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Thank You Lord MinistriesP.O. Box 4792Norfolk, VA 23523thankyoulordministries@yahoo.com DEVOTION - Got Moral Behavior? - August 17, 2010 I
urge you, my dear friends, as strangers and nomads,
to keep yourselves free from the disordered natural
inclinations that attack the soul. Always behave
honorably among gentiles so that they can see for themselves
what moral lives you lead, and when the day of reckoning
comes, give thanks to God for the things which now make
them denounce you as criminals.
1 Peter 2:11-12
DEVOTION -Like To Comapare? - August 16, 2010 In
my estimation, all that we suffer in the present
time is nothing in comparison with the glory which is
destined to be disclosed for us, for the whole
creation is waiting with eagerness for the children
of God to be revealed.
Romans 8:18-19
Compare
With The Glory!
DEVOTION - Pray For Believers! - August 13, 2010 But
many of those who had listened to their message became
believers; the total number of men had now risen to
something like five thousand.
Acts 4:4
Pray for people to listen to The Gospel of Jesus Christ and to become believers!
DEVOTION - No Need - August 12, 2010 There
is no need to be afraid, little flock, for it has pleased
your Father to give you the kingdom.
Luke 12:32
DEVOTION - Sound Advice! - August 11, 2010 My
child hold to sound advice and prudence,
never
let them out of sight;
they
will give life to your soul
and
beauty to your neck.
Proverbs 3:21-22
DEVOTION - Direct Me Lord! - August 10, 2010 DIRECT
me in your ways, LORD,
and
teach me your paths.
Psalm 25:4
DEVOTION - Teach Me Lord! - August 9, 2010 ENCOURAGE
me to walk in your truth and teach me
since
you are the God who saves me.
Psalm 25:5
DEVOTION - Be Strong! - August 6, 2010 A
final word: Be strong with the Lord's mighty power.
Ephesians 6:10
DEVOTION - What's In Your Heart? - August 5, 2010 Wisdom
comes from the lips of the upright,
and
his tongue speaks what is right;
the
law of his God is in his heart,
his
foot will never slip.
Psalm 37:30-31 It's Not What's In Your Wallet... It's What's In Your Heart!!!
DEVOTION - I Will! - August 4, 2010 I
will watch my ways so that I do not sin with my tongue.
I will bridle my mouth while wicked people are in my
presence.
Psalm 39:1
DEVOTION - My Only Hope! - August 3, 2010 And
so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope
is in you.
Psalm 39:7 NLT
DEVOTION - Now Glory Be To God! - August 2, 2010 Now
glory be to God! By his mighty power at work within
us, he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we
would ever dare to ask or hope.
Ephesians 3:20 NLT
DEVOTION - Our Confidence Is The LORD! - July 30, 2010 Have
no fear either of sudden terror
or
of attack mounted by wicked men,
since
the LORD will be your guarantor,
he
will keep your steps from the snare.
Proverbs 3:25-26
DEVOTION - What A Mighty God We Serve! - July 29, 2010 God
in his mighty power, will protect you until you receive
this salvation, because you are trusting him.
1 Peter 1:5 NLT
DEVOTION - Press On! - July 28, 2010 We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit. 2 Corinthians 4:8 NLT
I shall not die, I shall live
to recount the great deeds of the LORD.
Psalm 118:17 NJB
DEVOTION - Rest To the Weary!- July 26, 2010 For
I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.
Jeremiah
31:25 NLT
DEVOTION - The Will Of God!- July 23, 2010 The
world and its desires pass away, but the man who does
the will of God lives forever.
1 John 2:17
Pls. pray for us today -Sun. as we minister at
the Berkley Reunion. Thousands will be on the field;
pray for salvation. Thank you.
DEVOTION - How Great!- July 22, 2010 How
great is our Lord! His power is absolute!
His understanding is beyond comprehension!
Psalm 147:5 NLT
I'm so thankful God understands when I don't. He is in complete control no matter what. How Great Is Our God!
DEVOTION - Keep On Saints, Keep On!- July 20, 2010 Keep
on asking, and you will be given what you ask for.
Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking
and the door will be opened.
