TODAY’S VERSE
“My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Seek Him
Posted in Devotion, Devotional, Faith, Holy Spirit, Lordship, Praise, Prayer, Ron Ovitt, Salvation, Sozo, Spirituality, The Word, tagged all your heart, call upon God, commandments, discipleship, Faith, Holy Spirit, insight, Knowing God, pray, Ron Ovitt, seek Him, Sozo on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
God’s Love
Posted in Devotion, Devotional, Faith, Grace, Hope, Love, Prayer, Ron Ovitt, Salvation, Sozo, tagged Faith, Love, Salvation, God, Hope, joy, Jesus, God's love, Grace, omnipresence, inward state on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:38-39 (NIV)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
There are [...]
Renew My Heart
Posted in Devotion, Devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Holy Spirit, Love, Prayer, Ron Ovitt, Salvation, Sozo, Spirituality, The Word, Truth, Wisdom, knowledge, tagged despair, heart, helplessness, Holy Spirit, inward man, Prayer, Renew, Ron Ovitt, scriptures, Sozo, spirit, temple, Word of God on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting
away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.”
2 Corinthians 4:16 (NIV)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Have you ever been to the bed side of someone dying from a dreadful disease? It is easy to lose heart when we begin to waste away. Skin and bones, unable [...]
Stronger Faith
Posted in Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Guidance, Ron Ovitt, Sozo, The Word, Truth, knowledge, tagged Abraham, Bible, divine nature, Encouragement, Faith, God's promises, Guidance, promise, Ron Ovitt, scriptures, Sozo, teaching, Truth on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God.”
Romans 4:20 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
How does that happen? How does one’s faith grow stronger? Abraham knew God and he was constantly being challenged by his life’s circumstances yet his faith grew stronger. How did this [...]
Follow Jesus
Posted in Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Grace, Holy Spirit, Hope, Lordship, Spirituality, trust, tagged endurance, Faith, life, Prayer, race, run, Spirituality, trust on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.”
Hebrews 12:1-2 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
I have run well over ten thousand miles in my lifetime. Most of those miles were times of solitude, just me and [...]
The Fruit Of The Spirit
Posted in Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Guidance, Holy Spirit, Love, Peace, Ron Ovitt, Sozo, Spiritual Gifts, Spirituality, joy, tagged faithfulness, Fruit of the Spirit, gentleness, goodness, Holy Spirit, joy, kindness, Love, patience, Peace, Ron Ovitt, self-control, Sozo on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”
Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
When I think of our human propensity for anger, confusion, impatience, harshness, lack of control and impulsiveness, I am amazed at God’s solution. Our humanness, a result of man’s fallen [...]
The Lord Almighty
Posted in Devotion, Devotional, Faith, Grace, Hope, Lordship, Love, Power, Praise, Prayer, Ron Ovitt, Spirituality, tagged all powerful, Faith, God, God Almighty, trust on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.”
Psalms 46:7 (NIV)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
It is amazing to see the difference one sentence can make. Especially when it carries such an important message. But if this passage is such a revelation, why do most of walk around discouraged, overwhelmed and stressed out with [...]
Consider The Poor
Posted in Compassion, Devotion, Encouragement, Grace, Holy Spirit, Hope, Lordship, Love, Mercy, Ron Ovitt, Sozo, joy on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.”
I Timothy 6:18 (NIV)
“Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!”
Psalms 41:1 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
God created you for a great purpose. He created you to be His ambassador of love! All around us are [...]
His Perfect Peace
Posted in Christian Living, Devotion, Devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Grace, Guidance, Holy Spirit, Hope, Lordship, Prayer, Ron Ovitt, Salvation, Sozo, Spirituality, Strength, happiness, joy, trust, tagged abundant life, anger, Faith, fear, Guidance, happiness, Holy Spirit, joy, Lordship of Christ, Mercy, Peace, Prayer, Ron Ovitt, sadness, Salvation, serenity, Sozo, tranqil, trust, understanding on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!”
Isaiah 26:3 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
What do you think about? Where do you fix your thoughts? God expects us to consider what we think and judge it according to His word. Trouble comes into our life and we begin [...]
Grumbling
Posted in Devotion, Devotional, Faith, Grace, Guidance, Hope, Mercy, Praise, Prayer, Salvation, trust, tagged blame, complain, Emotions, Faith, God's sovereignty, grumbling, Hope, life, living, resilience, tough times on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TODAY’S VERSE
“And don’t grumble as some of them did, and then were destroyed by the angel of death.”
I Corinthians 10:10 (NLT)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Life can be hard. Not everything works out the way we plan. That is why God created us with the capacity for resilience. By faith, we can return to joy from negative emotions. But [...]
