Likeness

2 Corinthians 3:18 “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” (KJV, emphasis added).

 

We will begin today with the final thought from yesterday’s devotional. The question is what are you beholding? The truth is you become what you behold. When people behold strange things, they become strange things. Read the rest of this entry

Show Up!

1 Chronicles 11:9 “And David became more and more powerful, because the Lord of Heaven’s Armies was with him.”

 

It will be said of you that you became more and more powerful. You will become more and more powerful in the Mighty Name of Jesus. However, we see a consistent thread in scripture. Read the rest of this entry

Christ Alone

2 Corinthians 3:18 “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” (KJV).

 

Yesterday, we said that everyone is betting their lives on something consciously or unconsciously. The atheist is betting his life on the fact that there is no God. Read the rest of this entry

With Prayer

Luke 11:9-10 “And so it is with prayer—keep on asking and you will keep on getting; keep on looking and you will keep on finding; knock and the door will be opened. Everyone who asks, receives; all who seek, find; and the door is opened to everyone who knocks.” (LB)

 

Enlargement stretches you, right? Yes, it does. So, I want us to begin today’s devotion time by spending some time in prayer. As we pray, God will grant our requests in Jesus Mighty Name.

#1. Psalm 50:23But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honours me…”. I want you to s Read the rest of this entry

For Eternity

2 Corinthians 4:14&18 “because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us… to himself… So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” (NIV)

 

Do you want to know how long God has been planning eternity with Him for you? Do you want to know how long God has been preparing a place for you and me?

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More Than Enough

1 Corinthians 15:19 “And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world.”

 

Many of us think and say that God is all we need. We say, “God is everything to me. God is my all in all.” But the truth is, you really don’t know that God is all you need until God is all you have. Read the rest of this entry

Metamorphosis

2 Corinthians 3:18 “But we Christians have no veil over our faces; we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the glory of the Lord. And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him.” (LB, emphasis added)

 

Understanding that no matter what you go through, God doesn’t just use it for your good, but He also uses it to change you to be better fuel gratitude. Imagine someone who says, Read the rest of this entry

For Us & In Us!

Romans 5:3-4 “Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope.” (ESV)

 

I know parents say to their teenagers, “Jesus is watching you!”, just to coerce them to be better behaved. I have seen mothers say to their children that they feel can be troublesome or have wayward tendencies, “God’s presence is following you everywhere you go. Read the rest of this entry

His Job

Philippians 2:13 “for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfil his good purpose.” (NIV)

 

Romans 8:28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” (NIV). Read the rest of this entry

His Plans

Psalm 37:25 “I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.” (KJV)

 

In today’s anchor scripture, I imagine that David looked at the summation of his life and said, “I have been a young man, I have seen and experienced things. Read the rest of this entry