Category: Daily Devotional

Today’s Solid Rock… Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, that’s why we call today the present. ~Anonymous After attending several prayer meetings over the past few days the lungs are becoming easier to fill, the heart is beating on a different rhythm and the step is a lot lighter. A meeting that happened last night was truly amazing, seven people total, discussing the importance of daily prayer and the importance of turning our will and lives over to the care of God. A lot of people aren’t sure how…

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Out of Service… We can be in service to others or be completely out of service and simply serve ourselves. Do we complete task in a posture of gratitude, servitude and selflessness or are they taxing and overbearing? We have the choice and God allows us to make this choice. We can serve Him, through other people on earth or not. Out of service comes…gratitude Out of service comes…beauty Out of service comes…selflessness Out of service comes…all of life “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we…

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God Forgave Us… “To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” C. S. Lewis When the day arrives and we realize that our lives are not as rich as they should be we begin looking around to see what’s missing, what happened and how this emptiness showed up “outta the blue”. Well, it didn’t just show up, it was already there we simply chose to ignore it. For believers this day may come sooner than later, but those living in the…

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Powerless, Greater Power, Control… Walking in darkness makes it’s difficult to find your way to the Light. Having someone help locate the door knob that opens the door to the Light can prove to be a wise move. Smart is learning on your own, wise is learning from others mistakes that makes the trip to the goal line easier, quicker and less painful. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things…

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How Will You Believe… Being in the flesh we believe a lot of things that are not true. People watch the national news or local news and whatever the person on TV says they believe it to be true. Of course such a blanket statement is in and of itself false, however, as the people on TV continue to repeat a lie, such as our President committed treason when in fact he had done nothing at all, people hear this lie enough times they begin to believe it is true…

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Saved By His Blood… We are saved by His blood and redeemed by His love for us. Would you, yes you reading this, would you sacrifice your only child so that another may live? What if the other person being spared was a convicted criminal? What if the person being spared was not just a convicted criminal but a criminal convicted of the most heinous crime you can imagine? For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish…

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What Fruit Became Shameful… When praying on our knees everything changes. Being quiet, sitting still and praying are wonderful and help to keep the connection between ourselves and God fully awake and alive, but there is something that changes when on our knees. There are no words as it is one of those situations that reaches beyond our understanding. The only of certainty is – something is different about praying on ones knees instead of another position. What happens when sin runs our lives? We seek more. What happens when…

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Calling On Jesus Christ… O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin. ~Romans 7:24-25 NKJB No matter how big a fig leaf we attempt to cover ourselves with we can never hide from God. He see’s all, He knows all and He loves us anyway. Help me with my unbelief. Jesus, soften my heart and strengthen…

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Clarity… Who doesn’t seek, desire and pray for clarity? It’s one of the driving forces of the human existence. We most certainly want clarity of faith and what our role is on earth. It has long been a question ask by man – “why am I here?“ Could it be as simple as… Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not…

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Firewall Before God… What is blocking you from God? What does reformation look like? How often does one need to confess, repent and ask forgiveness? Why is honesty one of the keys to the Kingdom? What is blocking you from God? Usually people equate “recovery” with drugs, alcohol and, possibly, pornography. What about work, stubbornness, gluttony, smoking cigarettes, gambling, infidelity, laziness, co-dependency, spousal or child abuse, prostitution? The list could go on and on, but this is a good start. Most of us only see the need for recovery in…

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