I have
chosen,
descendant of Abraham
my friend,
whom I have taken
to myself,
from the remotest
parts of the earth
and summoned from
countries far away,
to whom I have said,
'You are my servant,
I have chosen you,
I have not rejected you,
do not be afraid,
for I am with you;
do not be alarmed,
for I am your God.
I give you strength,
truly I help you,
truly I hold you
firm
with my saving right
hand.
Look, all those
who rage against you
will be put to shame
and humiliated;
those who picked
quarrels with you
will be reduced
to nothing and will perish.
You will look for
them
but will not find
them,
those who used to
fight you;
they will be destroyed
and brought to nothing,
those who made war
on you.
Isaiah
41:8-12
How
Do You Feel About Israel?
God
Loves Israel!
Are
You Praying For The Peace Of Jerusalem?
DEVOTIONAL
- God Alone You Must Serve! - March 25, 2009
And
so I say to you fathers who know the eternal God, and to you young men
who are strong, with God's Word in your hearts, and have won your struggle
against Satan: Stop loving this evil world and all that it offers
you, for when you love these things you show that you do not really
love God: for all these worldly things, these evil desires--the
craze for sex, the ambition to buy everything that appeals to you, and
the pride that comes from wealth and importance--these are not from
God. They are from this evil world itself. And this world
is fading away, and these evil, forbidden things will go with it, but
whoever keeps doing the will of God will live forever.
1
John 2:14-17 (Living Bible)
Then leading him to a height, the devil showed him
in a moment of time all the kingdoms of the world and said to him, 'I
will give you all this power and their splendor, for it has been handed
over to me, for me to give it to anyone I choose. Do homage, then,
to me, and it shall all be yours. But Jesus answered him, 'Scripture
says:
You must do homage to the Lord your God, him alone you must serve.'
Luke
4:5-8(New Jerusalem Bible)
Watch
Out For Compromise In Your Life!
DEVOTIONAL
- Where Are You Looking? - March 24, 2009
The
faithful have vanished from the land;
there is no
one honest left.
All of them
are on the alert for blood,
every man
hunting his brother with a net.
Their hands
are adept at wrong-doing:
the official
makes his demands,
the judge
gives judgment for a bribe,
the man in
power
pronounces as
he pleases.
The best of
them is like a briar,
the most honest
of them
like a thorn-hedge.
Now from the
north
their punishment
approaches!
That will
be when they are confounded!
Trust no neighbor,
put no confidence
in a friend;
do not open
your mouth
to the wife
who shares your bed.
For son insults
father,
daughter rebels
against mother,
daughter-in-law
against mother-in-law;
a person's
enemies come
from within
the household itself.
But I shall look to the LORD,
my hope is in the God who will save me;
Micah
7:2-7
Who
Cares What's In Your Wallet!
It's
What's In Your Heart That Counts!
Sign
Of The Times!
Where
Is Your Hope?
DEVOTIONAL
- God Is! - March 23, 2009
God is faithful.
He will not let you be tempted any more than you can take.
1 Corinthians 10:13
How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together
in peace!
DEVOTIONAL
- Holy Is His Name! - March 22, 2009
For
the Almighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name, and
his faithful love extend age after age to those who fear him.
Luke
1:49-50
The
Almighty!
DEVOTIONAL
- Do You Love Him? - March 21, 2009
Whatever
you ask in my name I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the
Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
If you love me you will keep my commandments. John 14:13-15
Glorify
The Father!
DEVOTIONAL
- The Way of Life! - March 20, 2009
As David says of
him:
I kept the Lord before my sight always,
for with him at my right hand
nothing can shake me.
So my heart rejoiced
my tongue delighted;
my body, too, will rest secure,
for you will not abandon me to Hades
or allow your holy one to see corruption.
You have taught me the way of life,
you will fill me with joy in your presence.
DEVOTIONAL
- Tell Somebody! - March 19, 2009
Listen,
heavens, while I speak;
hear,
earth, the words that I shall say!
May
my teaching fall like the rain,
may
my word drop down like the dew,
like
showers on the grass,
like
light rain on the turf!
For
I shall proclaim the name of the LORD.
Oh,
tell the greatness of our God!
He
is the Rock, his work is perfect,
for
all his ways are equitable.
A
trustworthy God who does no wrong,
he
is the Honest, the Upright One!
Deuteronomy
32:1-4
Do
You Tell It?
The
Greatness of Our God!
He
Is The ROCK!
DEVOTIONAL
- LOVE IS! - March 18, 2009
Love
is Kind.
1
Corinthians 13:4
Lord,
thank you! Let me say that again, Lord, thank you!
Lord,
we love you and praise you!
May
we be patient and kind today and do what the Word says today.
May
the LORD smile on us and be gracious to us.
We
ask this in Jesus Name. Amen.
