Category: Devotion

Devotion Jude 12-13 Blemishes, Empty Clouds, Dead Trees Part 3

Jude 12-13 – These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead. 13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever. Philippians 1:9-11 – And this is my prayer: that your…

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Devotion Galatians 1:1 An Easy Conclusion

Galatians 1:1 – “Paul, an apostle – sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead.” John 3:18 – “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Romans 8:28-30 –  “And we know that in all…

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Devotion Jude 12-13 Blemishes, Empty Clouds, Dead Trees Part 2

Jude 12-13 – These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead. 13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever. Philippians 1:9-11 – And this is my prayer: that your…

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Devotion John 16:33 Peace From Love

John 16:33 ~ I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.   John 14:27 ~ Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let…

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Devotion Isaiah 1:18 Love And Grace Are Greater Than Sin And Judgement

Isaiah 1:18 ““Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” Isaiah 103:8-12 “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.  9 He will not always accuse, nor will He harbor His anger forever;…

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Devotion Luke 23:26 Carrying On

Luke 23:26 “As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.” Obviously, to a Christian, the person they most admire in the Bible and whom they most would like to be like would…

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Devotion John 3:5-7 Water And Spirit

John 3:5-7 – Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ Ezekiel 36:26-27 – I will give you a new heart and put…

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Devotion Psalm 66:17-20 God’s Faithfulness and Favor

Psalm 66:17-20 – I cried out to Him with my mouth; His praise was on my tongue.  If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and has heard my prayer.  Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me!”…

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Devotion Jude 12-13 Blemishes, Empty Clouds, Dead Trees Part 1

Jude 12-13 – These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead. 13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever. Philippians 1:9-11 – And this is my prayer: that your…

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