Matthew 7:7 NLT
Somebody
feels like given up today!
Don't
Do It!
Jesus
Knows. Jesus Cares.
And
Jesus Loves You So Much!
Keep
On Going and Pray to Him Right Now!
DEVOTION - Are You Wise? - July 19, 2010 The
wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then
peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy, impartial
and sincere.
James 3:17
A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledge increases
strength.
Proverbs 24:5
As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.
Joshua 24:15
DEVOTION - Got Plans? - July 16, 2010 In
his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines
his steps.
Proverbs 16:9
DEVOTION - Pursue Righteousness! - July 15, 2010 The
one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity
and honor.
Proverbs 21:21
A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD
delivers him from them all.
Psalm 34:19
DEVOTION - Weak? Weary? - July 14, 2010
The
LORD gives strength to the weary and increases the power
of the weak.
Isaiah 40:29
Aren't you GLAD about that! I know I am.
Thank You Jesus for given us strength and power to run on
in the Christian journey!
God will meet all your needs according to his glorious
riches in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19 OH, YES HE WILL! Let's speak truth today
and agree with the WORD of God!
DEVOTION - Thank You Jesus! - July 13, 2010 God
is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1
The God of all grace will himself restore you and make
you strong, firm and steadfast.
1 Peter 5:10
DEVOTION - God Is Faithful! - July 12, 2010 For
the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in
all he does.
Psalm 33:4
When a man's ways are pleasing to the LORD, he makes
even his enemies live at peace with him.
Proverbs 16:7
DEVOTION - God Alone!- July 9, 2010 Do
not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer
and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to
God.
Philippians 4:6
God alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress,
I will never be shaken.
Psalm 62:2
DEVOTION - We Will Soar!- July 8, 2010 The
eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears
are attentive to their prayer.
1 Peter 3:12
Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not
grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31
HOPE
IN THE LORD SAINTS!
DEVOTION - Bless The LORD - July 7, 2010 Come,
bless the LORD DEVOTION - For How Long? - July 6, 2010 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 5:10-11
His
Power Lasts FOREVER!
DEVOTION - The Fountain of Life! - July 5, 2010 I
will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the
water of life freely.
Revelation 21:6c
DEVOTION - Are You Advancing The Gospel? - July 2, 2010 Now
I want you to realize, brothers, that the circumstances
of my present life are helping rather than hindering the
advance of the gospel. My chains in Christ have become
well known not only to all the Praetorium, but to everybody
else, and so most of the brothers in the Lord have gained
confidence from my chains and are getting more and more
daring in announcing the Message without any fear.
Philippians 1:12-14
DEVOTION - Humble? - July 1, 2010 For
everyone who raises himself up will be humbled, and
the one who humbles himself will be raised up.
Luke 14:11
DEVOTION - My Help! - June 30, 2010 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
DEVOTION - Have You Given It To The Lord? - June 29, 2010 Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:3
DEVOTION - Come To Jesus! - June 28, 2010 Him
that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
John 6:37b
DEVOTION - Vows To God! - June 25, 2010 I
am bound by the vows I have made, God,
I
will pay you the debt of thanks,
for
you have saved my life from death
to
walk in the presence of God,
in
the light of the living.
Psalm 56:12-13
DEVOTION - The Spirit Of Truth! - June 24, 2010 And
when he comes,
he
will show the world how wrong it was,
about
sin,
and
about who was in the right,
and
about judgement
John 16:8
Yes,
the world is Wrong!!!
Yes,
the Holy Spirit has a REAL Purpose in the world!
Yes, the Holy
Spirit Is God!!! Do You Know Him?
DEVOTION - Do You Know? - June 22, 2010 But
where does Wisdom come from?
Where
is Intelligence to be found?
Job 28:12
DEVOTION - The Cost Of Sacrifice! - June 22, 2010 Sacrifice
gives you no pleasure,
burnt
offering you do not desire.
Sacrifice
to God is a broken spirit,
a
broken, contrite heart you never scorn.
In your graciousness do good to Zion,
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Psalm 51:16-18 A Broken, Contrite Heart! DEVOTION - Humanity!! - June 21, 2010
How
passion carries you away!
