Category Archives: Jesus
Step Out
Judges 6:14 “Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!”
Remember the example of the fish in a bowl? The fish most likely feels restricted even though it knows that it is made for more. However, until the fish can leap into the ocean, the fish should stay in the bowl. Read the rest of this entry
Tongue Power
2 Samuel 23:2 “The Spirit of the Lord speaks through me; his words are upon my tongue. God’s Spirit spoke through me, his words took shape on my tongue.” (NLT & MSG)
When we were much younger, when we went to the doctor for a medical check-up, the doctor would bring out a spatula. Then the doctor will use it to flatten the tongue. I always used to wonder what the doctor was Read the rest of this entry
Zero To Hero
Judges 6:11-12 “Then the angel of the Lord came and sat beneath the great tree… Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites. The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “Mighty hero, the Lord is with you!”
You may be threshing wheat at the bottom of the winepress. But God is saying you are made for more. You may be hiding and that may be sufficient at the time. But God is saying to you are made for more. Read the rest of this entry
The Reason
Genesis 2:15-17 “The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden—except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.”
Limits are essential to life. If you look at creation, you will see that it speaks to us consistently about this truth. For instance, did you know that more than eighty percent of the ocean has not been explored, mapped, or reached by man? Read the rest of this entry
Essentials
Psalm 104:9 “Then you set a firm boundary for the seas, so they would never again cover the earth.”
Limits are essential to life. If you do not understand limits, you cannot walk in being limitless or really be limitless. Being limitless actually really comes when you understand the boundaries and the limits of life. Read the rest of this entry
Just Stay!
Ecclesiastes 3:1 “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” (KJV)
We will kick off today’s devotional with our final thoughts from yesterday. And it is that sometimes, you need to hide until it is time. Read the rest of this entry
Life Eternal
Romans 8:11 “But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.” (NKJV)
John 10:7-10 “‘Therefore,’ Jesus said again, ‘Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.’” (NIV). Read the rest of this entry
Peace Decides
Isaiah 54:10 “The mountains may disappear, and the hills may come to an end, but my love will never disappear; my promise of peace will not come to an end,” says the LORD.” (NCV, emphasis added)
To experience God’s promise of peace, you must Keep Your thoughts On Jesus. Isaiah 26:3 “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” (ESV, emphasis added). Read the rest of this entry
Request & Fix
Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace ALL who trust in you, ALL whose thoughts are fixed on you!” (emphasis added).
If you want God’s peace in your life, then you need to request for God’s peace. The truth is we do not pray for God’s peace enough. Read the rest of this entry
Body & Heart
John 14:27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart! And the peace I give isn’t fragile like the peace the world gives. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” (LB, emphasis added)
To enjoy God’s promise of peace, the second thing you must do is Get Rest For Your Body. Ezekiel 20:12 “And I gave them my Sabbath days of rest as a sign between them and me. It was to remind them that I am the Lord, who had set them apart to be holy.” Read the rest of this entry