DEVOTIONAL
- The Earth is the LORD'S! - March 17, 2009
Turn
away your face and they panic;
take
back their breath and they die
and
revert to dust.
Send
out your breath and life begins;
you
renew the face of the earth.
Glory
to the LORD forever!
May
the LORD find joy in his creatures!
At
his glance the earth trembles,
at
his touch the mountains pour forth smoke.
I
shall sing to the LORD all my life,
make
music for my God as long as I live.
May
my musings be pleasing to him,
for
the LORD gives me joy.
May
sinners vanish from the earth,
and
the wicked exist no more!
Psalm
104:29-35
May
Our Musings Be Pleasing
To
The LORD Our God Today!
May
We Sing To The LORD All Our Days!
DEVOTIONAL
- Bless The LORD! - March 16, 2009
Bless
the LORD, all his armies,
servants
who fulfill his wishes.
Bless
the LORD, all his works,
in
every place where he rules.
Psalm
103:21-22
Have
You Blessed The LORD Today?
DEVOTIONAL
-A Holy Place - March 15, 2009
For
the LORD your God goes about the inside of your camp to guard you and
put your enemies at your mercy. Your camp must therefore be a holy
place; the LORD must not see anything indecent there or he will desert
you.
Deuteronomy
23:15
Read
Deuteronomy 23:10-15 (Hygiene in camp)
There
is a War going on!
What's
Inside the Camp?
Is
It Holy?
DEVOTIONAL
-Let's Pray - March 14, 2009
Good
Morning Our Heavenly Father, Father its once again that your children
are gathered in your name, we come together in unity, we come in love
and we come with thanksgiving. You have been so dear to us, we are
so grateful for you being presence in our hearts. Thank you for
how you have watched over us and protected us. We say “thank you”.
We ask that you will forgive us for our sins, Father, wash and purge us
from all unrighteousness. You are a Holy God, you are pure and righteous.
We give you praise and we magnify you. Lord as we pray today, we
ask that you will take full control of our hearts, minds, our thoughts,
lead us on that path of Holiness, sanctification, let us not forget what
we are, whose we are and how we are suppose to be about our Father's business.
We thank you for allowing us to be the head and not the tail, above and
not beneath, thank you for your Favor upon our lives. Father increase
within us right now… Allow your Holy Spirit to dwell from inside to out.
We praise you, we bless you and we glorify you. We shall continue
to call on the name of Jesus, there is peace in the name of Jesus, there
is forgiveness in the name of Jesus, and there is mercy, love and grace
in the name of Jesus. Thank you for being a God of a second chance,
thank you for deliverance, thank you for healing. We speak life to those
dried up places in us, we speak wholeness, we speak confidence, we speak
your plans over us, Lord you knew us before we where born, you know the
plans for us, and we declare that it be done on this day. Thank
you for keeping us, Lord we continue to desire ourselves in you, we thirst
for righteousness, we thirst for your word, feed us Lord; grant us wisdom,
knowledge and understanding. Thank you for giving us life, thank
you for our personal relationship with you. We shall continue to
praise, worship and adore you. In Jesus name we pray, AMEN.
You are so so Good.
Evangelist Jessica Smith
Jeremiah
11
For
I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper
you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12
Then you will call upon me and come and pray
to me, and I will listen to you. 13
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14
I will be found by you," declares the LORD,
"and will bring you back from captivity. [
b
] I will gather
you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares
the LORD, "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you
into exile."
DEVOTIONAL
-When You Go To War! - March 13, 2009
When you go to war against
your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than you
own, you must not be afraid of them; the LORD your God is with you, he
who brought you out of Egypt. When you are about to join battle,
the priest must come forward and address the people. He must say
to them, "Listen, Israel: today you are about to join battle with
your enemies. Do not be faint hearted. Let there be no fear
or trembling or alarm as you face them. The LORD your God is marching
with you, to fight your enemies for you and make your victorious."
Deuteronomy 20:1-4
'Finally, the scribes will say to the people: "Is anyone frightened
or faint hearted? Let him go home, in case he makes his brothers
faint hearted too!"
Deuteronomy
20:8
Not
"IF"!
Don't
Be Afraid!
Depend
On The LORD Your God!
DEVOTIONAL
-Love God! - March 12, 2009
One of the scribes who had
listened to them debating appreciated that Jesus had given a good answer
and put a further question to him, 'Which is the first of all the commandments?'
Jesus replied, 'This is the first; Listen, Israel, the Lord our God is
the one, only Lord, and you must love the Lord your God with all your
heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength
. The second is this: You must love your neighbor as yourself
. There is no commandment greater than these.' The scribe
said to him, 'Well spoken, Master; what you have said is true, that he
is one and there is no other . To love him with all your heart,
with all your understanding and strength , and to love your neighbor as
yourself , this is far more important than any burnt offering or sacrifice.'