And
how you roll your eyes,
when
you vent your anger on God
and
speeches come tripping off your tongue!
How
can anyone be pure,
anyone
born of woman be upright?
God
cannot rely even on his holy ones,
to
him, even the heavens seem impure.
How
much more, this hateful, corrupt thing,
humanity,
which soaks up wickedness like water!
Job 15:12-16
Sometimes
Job is hard to read but we really do need its message!
Have you studied
Job???
DEVOTION - Jesus Is Able!!! - June 18, 2010 He is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him. Hebrews 7:25a
DEVOTION - Stay Awake! - June 17, 2010 So stay
awake, because you do not know when the master of the
house is coming, evening, midnight, cockcrow or dawn; if he
comes unexpectedly, he must not find you asleep. And
what I am saying to you I say to all: Stay awake!
Mark 13:35-37
But as for that day or hour, nobody knows it, neither the
angels in heaven, nor the Son; no one but the Father.
Mark 13:32
DEVOTION - My Light! - June 16, 2010 As thy
days, so shall thy strength be.
Deuteronomy 33:25b
When I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto
me.
Micah 7:8c
DEVOTION - JesusWill! - June 15, 2010 The
Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 6:6b
Call unto me, and I will answer thee.
Jeremiah 33:3a
He shall give his angels charge concerning thee.
Matthew 4:6b
He will beautify the meek with salvation.
Psalm 149:4
DEVOTION - Thank You Jesus!- June 14, 2010 My help
cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:2
DEVOTION - Alleluia!- June 9, 2010 Alleluia!
Praise the LORD, all nations,
extol him, all peoples,
for his faithful love is strong
and his constancy never-ending.
Psalm 117
DEVOTION - The Lord Gives! - June 8, 2010 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
DEVOTION - Do You Believe This? - June 4, 2010 My grace
is sufficient for thee.
2 Corinthians 12:9a
He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent
me, hath everlasting life.
John 5:24b
Thank You Jesus For Your Grace! DEVOTION - Peace Be With You! - June 3, 2010 Live
in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
2 Corinthians 13:11bc
The Lord will bless his people with peace.
Psalm 29:11b
DEVOTION - So Ask!! - June 2, 2010 'So
I say to you: Ask, and it will be given to you; search,
and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives; everyone who searches finds;
everyone who knocks will have the door opened. What
father among you, if his son asked for a fish, would hand
him a snake? Or if he asked for an egg, hand him a scorpion?
If you then, evil as you are, know how to give your children
what is good, how much more will the heavenly Father give
the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!'
Luke 11:9-13
Jesus Says "Ask!" What are you waiting for? When was the last time you asked for the Holy Spirit?
DEVOTION - Jesus Save Us! - June 1, 2010 So you
should pray like this:
Our Father in heaven,
may your name be held holy,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we have forgiven those who are in debt
to us.
And do not put us to the test,
but save us from the Evil One.
Mathew 6:9-13
DEVOTION - The LORD Sees - May 28, 2010 They
that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
Psalm 34:10b
The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his
ears are open unto their prayers.
1 Peter 3:12a
DEVOTION - Be Faithful To God! - May 27, 2010 Be thou
faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Revelation 2:10d
DEVOTION - Yes and ...! - May 26, 2010 So will
I save you, and ye shall be a blessing.
Zechariah 8:13b
The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed.
Psalm 9:9a
AMEN.
DEVOTION - The LORD Is My Shepherd! - May 25, 2010 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm. Isaiah 40:11ab
I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall
never hunger.
John 6:35ab
DEVOTION - What About Us Have We...? - May 24, 2010 Furthermore,
all the leaders of Judah, the priests and the people
too, added infidelity to infidelity, copying all the shameful
practices of the nations and defiling the Temple of the
LORD which he himself had consecrated in Jerusalem. The
LORD God of their ancestors, continuously sent them word through
his messengers because he felt sorry for his people and his
dwelling, but they ridiculed the messengers of God, they
despised his words, they laughed at his prophets, until
the LORD's wrath with his people became so fierce that there
was no further remedy.
