Whatsoever ye do, do it HEARTILY! Colossians 3:23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;…Whatsoever ye do, DO IT TO THE GLORY OF GOD! 1 Corinthians 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. Whatsoever ye do, […]
And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.Vain means empty,devoid of truth. The Gospel, how that Christ died for our sin according to the scripture, was buried, and rose again the third day according to the scripture!Think of it…the Gospel is not, nor ever will be, […]
John 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.In the Old Testament the children of Israel were in bondage in Egypt. The last judgement was the death of the firstborn throughout the land of Egypt. God told Moses, […]
Proverbs 5:21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings. Please read Proverbs 5 in its entirety. Now, read it again! There are several things I’d like to call your attention to…First, My SON in vs 1, and vs 20. Written for God’s children. Now […]
1 John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: Advocate…summoned, called to one’s side, one who pleads another’s cause before a judge, counsel for defense, legal assistant, an intercessor, of Christ in […]
1 Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Truly thankfulness is an important key to happiness! So many go through life with an attitude of entitlement. They think the world owes them big time! A joyful life is not looking at the blessing […]
Proverbs 4:14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. When I think about a path, I think of a trail that is well worn. The Bible is filled with examples of wicked people who have walked in this well-worn path. Ahab and Jezebell would be […]
1 John 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. It is possible to know about someone, even to know someone’s position or title, and still not know them. For example, many […]
1 Samuel 30:3-4 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. Verse […]
Proverbs 11:14 Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.Wise counsel is extremely important. There have been times in my life that I just could not get settled on a very important decision. The first that comes to mind is when the Lord was dealing with me […]
One of the greatest examples in scripture of being deceived is found in the life of David, the man after God’s own heart. He was deceived by thinking his place was relaxing in bed while his warriors were resisting in battle.David was also deceived by thinking he could sleep with another man’s wife and get […]
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; We know this is true because…Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: For any person to say they have not […]
Galatians 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.Deceived…to cause to stray, to lead astray, lead aside from the right way, to lead away from the truth, to lead into error, to deceive. to be led into error.Sounds serious! Because it is!The phrase “Be not […]
Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Now, it’s 9:30 on Sunday evening as I’m preparing this devotion for Monday. I’m being still, trying to find the mind of God for the devotion, and then something happened… I […]
Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. We are keenly aware, that not only was God the source of Abraham’s blessings, He’s the source of ours as well! Consider…Matthew 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things […]
Abraham knew better than to let the wicked king of Sodom take credit for any of his earthly blessings. It might not seem possible, but how many in this world take credit for their own fortune, health, and happiness. Consider… James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down […]
Proverbs 16:32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. Have you ever met a HOT HEAD? Have you ever been one? It has been proven that unnecessary anger is detrimental to one’s health. I’m reminded of a message the […]
Hebrews 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Several heros of the faith are recorded in Hebrews 11. Let’s […]
1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:Notice the words…IF WE SAY.Have you ever heard someone say don’t do as I do, do as I say? Their words do not line up with their actions. This is a highly dangerous […]
1 John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. This verse is awesome! Notice God is! Not God was, nor God will be, but rather God is! Bless His Name! God was light for […]
Jonah 4:4 Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?In the book of Jonah, God instructed Jonah to go to Niniveh and cry out against their sin. At first, Jonah ran from the call. After three days and nights in the seaweed wagon, Jonah changed his mind! A backslid profit is enough to […]
Luke 17:10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. There should be no room in the Christian’s life for slothfulness! The scripture tells us in James 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth […]
Matthew 22:32-33 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.I recall years ago hearing an easy way to remember the doctrine of the […]
Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Be not conformed!I’m reminded of a story I heard years ago…A little boy had a dog. The dog looked like a […]
Proverbs 3:32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous. The word Froward is used 21 times in our King James Bible. It means to depart, turn aside, to go wrong, go crooked, devious, perverse.It basically means going in the opposite direction of what is right or righteous. […]
According to the Bible, Daniel made some decisions that greatly affected his service for the Lord. In chapter one he decides concerning his diet. The choice not to defile himself with the kings meat was obviously met with God’s approval. Daniel 1:20 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of […]
1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; In this verse we understand John was able to HEAR the Lord, SEE the Lord, LOOK UPON the Lord, And […]
The songwriter said…I keep falling in love with Him over and over and over and over again…life gets sweeter and sweeter as the days go by, oh what a love between my Lord and I, I keep falling in love with Him over and over and over and over again!!! Now I’d call that joyful […]
Genesis 2:15 ¶And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. It’s interesting how the Lord intended for man to be a worshipper and a worker even before sin entered into the world! I remember being a teenager, many moons ago mind […]
John 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. There are two kinds of water, physical and spiritual. Our bodies cannot survive without water. A garden cannot […]
Mark 2:17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. The songwriter said ” No one ever cared for me like Jesus. ” How true that is! To be […]
Colossians 1:16-18 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: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is […]
John 16:24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. In this verse, we find that an important part of the joyful life is prayer. We are told to rejoice in the Lord alway. Another passage admonishes us to pray without ceasing. See how […]
Romans 6:13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. The word yield here comes from a Greek word meaning…to stand beside, stand by or near, to be at hand, […]
Matthew 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Today’s passage reminds me of a story I read years ago. A little boy in an old west town was looking out the store window one evening. He was looking down the street and watching […]
Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Have you ever done something that was foolish? Looking back you can say if I had only… I reckon to some degree we all have! The worst examples are when we have been instructed properly, yet we […]
John 21:20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?How is it that a “Son of thunder” becomes a “beloved apostle”?The key is found in today’s verse…by being close to and sensitive to the heartbeat […]
And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his comingIt’s a fact, our Lord is coming! The question is this, how will he find us? Will he find you unprepared for his coming? Having failed to trust him as your […]
Come, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known; Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne. Refrain: We’re marching to Zion, Beautiful, beautiful Zion; We’re marching upward to Zion, The beautiful city of God. What a blessed song! Truly God’s people are headed to a city who’s […]
Acts 16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. Paul and Silas could have easily focused their attention on the opposition. They could have fallen into the trap of self pity and murmered against God. The dark hour in their lives produced prayer and praise […]
James 1:2-3 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.When we determine, by God’s good grace, to say YES LORD at his prompting, trials will come! Many act as if the Christian life is to be a picnic, or a walk in […]
Today’s text is Acts 16:4-15 notice please vs 9-10…And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called […]
Life would be a lot simpler if we could develop some principles by which to live by! Determine there are some things we will not allow or participate in. Then determine to filter the things we do allow through God’s precious word. Perhaps ask first…Will this glorify the Lord? Is it something that I would […]