Blog posts in Devotionals
You need a Lawyer
You Need a Lawyer!
1John 2:1 Little children, I write these things to you that you may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
In any human courts of law there are a number of elements present:
- the accused
- …
Gotcha!
Gotcha!
Numbers 32:23 ... and be sure your sin will find you out.
1John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
So you think no one saw? You think you “got away with it”? You think maybe: “Well nobody was harmed in…
Goliath still taunts
Goliath (Satan) still taunts
1Samuel 17:26 And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel; for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
1Samuel…
There be Giants here
There be giants here!
Numbers 13:33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
When things are going well, problems and disappointments are not part of our vocabulary and we are prospering…
The Doldrums
The Doldrums
John 3:8 The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going.
The doldrums are a belt of very still air near the equator that stalled sailing ships. With today’s powered shipping, these conditions when encountered are …
Only a Branch
Only a Branch
John 15:5 "I am the vine, ye are the branches."
These words were spoken by the Lord Jesus during His earthly ministry approximately 2000 years ago. They were powerful and meaningful then as they still are today in this self-sufficient and independent society in which we live. In th…
More donkey stuff
More Donkey Stuff
Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice, rejoice, people of Zion! Shout for joy, you people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you! He comes triumphant and victorious, but humble and riding on a donkey--- on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
This was a prophetic word of what God in Christ w…
God uses Donkies
God Uses Donkeys
Numbers 22:28 And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have hit me these three times? “
I think very few people don’t know what a donkey is. In Mexico a donkey is called a “burro” and is a common beast of burd…
Are you like Good Wine?
Are you like a Good Wine? ( or have you turned to Vinegar?)
John 2:10 And said unto him, “Every man at the beginning serves good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but you have kept the good wine until now. “
It doesn’t take a connoisseur to detect the differenc…
Ambassadors
Ambassadors
2Corintians 5:20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be reconciled to God.
Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go therefore, and teach all…
Formula for Failure
A formula for failure
Proverbs 22:4 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
There are many dear children of God who sincerely believe that our interaction with the Lord is to be “by the numbers” – by certain formulas, practices and “methods”. When they have no suc…
How is your "Love Meter" - Part II
How’s your “Love Meter”? Part 2
1Corinthians 13:4-8 Love is patient and kind. Love knows neither envy nor jealousy. Love is not forward and self-assertive, nor boastful and conceited. She does not behave unbecomingly, nor seek to aggrandize herself, nor blaze out in passionate anger, no…
How is your "Love Meter" - Part I
How’s your “Love Meter”? Part I
1Corinthians 13:4-8 Love is patient and kind. Love knows neither envy nor jealousy. Love is not forward and self-assertive, nor boastful and conceited. She does not behave unbecomingly, nor seek to aggrandize herself, nor blaze out in passionate anger, nor…
Genie in a Bottle
Genie in a Bottle
Isaiah 45:11 So says Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, and the One who formed him, “Do you ask Me of things to come? Do you give command to Me about My sons, and about the work of My hands?”
As a child we never had or experienced TV. All we had were books and radio. Books a…
Global Warming
Global Warming
2Peter 3:10-12 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things will …My Website
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