2 Chronicles 36:14-16 Despised His Words! Laughed at His prophets?? Saints,
It's Praying Time!!!
DEVOTION - Live In His Presence! - May 21, 2010 Sorrow
is turned into joy before him.
Job 41:22b
Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life
or by death.
Philippians 1:20b
DEVOTION - Acquainted With Jesus! - May 20, 2010 Acquaint
now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall
come unto thee.
Job 22:21
He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
Psalm 121:4
Do You
Know The Prince Of Peace?
DEVOTION - For Every One! May 19, 2010 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Matthew 7:8 DEVOTION - God Will Answer!- May 18, 2010 It shall
come to pass, that before they call, I will answer.
Isaiah 65:24a
DEVOTION - LORD, Send A Revival! - May 17, 2010 Though
I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me.
Psalm 138:7a
DEVOTION - Forgiveness of Sins! - May 14, 2010 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.
Acts 13:37-39
What the
Law couldn't do JESUS Did On The Cross!!!
He has
forgiven us every one of our sins! Are you shoutin' yet?
I'M GLAD
TO BE A CHRISTIAN BECAUSE I KNOW I'M FREE!
He Who the Son sets
FREE is FREE Indeed!!!
HALLELUJAH!
Thank You Jesus!
DEVOTION - Always! - May 13, 2010 And, lo,
I am with you always, yes, to the end of time.
Matthew 28:20b
DEVOTION - Call Upon Him! - May 12, 2010 The same
Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
Romans 10:12b
DEVOTION - A Bandits' Den! - May 11, 2010 So they
reached Jerusalem and he [Jesus] went into the Temple and began
driving out the men selling and buying here; he upset the tables
of the money changers and the seats of the dove sellers.
Nor would he allow anyone to carry anything through the Temple.
And he taught them and said, 'Does not scripture say:
My house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples?
But you have turned it into a bandits' den.'
Mark 11:15-17
Isn't it odd that the modern day "Church" doesn't seem
to understand this scripture which seems to be obvious.
Jesus is teaching here--in action and Word! Jesus drove
out people who were selling, using the temple as a market place.
He upset the moneychangers, that is, the 'bankers'.
And if you look around Jesus is still upsetting bankers
today! God does not allow His Temple to be a place of
buying and selling or other financial pursuits. It is
against His Will and that is Why Jesus put them out!!!
God's Temple (God's House, the Church) is to be a house of prayer.
That is God's Will for His House. Yet, somehow Prayer
Meeting always has a low number of participants.
How is it that today we are building mega complexes,
with malls, spas, banks, all kinds of buying and selling and
calling them Churches? The thinking is the same as in days of
old--this is ok because some of the money goes to the Temple,
the Church. Is it money that God is concerned about?
..."Give
to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."
Matthew 22:21
DEVOTION -Seek Jesus! - May 7, 2010 Take pride
in his holy name,
let your
heart rejoice, you seekers of the LORD!
Seek out
the LORD, seek his strength,
continually
seek out his presence!
Are You
Seeking The LORD? Do You Just Love Being With Jesus?
Live In
His Presence!!!
DEVOTION -Who Do You Trust? - May 6, 2010 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5
Not matter what is going on in your life today - God is in complete control. Trust Him With All Your Heart!
DEVOTION -What Do You Believe! - May 5, 2010 This I believe:
I shall see the goodness of the LORD,
in the land
of the living.
Put your
hope in the LORD, be strong, let your heart be bold,
put your
hope in the LORD.
Psalm 27:13-14
DEVOTION -The LORD Will You! - May 4, 2010 For I, the
LORD, your God,
I grasp
you by your right hand;
I tell you,
'Do not be afraid,
I shall
help you.'
Isaiah 41:13
DEVOTION - In God! - May 3, 2010 In God is
my safety and my glory,
the rock
of my strength.
Psalm 62:7
DEVOTION - Blind Watchmen! - April 29, 2010 Its watchmen
are all blind,
they know
nothing.
Dumb watchdogs all,
unable to bark,
they dream,
lie down, and love to sleep.
Greedy dogs,
never satisfied, such are the shepherds,
who understand
nothing;
they all
go their own way,
each to
the last man after his own interest.
