Category Archives: Character

On Assignment

1 Peter 5:Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.”

Angels have specialties, some angels are messenger’s and their main function is to deliver packages, messages, miracles, healings, Words of knowledge, Words of wisdom, and prophetic Words from God. Read the rest of this entry

Needing Alignment?

Jer.23:24 “Can anyone hide from me in a secret place? Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?” says the Lord.

Daniel and his friends were far from home and could have rationalized any behavior by telling themselves, “No one will know”. So far from the temple in Jerusalem, they could have reasoned, “God will not see”. What can we Read the rest of this entry

Check It

Heb.11:13  (KJV) These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

In your walk with God, you will inevitably get to points where you will need to choose. The Bible talks about it in Heb.11:10 (KJV) For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” The Bible says Read the rest of this entry

Stand Out

Dan.1:8 “But Daniel was determined not to defile himself by eating the food and wine given to them by the king. He asked the chief of staff for permission not to eat these unacceptable foods.” [with emphasis]

A lot of us would agree that even in our present-day culture, the word defile is a strong word. Why then would Daniel use such a strong word in talking Read the rest of this entry

Think

Ps.18:20 (AMPC) “The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness (my conscious integrity and sincerity with Him); according to the cleanness of my hands has He recompensed me.”

Have you ever taken a shortcut at work, or in business, or in your school work because you thought you would not get caught? How did that go? The truth that a lot of people do not know is, whenever you take a shortcut, you Read the rest of this entry

Step Up!

Gal.6:“So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.”

The story is told of a father and his teenage son. Periodically, the father pays a lawn mowing company to sort out the lawns around the house. One day the teenage son approached his father with this business proposal, ‘pay me Read the rest of this entry

Act On These!

Dan.1:“Select only strong, healthy, and good-looking young men,” he said. “Make sure they are well versed in every branch of learning, are gifted with knowledge and good judgment, and are suited to serve in the royal palace. Train these young men in the language and literature of Babylon.”

The king’s criteria for service tells us how committed the world is to excellence. However, even though Daniel and his friends possessed all these qualities, they were not put into the royal service immediately. They were Read the rest of this entry

Capacity Quotient

Dan.2:20 “He said, “Praise the name of God forever and ever, for he has all wisdom and power. 21 He controls the course of world events; he removes kings and sets up other kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars. 22 He reveals deep and mysterious things…

We will kick off today’s devotional with our final thought from yesterday which is: when we know God and understand that He is full of wisdom and full of power, and that He orchestrates the course of events, we are better Read the rest of this entry

Not As Humans

2 Cor.6:7…We use the weapons of righteousness in the right hand for attack and the left hand for defense.

Over the past few weeks, we spent a lot of time laying a foundation and establishing the building blocks to fight and gain victory. Over the next few days we will be looking at the weapons of our warfare. Read the rest of this entry

Hold On!

Jer.29: 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. 14 I will be found by you…”

 

As we endure, our character grows and develops. With endurance working hand-in-hand with courage, discipline, and vision, you will see your desires come to pass, in Jesus name.

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