Psalm 34:3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. Have you ever used a magnifying glass? I have had many experiences working in steel and carpentry where a piece of metal or wood was poking thru the skin causing pain and irritation. The magnifying glass gave me the ability […]
Acts 3:6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. There are some things money can’t buy, and money can’t fix!Many in this world have plenty of money, but very little happiness. Others find […]
Mark 12:41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. Jesus in this text is very observant. His praise for the widow woman was not because of how much she gave but rather because of how she gave. […]
Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. When I was growing up there were seasons in my childhood and teen years when I had a “best friend”. When we have that kind of friendship with another we are careful not […]
Genesis 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the wickedness that is prevalent in our society? It seems in every direction we look that sin is having a […]
Mark 10:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. Some things to remember when facing difficult decisions… Remember Jesus loves […]
John 4:13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. If someone were to ask you… What size shoe do you wear? Or, How old are you? Or perhaps, where were you born?Maybe, how tall are you? These questions would be quickly and […]
1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. Imagine for a moment you and I are standing in a room. The […]
1 Corinthians 13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. This text has to do with how we see things NOW, and how we will see things THEN. Now, we see through a […]
2 Kings 5:3 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy. In verse two of this chapter we find a little maid who waited on Naaman’s wife. Our text tells of her message of HOPE. Naaman had […]
2 Kings 5:1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. Naaman was an honorable man with a dreaded disease, […]
Acts 9:6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? There are many role models chosen in this generation. Some are movie stars, athletes, or men of prominence in society. Today, let’s take a look at the Apostle Paul. He is a good role model for the Christian who […]
Colossians 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: According to this verse we learn the majesty as well as the motive of God’s […]
John 14:18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.These words are spoken by Jesus in reference to the blessed Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God is the one who comes along side to help us through the trials and troubles of life. Jesus told His disciples that he would go with […]
Psalm 100:3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. It is good to know and trust our Lord’s providential care. He is God, He’s in perfect control! A preacher once said… “Did it […]
Mark 15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?In this text the humanity of our Lord Jesus is revealed. He cries My God, My God, why… You have probably heard it said, we […]
Exodus 5:22-23 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me? For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all. Moses was […]
Mark 13:33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. With the coming of the Lord in mind what could be more important than being ready? Readiness can only be accomplished through watching and praying. Watching and praying will only be accomplished through believing. Believing will only be accomplished […]
Mark 13:2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.The great building in our text is referring to the temple that Herod rebuilt and expanded. After Herod’s work, the temple was huge — nearly 500 yards long […]
Mark 13:7-8a… And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: A couple days ago the United States and Israel began a military campaign to destroy […]
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.Our text today teaches us to prioritize the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. Hold that thought! The title of today’s devotion may seem out of place with our text. I say AMEN. Just […]
Proverbs 27:2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.There are many Bible characters that come to mind, here are just a few. David. When God was looking for a king, Samuel sought out the son’s of Jessee. David was not drawing attention to himself. He […]
Matthew 23:5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, The Scribes and Pharisees loved attention. In Matthew 6 we find their alms giving and their praying was to be seen of men. Jesus instructed us to be not […]
Mark 12:35-37 How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? The Jews in […]
Ecclesiastes 2:26. For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up,There are two different kinds of men represented in our text…A good man, and a sinner man.Outside of Jesus and the salvation He offers, […]
Acts 9:11 And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth. In reading the first 21 verses of Acts chapter 9 something becomes apparent. God is working in the heart of […]
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. There will be times on our lives when confusion sets in. It’s easy to navigate the mountain tops, but the valleys in life at times are […]
Nehemiah 4:9 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. Nehemiah and the people of God faced intense opposition as they endeavoured to build the wall in Jerusalem. Sanballat and Tobiah were mocking the Jews. The word NEVERTHELESS is important here. They could […]
Malachi 3:6 For I am the LORD, I change not…Then… Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: Change can be both positive and negative. In my estimation, at the top of the list on the negative side would be those who […]
Please read Mark 12:28-34 Verse 34… And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the Kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question. Previously, the Pharisees and Saducees had asked Jesus questions in an effort to TRAP Him. Here, one of […]
Mark 12:27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.Please read Mark 12:18-27In this portion of scripture our Lord is being questioned by the Saducees concerning marriage relationships in the resurrection. Now get this, the Saducees did not even believe in the resurrection! I […]
Mark 12:1 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. Please read here Mark 12 1-17. A parable is […]
Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. The word commendeth in our text means… To show, to prove, to establish, to exhibit.Our Lord did not only say He loved us, He proved it on a mountain called Calvary!John 15:13 Greater love hath […]
Matthew 7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Remember all the jokes… Knock, knock. Who’s there?Gladys. Gladys who?Gladys Dunn. Honey I’m Glad it’s done too!All jokes aside, our Lord instructs us to knock, and keep on knocking. It is the Lord […]
Luke 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.Today we take up the word seek in our text. I’m reminded of this text in Luke 15:8 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose […]
Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:Asking in prayer has to do with God giving to his children what they need. It gets even better…Psalm 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of […]
Isaiah 55:8&9 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.Sometimes when we pray and don’t get an expected answer, we are prone to get discouraged. […]
Psalm 40:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. David in many situations found himself with no choice but to wait on the Lord. The enemy was bigger than he was, but not bigger than his God. Goliath was […]
1 Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: My wife and I are the grateful parents of four children, eleven grandchildren, and soon to be […]
Matthew 21:23 And when he (Jesus) was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? Did you ever hear someone say… “Who died and made you boss?” The […]
1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: I believe nothing pleases our Lord more than faith! Without faith it is impossible to please Him. When we are wishy washy in our faith, the Lord likens that […]
2 Corinthians 3:2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: Here’s the definition…An account of a person’s life written by that person. Our lives are like a book that is being written. Though Jesus is the author and the finisher of our faith, we are responsible for the […]
2 Peter 1:5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;Remember when Jesus talked to Thomas who had doubted our Lord’s resurrection? One thing I would like to emphasize… Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not […]
Proverbs 24:6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. Some may not realize that when a person trusts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior a battle ensues.We are not entering a picnic area when we get saved but rather a battlefield! We have three major […]
Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. As Jesus grew up physically, being God and man, He was also growing spiritually. God’s children are instructed to grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. To grow physically, we must partake of a proper diet.Emphasis […]
Luke 2:46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. Years ago, while pastoring my first church, I knew a family that left a child behind. They did some shopping at Walmart. Pretty sure […]
Ephesians 4:16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.I recall my dad’s story concerning him and my grandpa using a crosscut saw.This was […]
Mark 10:43-44 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. The absolute greatest honor any child of God can experience is being a servant! We are never more like Jesus than […]
Mark 10:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. For so many in this world there is One Thing keeping […]
Matthew 20:28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. The word minister in our text simply means… to be a servant, attendant, domestic, to serve, wait upon. Jesus did not come to be served, but to serve! Great […]
James 1:4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. In the prior verses we read… count it all joy when you fall onto divers temptations… how is that possible? When we realize that God is developing us even in the midst of the trialsof life, we […]
1 Corinthians 16:9 For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. The scripture teaches us that God opens doors that no man can shut, and that our Lord closes doors that no man can open. The Apostle Paul understood this truth. When I look back on my life, […]