'Come, let
me fetch wine;
we will
get drunk on strong drink,
tomorrow
will be just as wonderful as today
and even
more so!'
The upright
person perishes
and no one
cares.
The faithful
is taken off
and no one
takes it to heart.
Yes, because
of the evil times
the upright
is taken off;
he will
enter peace,
and those
who follow the right way
will find
rest on their beds.
Isaiah 56:10 - 57:1-2
The prophets of 'old' vs. the prophets of 'now'! Who are You Listening to?
DEVOTION - Good Faith Has Vanished! - April 28, 2010 How often
we have rebelled against you
and our
sins bear witness against us.
Our rebellious
acts are indeed with us,
we are well
aware of our guilt:
rebellion
and denial of the LORD,
turning
our back on our God,
talking
violence and revolt,
murmuring
lies in our heart.
Fair judgment
is driven away
and saving
justice stands aloof,
for good
faith has stumbled in the street
and sincerity
cannot enter.
Good faith
has vanished;
anyone abstaining
from evil is victimized.
The LORD
saw this and was displeased
that there
was no fair judgment.
Isaiah 59:12-15
Why do these passages remind me of the UNITED STATES? What If The LORD Is Displeased With Our Nation?
DEVOTION - Ministers of God! - April 27, 2010 Strangers
will come forward to feed your flocks,
foreigners
be your ploughmen and vinedressers;
but you
will be called 'priests of the LORD'
and be addressed as
'ministers of our God'.
You will
feed on the wealth of nations,
you will
supplant them in their glory.
To make
up for your shame, you will receive double;
instead
of disgrace, shouts of joy will be their lot;
yes, they
will have a double portion in their country
and everlasting
joy will be theirs.
For I am
the LORD: I love fair judgment,
I hate robbery
and wrong-doing,
and I shall
reward them faithfully
and make
an everlasting covenant with them.
Their race
will be famous throughout the nations
and their
offspring throughout the peoples.
All who see
them will admit
that they
are a race whom the LORD has blessed.
Isaiah 61:5-9
DEVOTION - Proclaim The Gospel of Jesus Christ! - April 26, 2010 Sing to
the LORD, all the earth,
day after
day proclaim his salvation!
Declare
his glory among the nations,
his marvels
to every people!
1 Chronicles 16:23-24
Christians Are Supposed To Proclaim Christ! To Every People! Christians, let's lift up the Name of Jesus! Yes, let's proclaim His Salvation, which is the Only Salvation among the nations!
Pls. pray for Salvation for our Nation and you don't have to wait until May 6th :)
DEVOTION - Are You A Giver? - April 23, 2010 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 giver.
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 firms
forever.
2 Corinthians 6-9 Are You Cheerful About It?
DEVOTION - Do You Have The Light Of Life? - April 22, 2010 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
DEVOTION - Let Us! - April 21, 2010 O magnify
the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
Psalm 34:3
KJV
Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name
together.
Psalm 34:3 NIV
Let us praise the Lord together, and exalt his name.
Psalm 34:3 LB
Is there
anything stopping us from Praising the LORD today?
DEVOTION - Got Wisdom? - April 20, 2010 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise child is a father's joy,
a foolish child a mother's grief.
Treasures wickedly come by give no benefit,
but uprightness brings delivery from death.
The LORD does not let the upright go hungry,
but he thwarts the greed of the wicked.
A slack hand brings poverty,
but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
Proverb 10:1-4
DEVOTION - Need Delivance? - April 19, 2010 I am with
thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 1:8b
DEVOTION - What Are You Searching For? - April 16, 2010 My child,
if you take my words to heart,
if you set
store by my commandments,
tuning your
ear to wisdom,
tuning your
heart to understanding,
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 the giver of wisdom,
from his mouth
issue knowledge and understanding.
He reserves
his advice for the honest,
a shield to
those whose ways are sound;
he stands
guard over the paths of equity,
he keeps watch
over the way of those faithful to him.
Then you will
understand uprightness, equity and fair dealing,
the paths
that lead to happiness.
