Surrender

Scripture Depend on the Lord. Trust in him, and he will help you. He will make it as clear as day that you are right. ~Psalm 37:5-6, ERV Quote God does not help those who help themselves; he helps those who trust Him and rely on Him. ~Jonathan Roumie Who is blue blazes is Jonathan Roumie? Until…

Barking Up The Wrong Tree

Scripture You carefully study the Scriptures. You think that they give you eternal life. These same Scriptures tell about me! But you refuse to come to me to have that life. ~John 5:39-40, ERV Quote He who has Christ and everything else, has no more than he who has Christ only. ~C.S. Lewis Few things are…

Attitude

Scripture A cheerful heart has a continual feast. ~Proverbs 15:15, Holman CSB Quote Sour godliness is the devil’s religion. ~John Wesley The congregation Moses lead into the wilderness was a group of complainers. Carping and grumbling was what they did best. I began reading the gospel of Mark yesterday in the Passion Bible and in…

Good Works

Scripture And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. ~Titus 2:7, NLT Quote Good works are not the cause of salvation; they are the evidence of salvation. Put a mouse in front of a cat and you’ll find out if you have a cat. Put a needy…

Be Holy, For I AM Holy

Scripture Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. ~1 Peter 1:14-15, NLT Quote God has wired us in such a way that the more holy…

God Is Watching

Scripture When birds are sold, two sparrows cost only a penny. But not even one of those little birds can die without your Father knowing it…So don’t be afraid. You are worth more than a whole flock of birds. Quote Your sins may darken the awareness of God’s love, but they cannot darken the reality…

A Future And A Hope

Scripture For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come. ~Hebrews 13:14, NLT Quote “Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.” ~Viktor Frankl Everyone needs something to look forward to, we call this hope. Regret looks backward but hope always…

Refusing A Gift

Scripture For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. ~Romans 6:23, NLT Quote A person who has given himself entirely to Jesus Christ will never think that he has done too much for Him. ~Henry Scougal I read a devotion yesterday that…

Thank You Jesus

Scripture Remember… few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy…Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.  ~I Corinthians 1:26-17, NLT Quote God can humble the great…

The Infinite Giver

Scripture  “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” Quote His love has no limit, His grace has no measure, His power no boundary known unto men, For out of His infinite riches in…