Surrendered Lives

Scripture Your favor will fall like rain upon our surrendered lives, life showers reviving the earth. ~Psalm 72:6, Passion Quote The greatest of a man’s power is the measure of his surrender. ~William Booth I want to change one word in the above quote and I don’t think General Booth would have any objections: “The…

Standing Amazed

Scripture All the nations of the world will stand amazed at what the Lord will do for you. They will be embarrassed at their feeble power. ~Micah 7:16, NLT Quote There is but one good and that is God; everything else is good only when it looks to Him and evil when it turns from…

Peace

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.” ~John 14:27, NLT Quote You can’t give what you don’t have. If your cup is empty, there is nothing to pour out. ~Gary Smalley I…

True Brotherhood

Scripture The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” ~Genesis 2:18, NIV Quote The human soul is lonely; it must have companionship. ~William Franklin Graham I love reading devotionals. Billy Graham wrote one in 1965 that Franklin had reprinted for his…

Biblical Wisdom

Scripture He will keep in perfect peace all those who trust in Him, whose thoughts turn often to the LORD. ~Isaiah 26:3, TLB Quote Insane Asylums are filled with people who thought excessively about themselves and never or rarely thought of God or others. ~W. F. Graham I like Billy Graham and his son Franklin.…

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…

Peace And Calm

Scripture Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. ~John 15:27, NKJV Quote Can we help other people without using them to help ourselves? ~Sarah Young Sarah Young’s famous devotional JESUS…

PEACE, Who Wants It?

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.” ~John 14:27, NLT Quote “You {God} made us for Yourself and our hearts find no peace until they rest in You.” ~Augustine Sigmund Freud was…

Do The Next Right Thing

Scripture Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams. ~1 Samuel 15:22, NLT Quote God loves obedience. ~Jim Nesbitt The mother of five had a pre-schooler named Tommy. Tommy’s siblings were older and their parents had been more strict with them and they allowed Tommy to do things…

Anxiety

Scripture Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down. ~Proverbs 12:25, LSB Quote Anxiety will not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but it will empty today of its strength. ~Charles Spurgeon St Jude’s has some heart rendering commercials; in one such commercial, a parent says…“The worse news in the world is not that you have…