Category Archives: God
Lead The Way
Mk.5:36 Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” …41 He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!” {ARISE}). 42 Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around…” [NIV, with emphasis].
First comes initiative, then personal prophesy, then good company, then the forth thing that lifts up is Instruction. Jesus gave the man an instruction and Jesus gave the girl an instruction. However, Read the rest of this entry
Initiate
Col.3:3 “For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.”
The King James Version of our scripture reference reads, “For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.” When the Bible says, your life is hid with Christ in God, Read the rest of this entry
The Focus
Ex.33:19 “The Lord replied, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will call out my name, Yahweh, before you. For I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.” [with emphasis]
What you do tells a story of what you actually believe. A man told his pastor that heaven and hell cannot really exist. “Why do you say that?”, his pastor asked. Read the rest of this entry
In View
Luke 12:33 (NKJV) “Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
If you understand that your eternal home is your real home, you will look forward to eternity in heaven and that will change your perspective on many things. Read the rest of this entry
Eternal Home
Ps.27:4 (ERV) “I ask only one thing from the Lord. This is what I want most: Let me live in the Lord’s house all my life, enjoying the Lord’s beauty and spending time in his palace.
It never occurs to me that God will abandon me in spite of the things I know that He wants me to work on. It has never crossed my mind – not once! Why? It is because I am also a parent. Read the rest of this entry
Enough!
Ps.31:19 “How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world.” [with emphasis]
God specializes in preparing a six-course meal and setting a table for His children in the presence of the world [including their enemies]. You will not need any advertisement, God Himself will do the advertising for you. Read the rest of this entry
On Display
Ps.31:19 “How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world.” [with emphasis]
In herding the sheep, the shepherd works with a team of sheepdogs. The number of the sheepdogs vary depending on the herd. Research shows that depending on the specie, Read the rest of this entry
Surplus
Matt.7:7 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.”
God specializes in surplus and this is consistent with scriptures. Read the rest of this entry
Overflow
Eph.3:20 (NKJV) “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
Overflow simply means an excess of supply that cannot be accommodated by the available space. In other words, there is not enough space for what is coming. Read the rest of this entry
He Is Able!
Ps.23:5 (MSG) “You serve me a six-course dinner right in front of my enemies.”
We begin today’s devotional with our final thought from yesterday; it is both an instruction and a warning. Do not mistake enemy friendliness for loyalty. Read the rest of this entry