Jesus, seeing how wisely he had spoken, said, 'You are not far from the
kingdom of God.' And after that no one dared to question him any
more.
Mark
12:28-34
You
Must Love the Lord Your God
With
All Your Heart and Soul!
Do
You?
Pray
To!
Pray
To Love God With All...
DEVOTIONAL
-Copying Other Religions! - March 11, 2009
When the
LORD your God has annihilated the nations confronting you, whom you
are going to dispossess, and when you have dispossessed them and made
your home in their country, beware of being entrapped into copying them,
after they have been destroyed to make way for you, and do not inquire
about their gods, saying, "How did these nations worship their gods?
I am going to do the same too." This is not the way to treat the
LORD your God. For in honor of their gods they have done everything
detestable the the LORD hates; yes, in honor of their gods, they
even burn their own sons and daughters as sacrifices! Whatever
I am now commanding you, you must keep and observe, adding nothing to
it, taking nothing away.
Deuteronomy
12:29-31
Don't
Do It!
It's
A Trap!
No
Way To Treat the LORD Your God!
No,
He Is Not Tolerant of Idol gods!
DEVOTIONAL
-The Peace of God! - March 10, 2009
The
peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts
and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7
Do
You Have That Peace Today?
Do
You Want It?
Ask
God For Peace!
DEVOTIONAL
-The LORD Is Watching Over Us! - March 9, 2009
Shout
for joy, you upright;
praise
comes well from the honest.
Give
thanks to the LORD on the lyre,
play
for him on the ten-stringed lyre.
Sing
to him a new song.
The
word of the LORD is straightforward,
all
he does springs from his constancy.
He
loves uprightness and justice;
the
faithful love of the LORD fills the earth.
By the word of the LORD the heavens were
made,
by the breath of his mouth all their
array.
He collects the waters of the sea like
a dam,
he stores away the abyss in his treasure-house.
Let the whole earth fear the LORD,
let all who dwell in the world revere him;
for, the moment he spoke, it was so,
no sooner had he commanded, than there it stood!
The LORD thwarts the plans of nations,
frustrates the counsels of peoples;
but the LORD'S own plan stands firm for ever,
his heart's counsel from age to age.
How blessed the nation whose God is the LORD,
the people he has chosen as his heritage.
From heaven the LORD looks down,
he sees all the children of Adam,
from the place where he sits he watches
all who dwell on the earth;
he alone molds their hearts,
he understands all they do.
A large army will not keep a king safe,
nor his strength save a warrior's life;
it is delusion to rely on a horse for safety,
for all its power it cannot save.
But see how the LORD watches over those who fear him,
those who rely on his faithful love,
to rescue them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
We are waiting for the LORD;
he is our help and our shield,
for in him our heart rejoices,
in his holy name we trust.
LORD, let your faithful love rest on us,
as our hope has rested in you.
Psalm 33
Amen!
DEVOTIONAL
-Bless The LORD! - March 8, 2009
Nations,
bless our God,
let
the sound of his praise be heard;
he
brings us to life
and
keeps our feet from stumbling.
Psalm
66:8-9
SAINTS,
LETS PRAISE JESUS TODAY!
DEVOTIONAL
-The LORD Knows! - March 7, 2009
For
the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge.
Proverbs
2:6
Come
unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew
11:28
The
LORD Knows!
You
Need His Rest!
DEVOTIONAL
-The LORD Restores! - March 6, 2009
And the LORD restored
Job's condition, while Job was interceding for his friends. More
than that, the LORD gave him double what he had before.
Job 42:10 (The New
Jerusalem Bible)
And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed
for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had
before.
Job 42:10 (King James Version)
Then, when Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his wealth
and happiness! In fact, the Lord gave him twice as much as before!
Job
42:10 (The Living Bible)
Do
You Intercede for Others?
Just
Asking?
DEVOTIONAL
-Sent Away! - March 5, 2009
And
at once he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the
other side while he sent the crowds away. After sending the crowds
away he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening
came, he was there alone. Matthew 14:22-23
Did
You Know
There
Is A Big Difference Between
The
Disciples and The Crowd!
Which
Group are You In?
DEVOTIONAL
-You Will Be! - March 4, 2009
That if you confess
with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised
him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans
10:9
What's
Coming Out Of Your Mouth?
What's
In Your Heart?
DEVOTIONAL
-A Warning? - March 3, 2009
...When you hear a word from my mouth, warn them from me. If
I say to someone wicked, "You will die," and you do not warn this person:
if you do not speak to warn someone wicked to renounce evil and so save
his life, it is the wicked person who will die for the guilt, but I shall
hold you responsible for that death. If, however, you do warn someone
wicked who then fails to renounce wickedness and evil ways, the wicked
person will die for the guilt, but you yourself will have saved your life.