When wisdom
comes into your heart
and knowledge
fills your soul with delight,
then prudence
will be there to watch over you,
and understanding
will be your guardian
to keep you
from the way that is evil,
from those
whose speech is deceitful,
from those
who leave the paths of honesty
to walk the
roads of darkness:
those who
find their joy in doing wrong,
and their
delight in deceitfulness,
whose tracks
are twisted,
and the paths
that they tread crooked.
Proverbs 2:1-15
DEVOTION - God Indeed! - April 15, 2010 'May your
eyes be open to the entreaty of your servant and the entreaty of
your people Israel, to listen to them, whatever they ask of you.
For you it was who set them apart from all the peoples of the earth
to be your heritage, as you declared through your servant Moses
when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt, Lord GOD.'
When Solomon had finished offering to the LORD
this whole prayer and entreaty, he rose from where he was kneeling
with hands stretched out towards heaven before the altar of the
LORD, and stood upright. And in a loud voice he blessed the
whole assembly of Israel. 'Blessed be the LORD,' he said,
'who has granted rest to his people Israel, keeping all his promises.
Of all the promises of good that he made through his servant Moses,
not one has failed. May the LORD our God be with us, as he
was with our ancestors; may he never desert us or cast us off.
May he turn our hearts toward him so that we may follow all his
ways and keep the commandments and laws and ordinances which he
gave to our ancestors. May these words of mine, of my entreaty
before the LORD, be present with the LORD our God day and night,
that he may uphold the cause of his servant and the cause of Israel
his people, as each day requires, so that all the peoples of the
earth may come to know that the LORD is God indeed and that there
is no other. May your hearts be wholly with the LORD
our God, following his laws and keeping his commandments as at this
present day.'
1 Kings 8:52-61
DEVOTION - Love The LORD! - April 14, 2010 Love the LORD,
all his faithful:
The LORD protects
his loyal servants,
but he repays
the arrogant
with interest.
Be brave,
take heart,
all who put
your hope in the LORD.
Psalm 31:23-24
It's not about going to church, it's not even about service. It's about LOVE! Got LOVE for
JESUS? Faithful - are Christians Faithful?
DEVOTION - Kingly Power Belongs To the LORD! - April 13, 2010 For to the
LORD, ruler of the nations, belongs kingly power!
All who prosper
on earth will bow before him,
all who go
down to the dust will do reverence before him.
And those
who are dead, their descendants will serve him,
will proclaim
his name to generations still to come;
and these
will tell of his saving justice to a people yet unborn:
he has fulfilled
it.
Psalm 22:27-31
DEVOTION - Forever! - April 9, 2010 For ever,
LORD, your word
is planted
firm in heaven.
Psalm 119:89
DEVOTION - Hope In The Lord! - April 8, 2010 Be of good
courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in
the Lord.
Psalm 31:24
DEVOTION - Concentrate On Uprightness! - April 5, 2010 Turn away
from the passions of youth, concentrate on uprightness, faith, love
and peace, in union with all those who call on the Lord with a pure
heart.
2 Timothy 2:22
DEVOTION - Jesus Said! - April 2, 2010 Jesus said,
'Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing.'
Luke 23:34a
DEVOTION - Second Song Of The Servant! - April 1, 2010 Coasts and
islands, listen to me,
pay attention,
distant peoples.
The LORD called
me when I was in the womb,
before my
birth he had pronounced my name.
He made my
mouth like a sharp sword,
he hid me
in the shadow of his hand.
He made me
into a sharpened arrow
and concealed
me in his quiver.
He said to
me, 'Israel, you are my servant,
through whom
I shall manifest my glory.'
But I said,
My toil has been futile,
I have exhausted
myself for nothing, to no purpose.'
Yet all the
while my cause was with the LORD
and my reward
with my God.
And now the
LORD has spoken,
who formed
me in the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob
back to him
and to re-unite
Israel to him;
-I shall be
honored in the LORD's eyes,
and my God
has been my strength.-
He said, 'It
is not enough for you to be my servant
to restore
the tribes of Jacob and bring back the survivors of Israel;
I shall make
you a light to the nations
so that my
salvation may reach the remotest parts of earth.
