Tag: Matthew

Devotion Ephesians 6:10 How We Continue On

Ephesians 6:10 – Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 1 Peter 5:7 – Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. Matthew 11:28-30 – “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle…

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Devotion Proverbs 18:24 Who Loves You Baby?

Proverbs 18:24 – One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Who loves you Baby?  This question was made famous by a television character from the 1970’s program Kojak.  It’s a great question if thought fuller than the television character would have meant it.  Who…

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Devotion Acts 4:18-20 Can’t Shut Up

Acts 4:18-20 “Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges! 20 As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.” Ezekiel…

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Devotion 1 Samuel 15:22 What God Desires

1 Samuel 15:22 “But Samuel replied: “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. Matthew 22:37-40 “Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’38 This…

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Devotion Revelation 20:11-15 After This Is Forever

Revelation 20:11-15 –   Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according…

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Devotion Revelation 20:4-6 Faithfulness Rewarded

Revelation 20:4-6 –   I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their…

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Devotion Revelation 19:17-21 Be A Meal Or Be Fed

Revelation 19:17-21 –  And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, great…

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Devotion Revelation 19:11-16 Faithful And True Part 5

Revelation 19:11-16 – I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice He judges and wages war. 12 His eyes are like blazing fire, and on His head are many crowns. He has a name written on Him that no one knows but He himself. 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped…

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Devotion Revelation 19:11-16 Faithful And True Part 3

Revelation 19:11-16 – I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice He judges and wages war. 12 His eyes are like blazing fire, and on His head are many crowns. He has a name written on Him that no one knows but He himself. 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped…

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Devotion Revelation 19:11-16 Faithful And True Part 2

Revelation 19:11-16 – I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice He judges and wages war. 12 His eyes are like blazing fire, and on His head are many crowns. He has a name written on Him that no one knows but He himself. 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped…

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