Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and He will make your paths straight. Family and friends, we must submit to God! We must abandon all that we think we know of eternal matters and cast it aside to carry on without the burden…
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Devotion John 4:23-24 In The Spirit And In Truth
John 4:23-24 – Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” Colossians 1:16 – For in him all things were created: things in heaven…
Continue ReadingDevotion Matthew 3:1-3 In Good Company
Matthew 3:1-3 – In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” 3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’” When we think…
Continue ReadingDevotion Lamentations 3:22-24 The Best Part Of Waking Up
Lamentations 3:22-24 – The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” Earlier this morning I was listening to a message from Pastor Jon Courson. He spoke of the morning ritual that…
Continue ReadingDevotion Galatians 5:1 Oxes and Tigers (A Modern Parable)
OXES AND TIGERS (A Modern Parable) The circus lion was tamed (broken) through abuse. Yet its trainer backs up when the abused lion remembers that it is a lion and with a mighty roar and bared claws begins to assert its own will. But the cruel trainer does not permanently back up, he backs up…
Continue ReadingDevotion Jude 1b Called, Loved and Kept Part 3
Jude 1b – To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ. CALLED 2 Timothy 1:9 – He has saved us and called us to a holy life-not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace. LOVED John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that he gave his…
Continue ReadingDevotion Jude 1b Called, Loved and Kept Part 2
Jude 1b – To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ. CALLED 2 Timothy 1:9 – He has saved us and called us to a holy life-not because of anything we have done but because of His own purpose and grace. LOVED John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that he gave his…
Continue ReadingDevotion Jude 1ba Called, Loved and Kept Part 1
Jude 1b – To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ. CALLED 1 Corinthians 1:9 – God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. John 15:16 – You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you so that you…
Continue ReadingDevotion Jude 1a Right Priority
Jude 1a-2 – Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, “Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James.” Jude was a humble man. Humble but sure of the blessing and leading of God. He was sure of his gifting and the leading of the Holy Spirit. He was sure of the call of God. He identifies himself as…
Continue ReadingDevotion 1 John 3:1a God Is Good And He Loves Us
GOD’S LOVE IS REAL 1 John 3:1a “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!” HIS PROTECTION IS SURE. Isaiah 41:10 “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”…
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