Isaiah 49:1-6
DEVOTION - First Song Of The Servant! - March 31, 2010 Here is my
servant whom I uphold,
my chosen
one in whom my soul delights.
I have sent
my spirit upon him,
he will bring
fair judgment to the nations.
He does not
cry out or raise his voice,
his voice
is not heard in the street;
he does not
break the crushed reed
or snuff the
faltering wick.
Faithfully
he presents fair judgment;
he will not
grow faint, he will not be crushed
until he has
established fair judgment on earth,
and the coasts
and islands are waiting for his instruction.
Thus says
God, the LORD,
who created
the heavens and spread them out,
who hammered
into shape the earth and what comes from it,
who gave breath
to the people on it,
and spirit
to those who walk on it:
I, the LORD,
have called you in saving justice,
I have grasped
you by the hand and shaped you;
I have made
you a covenant of the people
and light
to the nations,
to open the
eyes of the blind,
to free captives
from prison,
and those
who live in darkness from the dungeon.
I am the LORD,
that is my name!
I shall not
yield my glory to another,
nor my honor
to idols.
See how the
former predictions have come true.
Fresh things
I now reveal;
before they
appear I tell you of them.
Isaiah 42:1-9
DEVOTION - Jesus Is Lord!- March 30, 2010 Who, being
in the form of God
did not count
equality with God
something
to be grasped.
But he emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
becoming as human beings are,
and being in every way like a human being,
he was humbler yet,
even to accepting death, death on a cross.
And for this God raised him high,
and gave him the name
which is above all other names;
so that all beings
in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld,
should bend the knee at the name of Jesus
and that every tongue should acknowledge
Jesus Christ as Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:6-11 Has Your Tongue Confessed Yet?
DEVOTION - Once And For All! - March 29, 2010 Such is the high priest that met our need, holy, innocent and uncontaminated, set apart from sinners, and raised up above the heavens; he has no need to offer sacrifices every day, as the high priests do, first for their own sins and only then for those of the people; this he did once and for all by offering himself. The Law appoints high priests who are men subject to weakness; but the promise on oath, which came after the Law, appointed the Son who is made perfect for ever. Hebrews 7:26-28
DEVOTION - God's Word Is Forever! - March 26, 2010 Heaven and earth shall
pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Luke 21:33
DEVOTION - YAHWEH! - March 25, 2010 YAHWEH, his
enemies are shattered,
The Most High
thunders in the heavens.
The LORD judges
the ends of the earth,
he endows his
king with power,
he raises up
the strength of his Anointed.
1 Samuel 2:10
Yahweh - The probable pronunciation of the Hebrew letters YHWH,
which form the personal name of God in the Old Testament. It
is usually translated "the LORD" 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 - None But You! - March 24, 2010 There is no
Holy One like the LORD,
(indeed, there
is none but you)
no Rock like
our God.
1 Samuel 2:2
DEVOTION - Our Guide ForEver! - March 23, 2010 He will be our
guide even unto death.
Psalm 48:14b Jesus Has Conquered Death! Christians, There Is No Need To Be Afraid!
DEVOTION - For Ever and Ever! - March 22, 2010 For all peoples
go forward, each in the name of its god, while we go forward in the
name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.
Micah 4:5
Christians, Go Forward In The
Name Of JESUS !
DEVOTION - Who Loves Jesus? - March 19, 2010 In a short time the world will no longer see me; but you will see
that I live
and you also will
live.
On that day
you will know
that I am in my Father
and you in me
and I in you.
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 14:19-21
Is It You? Do You Keep His Commandments?
DEVOTION - Are You Redeemed? - March 18, 2010 The Lord redeemeth
the soul of his servants.
Psalm 34:22a
DEVOTION - God Rules! Don't Forget It! - March 17, 2010 The men of Israel
said to Gideon, 'Rule over us, you, your son and your grandson, since
you have rescued us from the power of Midian.' But Gideon replied,
'I will not rule you, neither will my son, The LORD shall rule
you.'
Judges 8:22-23
After Gideon's death, the people of Israel again began to prostitute themselves
to the Baals, taking Baal-Berith for their god. The Israelites
no longer remembered the LORD their God, who had rescued them from all
the enemies round them. And to the family of Jerubbaal-Gideon-they
showed no faithful gratitude for all the good which it had done
for Israel.