Ezekiel 2:17-19
Should
The Church Speak Out Against Sin?
The
Wicked Person Who Fails To Renounce His Wicked Will Die!
That's
Why We Need A Savior!
That's
Why God Sent His Son - JESUS
Savior
Of The World!
DEVOTIONAL
-Light Dawns For Who? - March 2, 2009
Most High
over all the earth,
far transcending
all gods.
The LORD loves
those who hate evil,
he keeps safe
his faithful,
rescues them
from the clutches of the wicked.
Light dawns
for the upright,
and joy for
honest hearts.
Rejoice in
the LORD, you who are upright,
praise his
unforgettable holiness.
Psalm
97:9-12
Joy
For Who?
Rejoice
in Who?
The
LORD, MOST HIGH!
DEVOTIONAL
-The Word of God! - March 1, 2009
Charity...Beareth
all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
1 Corinthians 13:4,7
Ye
shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32
Jesus
Is The Truth!
DEVOTIONAL
-The Word of God! - February 28, 2009
Heaven
and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. Matthew
24:35
Jesus
Words
Will
Never Pass Away!
DEVOTIONAL
-God's Gifts! - February 27, 2009
The
natural person has no room for the gifts of God's Spirit; to him they
are folly; he cannot recognize them, because their value can be assessed
only in the Spirit. The spiritual person, on the other hand, can
assess the value of everything, and that person's value cannot be assessed
by anybody else.
1 Corinthians 2:14-15
You
Have Great Value!
Know
It!
DEVOTIONAL
-Love God! - February 26, 2009
All things work
together for good to them that love God. Romans 8:28a
I
know that I sent this verse out not too long ago. But I
was a little discouraged this week and this was the verse God gave
me today and it greatly encouraged me. And I just want to encourage
someone out there today to just hold on to the Lord, no matter what
is going on in your life. God truly knows and He truly cares
and He is truly with you and Good will come, for God is working everything
out for His Good Purpose! I've prayed this week with many, many tears
and the Lord has indeed heard and healed and restored and
blessed!
God
is Good!
DEVOTIONAL
-The Promise Fulfilled by JESUS! - February 25, 2009
We have
come here to tell you the good news that the promise made to our ancestors
has come about. God has fulfilled it to their children by raising
Jesus from the dead. As scripture says in the psalms: You
are my son: today I have fathered you. The fact that God raised
him from the dead, never to return to corruption, is no more than what
he had declared: To you I shall give the holy things promised
to David which can be relied upon. This is also why it says in
another text: You will not allow your Holy One to see corruption.
Now when David in his own time had served God's purposes he died;
he was buried with his ancestors and has certainly seen corruption .
The one whom God has raised up, however, has not seen corruption .
'My brothers, I want you to realize that it is through him that forgiveness
of sins is being proclaimed to you. Through him justification
from all sins from which the Law of Moses was unable to justify is being
offered to every believer. So be careful--or what the prophets
say will happen to you.
Cast your eyes around you, mockers;
be amazed, and perish!
For I am doing something in your own days
that you would never believe
if you were told of it.'
Acts
13:32-41
Are
We Telling The Good News To The Jewish People?
JESUS
Is The MESSIAH!!!
All
Sins Are Forgiven Through Jesus!
DEVOTIONAL
-He Explains! - February 24, 2009
He also said, 'What can we
say that the kingdom is like? What parable can we find for it?
It is like a mustard seed which, at the time of its sowing, is the smallest
of all the seeds on earth. Yet once it is sown it grows into the
biggest shrub of them all and puts out big branches so that the birds
of the air can shelter in its shade. Using many parables like these,
he spoke the word to them, so far as they were capable of understanding
it. He would not speak to them except in parables,but he explained
everything to his disciples when they were by themselves.
Mark
4:30-34
Everything!
To
His Disciples
Do
You Send Time Alone with God and His Disciples?
DEVOTIONAL
-On the East Side! - February 23, 2009
Finally, on the east side,
in front of the Dwelling, in front of the Tent of Meeting , towards the
east, was the camp of Moses and Aaron and his sons, who had charge of
the sanctuary on behalf of the Israelites. Any unauthorized person
coming near was to be put to death.
Numbers 3:38
What's
On The Inside?
Filled
With The Holy Spirit?
DEVOTIONAL
-Is Real! - February 22, 2009
'At
that time Michael will arise--the great Prince, defender of your people.
That will be a time of great distress, unparalleled since nations first
came into existence. When that time comes, your own people will
be spared--all those whose names are found written in the Book.
Daniel
12:1
The
Book!
Is
Your Name Written In It?
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For
His Name's Sake they went forth..3 John 7
THANK YOU JESUS!
God
Bless You!
revkim
JESUS
LOVES YOU!
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