Posts with the category “devotional”

The Linen Waistband In Jeremiah Chapter 13, God tells Jeremiah to do something unusual that symbolizes His relationship with Judah and Jerusalem and the coming judgment.  God tells Jeremiah to buy a l...  Read More

The Egotistical Squirrel       You can learn a lot from observing nature. One morning I watched squirrels in the yard retrieving their stash from various places. I noticed that some were smarter than ...  Read More

Change of PlansJeremiah 18 is the message of the potter and the clay.  God tells Jeremiah (v2 Arise and go down to the potter’s house and there I will announce My words to you).  The potter is making ...  Read More

Pentecost SundayToday is the prophetic fulfillment of the Jewish feast of Pentecost.  Pentecost was an annual harvest festival that occurs once a year, 50 days after Passover.  On this day, the Israel...  Read More

He knows youBefore you were conceived in the womb, God knew you, and you knew Him; you just don’t remember.  He tells Jeremiah in 1:5 (Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And bef...  Read More

Gifts for TodayThe gifts of the Spirit have been under attack, and now religious leaders are pushing their powerless doctrine on people.  I watched a service on YouTube of a group of men in suits sitt...  Read More

Ascension DayActs 1:9–11 (NASB95) 9 And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.  10 And as they were gazing intently i...  Read More

Surrender All(Luke 5:11 (NASB95)  When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him).  There’s only one requirement to be a disciple: forsake all and follow Christ.  Die...  Read More

Live or DiePaul says in (Philippians (NASB95) 1:21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.)  This verse is the single greatest description of the Christian life in the scriptures.  “To live i...  Read More

Prepare for Battle         Whether you believe it or not, we are at war!  You can stick your head in the sand like everyone else or face the facts and prepare for battle.  A war is happening all aroun...  Read More

Pride                This has been a troubling article.   The more I began to study it, the harder it hit home.    Pride can invade any area of your life.    We don’t realize how damaging it is until ...  Read More

What's wagging you?(De 28:13 “And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not beneath).  Our promise is that we are the head, so if you are the tail in any situa...  Read More

Let it go!!!          Our Lord cried out on the cross, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Lk 23:34 and Stephen cried out in the street as he was being stoned to death, “...  Read More

Guard Your Mind           (To each is given a measure of faith Rom 3:12).  Even for the spiritually mature, it’s difficult sometimes to maintain your faith without seeds of doubt and unbelief creeping...  Read More

Stretch your faith          (Heb 11:1 ¶ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.)  My wife is a chef.  She can look through the cabinets and pull out ingredient...  Read More

If you love MeJohn 14:15 (NASB95) “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” You are the righteousness of God only by the sacrifice of Christ Jesus, but you’re commanded to live holy.   Somewher...  Read More

“But if Not”  Persecution comes in forms other than being thrown into the lion’s den to be eaten alive.  You can be persecuted at home, work, and church.  Justly and unjustly.  Persecution can be phys...  Read More

No Doubt!          (Jas 1:6 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.  7 For that man ought not to expect that h...  Read More

Spiritual Obesity          We have a weight problem in the Church,  not physically but spiritually.  Have you ever noticed preachers try so hard to come up with a new word, something that has yet to b...  Read More

Extreme Makeover        Drastic times call for extreme measures.  This is one of the most wicked generations in history, and we, as a church body, are stuck right in the middle.  (James 4:4 You adulte...  Read More

Who are you? Paul pleads from his soul in 2Co 5:20 (Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.)  He...  Read More

Shut that Hole in Your Face!The power of life and death are in the tongue (Pr 18:21).  If you had a complete understanding of what that meant, you would, without a doubt, be a person of few words.  Th...  Read More

Restoring the Body of ChristIt’s no secret that the church has some problems.  How do we fix a house that’s divided?  How do we restore a church with so many doctrinal and denominational differences? ...  Read More

Bread of LifeI have no problem praying for the sick (Mr 16:18, they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover).  But after my sister got ill and needed surgery, I began to question why it ha...  Read More

Indescribable Joy Sometimes I can't contain the joy that lives in me.  No matter where I'm at, when it hits me, I feel like shouting.  There are times when I hear the Word of God or feel His presence ...  Read More

Guts & Glory         The story of David versus Goliath not only exemplifies the heart of a warrior but the heart of the righteous and faithful.  David was bringing his brothers some food when he heard...  Read More

Can you hear Him?         I believe anyone can hear the Voice of God, but do you want to listen to what He has to say?  My kids don't want to listen to me when I'm correcting them or they ask a questi...  Read More

Only Believe           (Mt 6:33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.)  Is He first or last in your life?  He is Father, Comforter, Friend, Defe...  Read More

Got Fruit?         There is a verse that says Mt 7:20, "So then, you will know them by their fruits."  This verse may not have been as confusing to others as it was to me, but the Holy Spirit has reve...  Read More

Stuck Between Heaven and Earth     There is a saying, “You are so Heavenly minded that you are no earthly good.” But you can be so earthly-minded that you’re no Heavenly good. (Romans 8:6 For to be ca...  Read More

The Resurrection   Today, Easter Sunday, is when the Church recognizes the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The resurrection is the single most significant event in the history of man. This one ...  Read More

“Burning Moments”          (Ex 3:2 The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush, and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not con...  Read More

"Were Healed"                    (Isa 53:5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes, we are healed)...  Read More

The Passover Passover starts today at sundown and ends Wednesday the 12th.  I think its important to discuss the Passover according to Jewish law and tradition and to discuss the Passover of the new c...  Read More

Power of Prayer                   When you die, the scripture says that you will instantly know all things (1Cor 13:10) because knowledge is limited to our flesh.  When the flesh is gone, and we are i...  Read More

Fear Not!                   Worry, doubt, unbelief, and fear are all deadly cousins.  Mix them, and you are guaranteed defeat.  (Ps 27:3 Though a host encamp against me, My heart will not fear; Though...  Read More

"The Greatest Miracle"                      Take a minute to think about the miracle of salvation.  By believing in the sacrifice of Jesus and receiving the forgiveness of sins, you are born again.  T...  Read More

“Rise up and walk.”          (Acts 3:6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.)  What did Peter have, an...  Read More

Set Your Heart               (Ezra 7:10 For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the LORD and to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel).  Several times throughout the o...  Read More

Go and Make What?          The church today has gotten away from the great commission.  (Mt 28:19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the ...  Read More