TODAY’S VERSE
“Then I realized that my heart was bitter, and I was all torn up inside. I was so foolish and ignorant—I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you. Yet I still belong to you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny.”
Psalms 73:21-24 [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Your Love
Posted in Compassion, Devotion, Devotional, Encouragement, Forgiveness, Grace, Hope, Love, Mercy, Praise, tagged abandonment, comfort, counsel, Forgiveness, Grace, Love, Mercy, Unconditional love on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Living For Jesus
Posted in Behavior, Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Grace, Lordship, Spirituality, knowledge, tagged discipleship, endurance, Faith, Godliness, knowledge, Lordship of Christ, moral excellence, patience, self-control, useful on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
II Peter 1:8 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Peter shared how we are to live. He writes, “Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and [...]
Comfort
Posted in Behavior, Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Grace, Guidance, Holy Spirit, Hope, Mercy, Power, Praise, Prayer, Strength, trust, tagged comfort, encouragment, exhort, God of comfort, Grace, Guidance, Hope, Mercy, Praise God, Prayer, Strength, troubles, trust on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles.”
II Corinthians 1:3-4 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Comfort is only as good as the source the comfort. What comfort is it for someone who is in the same situation [...]
Father
Posted in Devotion, Devotional, Faith, Forgiveness, Holy Spirit, Lordship, Love, Salvation, tagged almighty God, Born again, Child of God, Christian, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Love, Salvation on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.”
Romans 8:15-16 (NIV)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
When we became a Christian, we were born-again. We received the [...]
Temptation
Posted in Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Grace, Guidance, Holy Spirit, Lordship, Prayer, Spirituality, tagged consecration, Devil, Devotion, evil, Holy Spirit, lust, Prayer, spiritual discipline, Spirituality, stay alert, temptation on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!”
Matthew 26:41 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
If ever we needed Jesus’ admonition, we need it today. Television, internet, media – all around us are temptations ready to take us out spiritually. Peter said it this [...]
Doing God’s Will
Posted in Behavior, Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Holy Spirit, Lordship, Love, Motivation, understanding, tagged discipleship, God's will, heart, inner being, legalism, Lordship, Love, loving heart, motive, obedience, relationship on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“Do the will of God with all your heart.”
Ephesians 6:6 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
You can do something half-heartedly, or you can really give yourself to it. You can do it out of sheer obedience or because of a loving heart. Paul was asking the church members to do God’s will, but not just do it, do [...]
Give Praise
Posted in Compassion, Devotion, Devotional, Forgiveness, Grace, Hope, Lordship, Love, Mercy, Power, Praise, Salvation, Worship, happiness, joy, tagged adoration, awesome God, celebrate, convenant, Forgiveness, God's love, Grace, Mercy, mighty God, Praise, redemption, Worship on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them.”
Nehemiah 9:17 (NIV)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
The story of Nehemiah in the Old Testament is about the redemption of God’s people. The people were scattered. They had disobeyed God and he allowed calamity to come upon [...]
Grace
Posted in Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Faith, Grace, Guidance, Holy Spirit, Lordship, Mercy, Spirituality, Truth, Wisdom, knowledge, understanding, tagged Favor, Grace, heart, Holy Spirit, knowledge, knowledge of God, Mercy, mind, Truth, understanding, Wisdom on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“This letter is from Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to you who share the same precious faith we have. – May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.”
II Peter 1:1-2 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
I love [...]
No Burden
Posted in Christian Living, Compassion, Devotion, Devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Forgiveness, Grace, Guidance, Holy Spirit, Hope, Lordship, Love, Mercy, Motivation, Praise, Salvation, Strength, The Word, Unity, Wisdom, understanding, tagged burden, Christ's teachings, Forgiveness, God's love, Grace, heavy burden, life, Mercy, rest, Weary on May 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Matthew 11:28-29 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
I love this passage. The [...]
A Friend Of God
Posted in Devotion, Devotional, Forgiveness, Grace, Lordship, Mercy, Peace, Praise, Salvation, joy, tagged belief, believe, Christ, Forgiveness, Friend of God, Grace, Mercy, salvaion on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“You were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now he has brought you back as His friends. He has done this through his death on the cross in his own human body. As a result, he has brought you into the [...]