Judges 8:33-35 It's so amazing that people always want a man to rule over them. But never God! Never the LORD - The One who rescues and saves from death. That is the One we choose to reject! Jesus, the Christ, the Son of the Living God!
DEVOTION - Build A Proper Altar To The LORD! - March 16, 2010 Now
that night, the LORD said to Gideon, 'Take your father's bull, the
seven-year-old bull, and pull down the altar to Baal belonging to
your father and cut down the sacred pole beside it. Then, on
top of this strong-point, build a proper altar to the LORD your God.
Then take the bull and burn it as a burnt offering on the wood of
the sacred pole which you have cut down. Gideon then took ten
of his servants and did as the LORD had ordered him. But, being
too frightened of his family and of the townspeople to do it
in daylight, he did it at night. Next morning, when the townspeople
got up, they found that the altar to Baal had been destroyed, the
sacred pole standing beside it had been cut down and the bull had
been sacrificed as a burnt offering on the newly built altar.
'Who has done this?' they asked one another. They searched,
made enquiries and declared, 'Gideon son of Joash has done it.'
The townspeople then said to Joash, 'Bring out your son; he must die
for having destroyed Baal's altar and cut down the sacred pole which
stood beside it.' To the people all crowding round him, Joash
replied, 'Is it your job to plead for Baal? Is it your job to
champion his cause? (Anyone who pleads for Baal must be put
to death before dawn.) If he is a god, let him plead for himself,
now that Gideon has destroyed his altar.' That day, Gideon was
given the name Jerubbaal, because, they said, 'Baal must plead against him,
because he has destroyed his altar!'
Judges 6:25-32
Are
There Any Altars To Idol gods
In
Your Life?
Tear
it Down!
And
Build A Proper Altar To the Lord God!
DEVOTION - What Do We Deserve? - March 15, 2010 The LORD is tenderness
and pity,
slow to anger
and rich in faithful love;
his indignation
does not last forever,
nor his resentment
remain for all time;
he does not treat
us as our sins deserve,
nor repay us as
befits our offences.
As the height of heaven above earth,
so strong is his faithful love for those who fear
him.
As the distance of east from west,
so far from us does he put our faults.
Psalm 103:8-12
Thank You
LORD!!!
DEVOTION - Exalt The LORD Our God! - March 12, 2010 The LORD is king,
the peoples tremble;
he is enthroned
on the winged creatures, the earth shivers;
The LORD is great
in Zion.
He is supreme over all nations;
let them praise your name, great and awesome;
holy is he and mighty!
You are a king who loves justice,
you established honesty, justice and uprightness;
in Jacob it is you who are active.
Exalt the LORD our God,
bow down at his footstool;
holy is he!
Psalm 99:1-5
Sometimes I don't think we get this! The LORD is Supreme
over ALL nations! It's what God says that matters.
God is Great, Awesome, Holy and Mighty and His Word shall never pass
away!
If you know the LORD, why don't you Exalt Him Today! Why are we talking about what Washington is doing when we could be talking about What Jesus Is Doing and What Jesus Has Already Done! Exalt The LORD Our God!
DEVOTION - Repent! - March 11, 2010 From then onwards
Jesus began his proclamation with the message, 'Repent, for the kingdom
of Heaven is close at hand.'
Matthew 4:17 Still The Message For Today!
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) 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.
Colossians 1:27 JESUS!
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.
Psalms 37:18-19 Amen!
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.
Does
Halloween Give Glory To Jesus? 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 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. 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.
Psalm 119:105 jesus
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.
Matthew 5:8
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.
Psalm 17:7b So Powerful!
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....
Job 42:12 BLESSED!
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? Carry 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
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.
Isaiah 65:24a God Will!
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,
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
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
We Must Work Together! 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!
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.
Isaiah 41:10
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;
my God will hear 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!
Psalm 133:1 So Good!
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.
Acts 2:25-28 It's JESUS!
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 Patient.
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!
Bless the LORD, my soul. 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.
Bless the LORD, my soul. 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 pla | ||||||||