1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. One very important reason to focus on the marriage relationship is so that we might have unhindered […]
Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; Another verse… Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. A godly husbands love for his wife is to be a sacrificial love. It is a love pictured in how Christ loves the […]
1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. According to knowledge… lets look at some things that a wife needs to know concerning her husband. […]
1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. If there is anything this world needs more of, it is godly husbands and godly fathers. This […]
Pretty or Practical… 1 Samuel 17:40 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine. This text is […]
2 Peter 1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:Years ago my Dad and I were in business as general contractors. I remember well how important it was to have the necessary […]
1 Peter 3:3-4 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in […]
Psalm 119:9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.We all know the importance of physical hygiene. What is often overlooked among so many is the importance of spiritual hygiene. How can we heed God’s word if we do not read God’s word? Psalm 12:6 The words […]
Proverbs 18:22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.In short, for those of you that have known pastor, a Godly wife looks like Ms Eve. Truly, I obtained favor of the Lord when I found my precious wife. My wife always proof reads the devotions for me. She […]
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. In every army there is a chain of command. It is a very serious offense to be guilty of insubordination! In the Christian’s life there is a headquarters from […]
2 Timothy 2:3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. Timothy was Paul’s son in the faith! Paul is warning Timothy that the road ahead would not be easy.There are two ships that God’s people must choose between. The Cruise ship, or the battle ship. Many of God’s people are just […]
Please read ALL of Proverbs 2 then notice… Proverbs 2:5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. Proverbs 2:9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. In this chapter we find some prerequisites to understanding the fear of the Lord and […]
Proverbs 11:17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. Definition of merciful from websters 1828… Having or exercising mercy; compassionate; tender; disposed to pity offenders and to forgive their offenses; unwilling to punish for injuries; The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, the Lord, […]
Mark 8:18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? Is it possible to have 20/20 vision and yet not see? What about perfect ears and yet cannot hear? This is exactly what Jesus was telling us concerning the Pharisees. Consider please… Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare […]
Psalm 32:8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. Wow! Think about this verse for a moment. Our Lord is assuring us that He has a path for us to follow, and that He is willing to instruct and teach His […]
2Kings 6:4-6 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him […]
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. What is the basis of your salvation? I recall many conversations over the […]
There are 2 verses I would like to share on this subject. Ephesians 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; In this verse we find that a truly humble, or lowly spirit, will tolerate some things just because we love one another. It is pride that believes that only […]
Psalm 42:1 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Many will never see a deer (hart) pant. I remember being on White Top mountain years ago. Miles and miles from society. A deer came running by me slobering with her tongue hanging out. There was a […]
Psalm 12:6-7 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. Question…If the Word of God could be proven untrue, don’t you think the enemies of our Lord would have […]
Micah 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? In this verse of scripture God shows us what is good. Just as sure as there is something wholesome and good, […]
John 16:13 Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:… Let’s picture the Christian life as going for a ride with Jesus. Greyhound bus lines used to have a commercial that said… ” Ride the bus and leave the driving to us!” The question is this… Is […]
Hebrews 13:4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.This scripture, like so many, is a stark warning!God’s plan for marriage is one man with one woman for one lifetime! There are many reasons it does not always work out God’s way. The woman is instructed to […]
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out, and trodden under foot of men.Christians are like salt because they are precious. In Jesus’ day, salt was a highly valued commodity. Roman soldiers […]
Romans 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Many will wake up today and spend the entire day without having one spiritual thought. How sad! We as Christians fight a battle between the carnal and the spiritual. The disciples […]
Luke 19:34 The Lord hath need of him. Jesus sends his disciples to fetch a young donkey that he might ride on him into Jerusalem. We celebrate this event on Palm Sunday. Not many noticed the mule, because they were focused on the MASTER! They were rejoicing as the Lord passed by.Did you know that […]
Jonah 1:3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.There are three people […]
2 Peter 1:5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; It seems that so many trust Jesus and stop there. They don’t realize that getting saved is just the beginning. Now the Lord desires that we ADD to our faith. Think of it like this… Jesus is […]
Proverbs 6:16-17 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, DL Moody said … “God sends no one away empty, except those who are full of themselves.” Our Lord hates pride, even if manifested in a proud […]
Jude 1:22-23 And of some have compassion, making a difference: others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire… The Lord allowed me to serve for ten years with Rock of Ages Prison Ministry. This verse was at the bottom of my prayer card… along with these words… Making a difference in the lives […]
1 John 4:17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. Many today promote a health and wealth gospel. Their idea of a good Christian insures a life of plenty as well as a life of prosperity. […]
Genesis 37:5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. I wonder how many times along the journey Joseph was thinking… this is not a dream, it’s a nightmare!In the pit where his brothers put him. In the prison after he was falsely accused by […]
Mark 7:23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.Look at the list of ALL THESE EVIL THINGS… evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:Wow! These are some terribly serious offenses! The Jews were so strict on what they allowed in their diet. […]
1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. No doubt Jesse, the Father of David, […]
Matthew 9:37-38 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.Just before preparing this devotion I was on the phone with a pastor friend in Ohio. He was telling me that […]
Ephesians 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,When I was a teenager, I recall a conversation that took place with my dad. He said… “Son, we don’t have much, but we do have a good name. Please don’t drag our name […]
2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. In this chapter Paul tells us that the time of his departure is at hand. He also tells us just a couple verses prior… No […]
1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.One of the greatest joys a Christian can ever experience is to be involved in the work of the Lord! At times, it […]
Matthew 26:39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. Let’s examine our Lord going a little further as he faced the cross. These observations should apply […]
Jeremiah 23:29 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? Carpenters tools have changed somewhat over the years. Now days a carpenter many times is reaching for a nail gun instead of a hammer. One pull of the trigger and the nail […]
Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; Sacrificial love describes how Christ loved the church! Not just words, but deeds. Greater love hath no man! Consider… 1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned […]
James 1:6-8 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. This is a […]
Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: As we examine ourselves there are other evidences we might see. According to the verse above, God begins to work in and through our lives the moment we […]
2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? Just the other day, I pulled a wheel off my truck. The purpose was to examine my brakes. The brake pads still looked […]
Genesis 8:22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. It is true that there are, and there will be seasonal changes… as long as the earth remains. It is also true that there are seasons in life. Looking back over […]
Philippians 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: To whom could we even begin to compare to Jesus? There’s no one like Him in His CREATION. John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was […]
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. The Apostle Paul tells us the Gospel is the power of God unto salvation. The Lord desires to use His children as a connection between Him and a lost world. If […]
Ephesians 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, I may not be able, but my Lord is able! I saw a book title years ago, it read… The Atheism of Prayerlessness. The reason we don’t pray […]
Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. The disciples were oblivious to the WHY as Jesus was led to Calvary. They just couldn’t understand WHY a man who went about doing good […]
John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. Jesus is talking to a very religious group of people, the Jews. They knew the Word of God, but they did not know the God of the Word.Huge difference! Even Satan, when tempting […]
Isaiah 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Faith is very important in the Christian’s life. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. The just shall live by faith!Here is the trap we fall into if not very careful. We get saved […]
Psalm 19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.What is it that you meditate on in your daily walk with Jesus? One way that the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart will be found […]